Although it has been among the trending topics for a few years, the Design System subject doesn’t seem it’s vanishing from discussions between designers and developers anytime soon. And there is a reason for that. Author: Rhanna Andrade, Labcodes, https://labcodes.com.br/ Building a Design System involves much more than just creating a library of UI elements. It’s a process that must consider many other factors, such as the purpose, the tools and the people who will use that library. It’s like being able to reflect all the values of the company, whose Design System will serve, in a documentation that must be intelligible to whom it’s intended. Knowing that there is the possibility of making products and experiences more cohesive, and more consistent flows is one of the main reasons why this is still a hot topic and with many referenced cases out there. Here at Labcodes we believe that, to achieve successful results, we need to master the process. We use agile methodology on a daily basis, as well as design and development best practices, so this project was no different. We cherish that both the Design and Development teams, who would be involved with this task, participated in all the stages and were 100% aware of each decision. As the designers also participated in the implementation of the UI, the need for communication between the two teams was irrefutable. When we started our own DS, we thought about what steps we would follow to ensure that our result was [...]
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