Uncomfortable Truths of Design Systems
Design systems are powerful, but not perfect. Sparkbox experts share some hard truth about what’s involved in building and operating a successful system.
Design Systems
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Iterating on Atomic Design
Atomic design is widely referenced when discussing design system organization, but is it the ideal solution for every modern system?
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Design System Audits: Why and How
Sparkbox has a decade of experience working with design systems for some of the world’s most influential companies, from Goodyear, to DocuSign, to Gap, Inc.
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KUB’s Journey To Self-Sustainability
Knoxville Utilities Board is the municipal utility for the Knoxville area in Tennessee, serving Knox County and the seven surrounding counties.
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Meaningful Savings with Gap’s Stitch Design System
Sparkbox is proud to have had a multi-year project with Gap, Inc., beginning in 2014 and extending until the post-pandemic era.
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Building Buy-in at the University of Georgia: Interview with Nancy Byron
In this interview, learn first-hand how one department at UGA developed a design system that could impact the entire university after gaining buy-in from other departments.
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Case Study: Lessons Learned from Design System Culture
Internal team culture can make or break a project—especially a design system. In this case study, learn about the challenges we faced working with a disconnected culture to jump-start a design system.
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Sparkbox UnConferences: A Platform for Learning and Sharing
Since 2020, Sparkbox has hosted multiple UnConference learning events each year on numerous topics—design systems, user experience design, development, process, and project management. Take a look at all the talks given by our team of experts.
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UnConference: Design Systems Culture
Design systems are as much about the technical aspects as they are the cultural compatibility. Watch as Ben Callahan talks about design system team culture and how it should align with or complement company culture.
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Exploring Design System Team Culture
The cultural alignment of your organization and design system team impacts the success of your design system. Years of research and experience have helped Sparkbox develop a strategy for overcoming design system cultural challenges.
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