Meet “Design Systems”, A New Smashing Book

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October 10, 2017 — What are the key qualities of a well-functioning, enduring design system? Throughout the book, Alla will share an approach that will help you every day with your work.

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Maya Benari wrote

Building A Large-Scale Design System For The U.S. Government (Case Study)

October 9, 2017 — Editor’s Note: We’ve been closely working with Maya on this article, and we’re happy to see the final result now being published on 18F. We highly encourage more teams to share the lessons they learned when building design systems or pattern libraries, and we’re always … Read More…

Brad Frost wrote

The Atomic Workflow — People, Process, And Making Design Systems Happen

December 6, 2016 —

Editor’s Note: _We are all trying to figure it out: how do we design flexible and future-proof responsive websites without reinventing the wheel every time a new requirement comes in? You’ve heard of atomic design, but how do we actually make it applicable in …

Taking The Pattern Library To The Next Level

October 13, 2016 — Finding the right way to architect a lasting pattern library is difficult. This article highlights some practical techniques and strategies to establish a pattern library that will be actively and consistently used by the entire team. Read More…

Brad Frost, Dave Olsen and Brian Muenzenmeyer wrote

How To Make And Maintain Atomic Design Systems With Pattern Lab 2

July 13, 2016 — The benefits of UI design systems are now well known. They lead to more cohesive, consistent user experiences. They speed up your team’s workflow, allowing you to launch more stuff while saving huge amounts of time and money in the process. They establish a common vocabulary … Read More…

Adriana De La Cuadra wrote

Designing Modular UI Systems Via Style Guide-Driven Development

June 15, 2016 — Using a style guide to drive development is a practice that is gaining a lot of traction in front-end development — and for good reason. Developers will start in the style guide by adding new code or updating existing code, thereby contributing to a modular UI system that is … Read More…

Steven Lambert wrote

Creating A Living Style Guide: A Case Study

May 16, 2016 — Living style guides are an important tool for web development today, especially in large, complex web applications. Among many things, they help greatly help to organize and distill complex interfaces. Read More…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

On Design Systems: Sell The Output, Not The Workflow

May 6, 2016 — So how do you sell a design system to the client? How do you establish a shared commitment within the company to put a pattern library on the roadmap? As designers and developers, we often know and see the benefits of an overarching system that radiates consistency … Read More…

Ben Callahan wrote

Efficient Responsive Design Process

February 22, 2016 — What’s your responsive design process like? Do you feel that it’s efficient? The following article is an excerpt from Ben Callahan’s chapter “Responsive Process,” first published in the eBook version of Smashing Book 5 (table of contents). We’ve collected … Read More…

Josip Budzaki wrote

Transforming Lufthansa’s Brand Strategy: A Case Study

February 9, 2016 — In this article, Josip explains how the project with Lufthansa and their way of thinking really facilitated the process and enabled the team to follow their vision. Read More…

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