Space, Grids, and Layouts
Design + Development
Building ChimeKit with Atomic Design and a collaborative process
Like any good product or experience, design systems continue to evolve over time. ChimeKit takes care of the mundane parts of building a design system so that designers & developers can spend more time building high-quality experiences
React containers, some assembly required
Introducing react-containers: a new open source library to help elevate no-UI containers, with a focus on accessibility, brought to you by the Zendesk Design Systems team.
Stack mirroring: Designing for code and coding for design
What modern design systems can learn by taking direction from how programming already functions.
Small Teams
How a small team built figma.com’s design system
When you don't have a big team a design system can help you do more with less. Here is how we did it at Figma.
Ship side projects faster with micro design systems
Coming soon
Operations
The case for an open design system
The Workday design systems team is on a journey to make Canvas an open design system. Take a look at what they have learned so far.
Productizing your design system
In the second of a three-part series, the Workday Design Systems team explores how and why to productize a design system.
Starting a newsletter is the best thing you can do for your design system
If there is only one bit of advice that I would apply to every company and every design systems team no matter what it’s this: you need to start writing and publishing an internal newsletter about design systems.
Getting Started
Space, Grids, and Layouts
Learn how to define baseline grids, column grids, spacing and layouts
A complete guide to iconography
Learn how to create, organize, name, and use icons within a design system
Typography
Learn about choosing typefaces, font weights, styles, sizes, line-heights, and responsive type for your design system.
Guide to content strategy
Content and microcopy appear all over design system components. This guide will walk you through how to get started with content strategy in your design system.
Design Systems Repo
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