💎 Design system contribution models
Three popular models from Nord, Canonical, and Pluralsight show how companies contribute changes to their design systems. Nice reference for design system managers who want to streamline the design process in their organizations.
ALT How companies contributes changes to their design system
Published a new video to the My First Variable video series about typography variables if you're a little stuck on the intricacies of font weights because I know I certainly am 📺
youtube.com/watch?v=icqlb2Ed…
Design Tokens Naming Playbook is HERE 🌈🔥🙌
How should we name and manage design tokens? How can you create a searchable database and determine what is related? What about the workshop? Automation? Yep, it's all there.
thedesignsystem.guide/design…#designtokens#designsystem
Loving not just seeing the new functionality coming to @Figma, announced at Framework right now but the huge amount of interest there is. Such a vibrant, passionate community around all of this stuff 👏 👏 👏
We were dropping hints about typography
Now our typography drop:
→ Font family
→ Font weight and style
→ Font size
→ Line height
→ Letter spacing
→ Paragraph spacing and indent
🚀 Today is the day! Join us for an exciting AMA session with Moonpig. This event is free to attend and open to anyone who is interested in learning more about design maturity.
bit.ly/3tI8G5w#UXCrunch#UX#LondonEvents
✎ The Design System Ecosystem bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-…
This is a massive post that digs into the gory details of a mature, sophisticated, and successful UI ecosystem for complex organizations.
Hey design system folk! I'm trying to grow my network a little on here. Which beagle represents you in the design system world? (If you're not there I can always add more beagles!)
ALT An image representing the different stakeholders in a design system team as beagles. It's in the theme of a trainspotting poster.
Google Meet 🤝 Figma
You can now collaborate on Figma and FigJam files directly in Google Meet. Jam on ideas, run design crits, get feedback in real-time — all without leaving your meeting.
Give it a spin: bit.ly/4685bDK
What's your favorite @Figma keyboard shortcut? Here's mine:
Control Shift ?: Show all Keyboard Shortcuts. Blue means you've used it, black means you haven't. (Thx to @joeyabanks for that gem!)
Also the plugin "Zen Keys" adds quick menu actions for things without a shortcut.