A design what?
A design system is a "sticker sheet" of code that houses all of your design patterns (think dropdowns or buttons on a site). Many large organizations have one in production.
Can a design system enable cost savings and design consistency?The answer is yes to both. When you create a design system, developers reuse code rather than rewriting it each time you need a new page, application or site built. Also, if you're managing a design team, you can give your designers the same tools across the team.
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Need some inspiration or examples?Check out some of these design system leaders!
https://www.carbondesignsystem.com/ https://material.io/ |
Designer responsibilitiesDesigners need to be mindful to report bugs or other defects so that the kit is constantly improving. After all, most likely a defect on your implementation will affect others. Additionally, it is up to designers/UX to keep the kit accessible since its code will be used elsewhere.
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Developer responsibilitiesIf UX deems a pattern important and reusable enough across an enterprise, developers should contribute the code back to the UI kit so it can be reused and lessen efforts the next time the pattern is needed elsewhere.
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