Design Systems

In today’s fast-paced world of web development, design systems have gained popularity as invaluable tools for streamlining the design process, ensuring consistency, and improving collaboration. As a seasoned UI/UX designer and website developer, I’ve witnessed the rise of design systems and their impact on the digital landscape. These comprehensive sets…

Understand your Prototype Before running off to make a series of drawings and sketches, take time to understand your prototype and how it supports your design work. A prototype is not a substitute for your design. A prototype is a small portion or representation of your design solution. It is there to help…

At work I had tasks to create a pop-over, tooltip, coach mark, etc. In general this is an element containing a body block with content and a triangle-arrow, which can be placed on any side of the block. I used to made two components: first one for the body block…

This article tells you what states you need to think about for the text input component in the design system. Every time I come across a task related to the UI kit components development, I open the search and look at possible states for certain components, because when developing a…

As a designer, sometimes I have to choose. I may use an element from the design system, which does not look beautiful in the current case. Or I may create a custom element that looks better (in my opinion). For example, we have buttons with a height of 40 pt…

Our colleagues at Pinterest Careers recently sat down Cíntia Romero, Pinterest Product Designer, to learn more about her efforts in making Pinterest more accessible to all audiences as we continue to build a more inclusive and inspiring corner of the internet. We’re pleased to repost the conversation here. Hi Cíntia…

Hey, I’m Ness 👋🏼. I’m a Product Design Lead, and as the title suggests, Design System specialist. Over the years I’ve learnt a lot about building successful Design Systems. This is thanks to the lessons that come with working with many different types — ranging from reskinning existing systems, to…

Show notes for Season 2, Episode 5 of the Diary of Design Thinking by Simon Hoang, co-hosted by Chuck Rice. — Dan Donald, previously Zeroheight and Autotrader, is not only an engineer, designer, and product person rolled into one, but an absolute generous gem of a human being. We’re privileged to have him with us to discuss all things Design Systems. How do we start one? What’s the best tool? Will…

Open-source collections for design systems, UI components, and principles Have you ever felt like you need more than just visual examples while creating a flow or component? Checking for visual references is one part of the pie, however, it doesn’t give you the backbone of how things should be designed…