Into Design Systems Weekly — Free Design Systems Handbook
Hey Design System Friend, here are our latest favorites from the #DesignSystems🪐space:
The Design System Guide — Free Handbook — thedesignsystem.guide
Step-by-step Interactive Guide
Using design tokens on your design system for better cross-functional collaboration — Part 1 — medium.com
Design systems have become an essential tool for product teams and companies. They have enabled users to agree to standardized outcomes and processes in exchange for consistency and efficiency. There…
Learn Design Tokens with Token Zen Garden — www.figma.com
Visit Token Zen Garden at TokenZenGarden.design Token Zen Garden was created with the hope of becoming a place of inspiration, experimentation and learning for everyone using design tokens. Token Zen Garden is a full featured playground where you can upload your design tokens and experience the…
Should consistency be a goal of design systems? by Amy Hupe, content designer. — amyhupe.co.uk
Should consistency be one of the main goals of a design system?
Why every designer should be a systems thinker — uxdesign.cc
In my experience, most customer problems are system problems. A person reasons and acts based on a multitude of different influences; from their personal emotions, experience or knowledge to company…
Supernova — The Next Generation of Design Token Management — www.producthunt.com
The next generation of design token management is here! With Supernova, you can connect, manage, document, and deliver your design tokens with ease. You can now also import your tokens from Figma Tokens plugin and manage themes directly from a new Tokens view.
A New Horizon for SAP’s Design System — medium.com
The Horizon theme is the first step in SAP’s system-wide design and UX transformation
Design Tokens in Figma:
Design Tokens in Figma: How to get started, today. Jan Six — Live & Q&A- Into Design Systems — www.youtube.com
#FigmaTokens #DesignTokens #Figma #DesignSystem #designsystems ⚡️Full workshop with Jan Six: https://bit.ly/figmatokens-workshop💥 Learn how to create a toke…
Accessibility:
Geri Reid — Designing an Accessible Future, talk at WDC — www.gerireid.com
This is a case study about my experience of learning how to design accessible web components, then scale their impact through a design system.
Plugins:
Permute — Figma Plugin — www.figma.com
Create multiple, customised variations using components or color palettes. As easy as one click! Design effortlessly Permute generates customised or all possible states of a UI mockup effortlessly using instances. Save time in developer handoffs or design explorations. Test new patterns blazing…
Want to dive deeper Into Design Systems?
Are you ready to take your Design Systems skills to the next level? Our Design Systems conference was a huge success, but if you missed it, don’t worry! You can still get all 22 recordings of live presentations and Q&As — that’s 20 hours 📼 of top-quality content from over 20 industry experts, plus two workshops to help you dive deeper into the world of design systems.
Join us for a deep dive Into Design Systems ⚡️ with speakers from companies like Volkswagen, IKEA, PayPal and many more. You’ll learn from the best in the business and come away with new skills and insights that will help you take your career to the next level. 🚀
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We hope you find these resources useful and that they help to inspire your own work in the Design Systems space.
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Cheers from your Design Systems Friends
