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Design Tokens

Bringing more character to the Zalando Design System with theming

Zalando

Bringing more character to the Zalando Design System with theming

Zalando

Bringing more character to the Zalando Design System with theming

Zalando

Naming design tokens: Playbook

Romina Kavcic

Naming design tokens: Playbook

Romina Kavcic

Naming design tokens: Playbook

Romina Kavcic

Naming design tokens

Samantha Gordashko

Naming design tokens

Samantha Gordashko

Naming design tokens

Samantha Gordashko

Inside Design Tokens

Thomas Gossman

Inside Design Tokens

Thomas Gossman

Inside Design Tokens

Thomas Gossman

Figma Variables at Vodafone

Vodafone

Figma Variables at Vodafone

Vodafone

Figma Variables at Vodafone

Vodafone

When “semantic tokens” are no longer semantic.

Nate Baldwin

When “semantic tokens” are no longer semantic.

Nate Baldwin

When “semantic tokens” are no longer semantic.

Nate Baldwin

Optimising your design system with Figma’s variables

nana

Optimising your design system with Figma’s variables

nana

Optimising your design system with Figma’s variables

nana

Design spacing tokens semantically

Donnie Damato

Design spacing tokens semantically

Donnie Damato

Design spacing tokens semantically

Donnie Damato

Creating a flexible design token taxonomy for Intuit’s Design System

Nate Baldwin

Creating a flexible design token taxonomy for Intuit’s Design System

Nate Baldwin

Creating a flexible design token taxonomy for Intuit’s Design System

Nate Baldwin

Metrics

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

How Design System Leaders Define and Measure Adoption

Adam Lagerhausen

Beyond Adoption — Using Data in the Design System Lifecycle

Patrick Suzuki

Patrick Suzuki

Beyond Adoption — Using Data in the Design System Lifecycle

TOP

Beyond Adoption — Using Data in the Design System Lifecycle

Patrick Suzuki

Measuring Design System Adoption

PJ Onori

Measuring Design System Adoption

PJ Onori

Measuring Design System Adoption

PJ Onori

How Optimizely uses Omlet to drive efficient design system adoption

Hosh'ki Tsunoda

How Optimizely uses Omlet to drive efficient design system adoption

Hosh'ki Tsunoda

How Optimizely uses Omlet to drive efficient design system adoption

Hosh'ki Tsunoda

Measuring the value of our design system

gitlab

Measuring the value of our design system

gitlab

Measuring the value of our design system

gitlab

How we measure adoption of a design system at Productboard

Filip Daniško

How we measure adoption of a design system at Productboard

Filip Daniško

How we measure adoption of a design system at Productboard

Filip Daniško

Improve your design system work

Designing design systems: Constructing an icon system

Adobe

Designing design systems: Constructing an icon system

Adobe

Designing design systems: Constructing an icon system

Adobe

Creating a color ramp using color modifiers in Tokens Studio

Katie Cooper

Creating a color ramp using color modifiers in Tokens Studio

Katie Cooper

Creating a color ramp using color modifiers in Tokens Studio

Katie Cooper

Beyond design systems for interfaces: a mega system of design systems

Marie Lu Vinh

Beyond design systems for interfaces: a mega system of design systems

Marie Lu Vinh

Beyond design systems for interfaces: a mega system of design systems

Marie Lu Vinh

Color for brand designers working with product teams

Katie Cooper

Color for brand designers working with product teams

Katie Cooper

Color for brand designers working with product teams

Katie Cooper

Naming components

Marta Conde

Naming components

Marta Conde

Naming components

Marta Conde

Valuable articles, books, workshops

Smashing Magazine Articles

TOP

Valuable articles, books, workshops

Smashing Magazine Articles

TOP

Valuable articles, books, workshops

Smashing Magazine Articles

TOP

The Best Design Systems Are a Shared Work Language

Design matters

The Best Design Systems Are a Shared Work Language

Design matters

The Best Design Systems Are a Shared Work Language

Design matters

Space, Grids, Layouts

Elliot Dahl

Space, Grids, Layouts

Elliot Dahl

Space, Grids, Layouts

Elliot Dahl

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Dark mode with design tokens

