In this highly requested episode, Scott and Wes talk about design systems, what they are, why you may want or need one, how to use them, efficiency, best practices, and much more…

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Show Notes

2:40

• Design Systems 101
  • Wes’ Tweet about Design Systems

9:40

• Organizational elements of design systems
  • It’s all about consistency

23:07

• Best tools for building design systems and style guides
  • Figma
  • Relay for Figma
  • InVision Design Systems Manager
  • Airbnb Lona
  • Brad Frost’s Pattern Library
  • uiengine

41:52

• Where to learn more

Links

• Guide to Design Systems by InVision
• Shopify’s Design System
• Mailchimp’s Voice and Tone
• Zendesk Garden
• Material Design
• Awesome Design Systems
• Design Systems Repo
• Design Systems
• Docz
• Facebook Yoga
• StorybookJS
• Stuart Clarke-Frisby Tweet
• Figma’s Platform
• Figma Styles and Prototyping
• Design Systems Newsletter

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