Visual Systems
Design Systems
Alla Kholmatova — 2017
This book moves beyond static style guides to define design systems as the combination of interconnected patterns and the shared practices of the team that builds them. Alla Kholmatova provides a practical framework for establishing a shared design language, distinguishing between functional and perceptual patterns, and choosing the right level of strictness for your organization. It is an essential guide for teams looking to balance consistency with creative expression while scaling their product.
- ISBN 13
- 978-3945749609
- Pages
- 291
- Reading time
- 13
- Level
- Intermediate
- Edition release date
- 15/10/2017
Notable Quotes
“A design system is a set of interconnected patterns and shared practices coherently organized to achieve the purpose of digital products.”
“If you want to get a group of people to follow a creative direction consistently, reliably and coherently, patterns need to be articulated and shared.”
“Ideally, everyone involved in the creation of the product should know what this element is: its name and purpose, why it’s been designed that way, and how and when it should be used.”
“A pattern library doesn’t guarantee a more cohesive and consistent design. It might help to correct small inconsistencies or make a codebase more robust, but a tool alone will have very little impact on the user experience.”
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