Design Systems (Smashing eBooks)

2. Establish Shared Processes and Governance •Set up knowledge-sharing processes (through conversations, collaboration, pairing, training, and so on). •Promote the pattern library and encourage its use across the company. •Promote shared design language across teams and disciplines. •Make introduction to the design system part of the induction process

But then we miss a key opportunity to influence how a product is perceived.

Naming Collaboratively

Perceptual patterns express the brand through the interface and help to make it memorable.

•Set up a dedicated Slack channel to collaborate on defining and naming design patterns and to discuss system related questions. •Create a pattern wall to make the process open and transparent to the rest of the company and encourage more people to join in. •Make introduction to the design system part of the induction process.

styles are displayed on separate pages. I see this as a limitation.

If in doubt, start with a more specific name.

•Elements are added only when they’re reused.

On the other hand, integrated systems are suited for products that: •are designed for one specific purpose •don’t need to scale or change