Lukas Oppermann

Dark mode with design tokens

Lukas Oppermann

Dark mode with design tokens

Lukas Oppermann

My Five Biggest Design System Mistakes

Steve Dennis

My Five Biggest Design System Mistakes

Steve Dennis

My Five Biggest Design System Mistakes

Steve Dennis

Improve your workflow by automatically generating Storybook stories

Andrico Karoulla

Improve your workflow by automatically generating Storybook stories

Andrico Karoulla

Improve your workflow by automatically generating Storybook stories

Andrico Karoulla

5 Pillars of a Design System

Tom Schoch

5 Pillars of a Design System

Tom Schoch

5 Pillars of a Design System

Tom Schoch

Measuring the health of our design system

Chase McCoy

Measuring the health of our design system

Chase McCoy

Measuring the health of our design system

Chase McCoy

How to understand your Design System’s health

Christos Kastritis

How to understand your Design System’s health

Christos Kastritis

How to understand your Design System’s health

Christos Kastritis

Your sketch library is not a design system

Brad Frost

Your sketch library is not a design system

Brad Frost

Your sketch library is not a design system

Brad Frost

Design Systems are for user interfaces

Brad Frost

Design Systems are for user interfaces

Brad Frost

Design Systems are for user interfaces

Brad Frost

Variant-driven Components

Pedro Duarte

Variant-driven Components

Pedro Duarte

Variant-driven Components

Pedro Duarte

Learn Storybook

Storybook

Learn Storybook

Storybook

Learn Storybook

Storybook

Reimagining a Token Taxonomy

Nathan Curtis

Reimagining a Token Taxonomy

Nathan Curtis

Reimagining a Token Taxonomy

Nathan Curtis

The EightShapes Specs Figma Plugin - Article

Nathan Curtis

The EightShapes Specs Figma Plugin - Article

Nathan Curtis

The EightShapes Specs Figma Plugin - Article

Nathan Curtis

Subcomponents

Nathan Curtis

Subcomponents

Nathan Curtis

Subcomponents

Nathan Curtis

Design System 10

Superfriendly

Design System 10

Superfriendly

Design System 10

Superfriendly

How we organise 70 000 components per week

Jérôme Benoit

How we organise 70 000 components per week

Jérôme Benoit

How we organise 70 000 components per week

Jérôme Benoit

Everything you need to know as a UI designer about spacing & layout grids

Molly Hellmuth

Everything you need to know as a UI designer about spacing & layout grids

Molly Hellmuth

Everything you need to know as a UI designer about spacing & layout grids

Molly Hellmuth

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Guide to Design Systems

Philip Wallage

Adoption

How We Drove Adoption of Our Design System

Twilio

How We Drove Adoption of Our Design System

Twilio

How We Drove Adoption of Our Design System

Twilio

Evaluating design system adoption using custom CSS

Steve Dennis

Evaluating design system adoption using custom CSS

Steve Dennis

Evaluating design system adoption using custom CSS

Steve Dennis

Team Models for Scaling a Design System

Nathan Curtis

Team Models for Scaling a Design System

Nathan Curtis

Team Models for Scaling a Design System

Nathan Curtis

Governance

Design System Inventory: Guide

Romina Kavcic

Design System Inventory: Guide

Romina Kavcic

Design System Inventory: Guide

Romina Kavcic

Managing, Maintaining, and Governing Design Systems for Success

Linn Vizard

Managing, Maintaining, and Governing Design Systems for Success

Linn Vizard

Managing, Maintaining, and Governing Design Systems for Success

Linn Vizard

A design system governance process

Brad Frost

A design system governance process

Brad Frost

A design system governance process

Brad Frost

Governance by design: Building successful design systems

Rangle.io

Governance by design: Building successful design systems

Rangle.io

Governance by design: Building successful design systems

Rangle.io

Accessibility

Inclusive Components (book)

Heydon Pickering

Inclusive Components (book)

Heydon Pickering

Inclusive Components (book)

Heydon Pickering

Accessibility guide

Washington Post

Accessibility guide

Washington Post

Accessibility guide

Washington Post

WCAG 2.0

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

WCAG 2.0

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

WCAG 2.0

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

How To Create Accessible Design System Components

Geri Reid

How To Create Accessible Design System Components

Geri Reid

How To Create Accessible Design System Components

Geri Reid

Design System Accessibility: Typography & Size

Lukas Oppermann

Design System Accessibility: Typography & Size

Lukas Oppermann

Design System Accessibility: Typography & Size

Lukas Oppermann

Accessibility

Atlassian

Accessibility

Atlassian

Accessibility

Atlassian

Designing for Global Accessibility, Part I

Google

Designing for Global Accessibility, Part I

Google

Designing for Global Accessibility, Part I

Google

U.S. Web Design System

USWDS

U.S. Web Design System

USWDS

U.S. Web Design System

USWDS

How to build an accessible design system

Eric Chung

How to build an accessible design system

Eric Chung

How to build an accessible design system

Eric Chung

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