quick points

7 Best Practices for building a Design System

  • Do the UI inventory first.
  • Discover top 10 components to address, and stick to those.
  • Make type clear and accessible. 
  • Use color, illustration and shape for creative expression.
  • Check typefaces and all UI elements on non retina and retina devices.
  • Checkout Salesforce lightning framework for inspiration.
  • Design systems are principally for for the agency’s internal design and engineering teams’ organization for design consistency. Your client cares more about the page mockups and how those modules look together for important pages in the funnel.

7 design quotes for the month

  • “Expertise is the only valid basis for differentiating ourselves from the competition. Not personality. Not process. Not price."
  • “Businesses need employees who are engaged, not simply happy with their benefits package."
  • “Companies need to find out and articulate why they exist–beyond profits, and that is where brand building, business strategy, and design intersect."
  • "Don't brag about your knowledge of technology– technology is irrelevant because it's a given. Brag about the smart thing you are doing with it."
  • “As such, the concept of brand has moved from being thought of as nearly an addition to the offering, the logo on the product, to it's acceptance as a representation of the culture, knowledge, and vision that inspires and strategically guides that offering." 
  • “Our canvas size is unknown”
  • "This is a creative challenge not a challenge to creativity"