Writing in Sync: Design System Content
Design systems help create a shared language within an organization, but without good documentation, no one will be able to speak that language.
Design Systems
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The Accidental Design System
We never set out to build a design system for NCSBN. It started as a simple pattern library for a single website, nothing more. But over time, it took on a life of its own, growing and evolving until, before we knew it, we had something that resembled the beginnings of a design system.
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Hello curious design system thinkers!
Regular Foundry readers know that Sparkbox has been deeply engaged with design system thinking for many years.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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