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A better understanding of the Design System for greater design efficiency
Thomas Huber
16/12/2019
8 min reading
Design
16/12/2019
8 min reading
Design
At the crossroads of product development and web developmentthe Design System is a tool in the form of a user interface that harmonizes design and innovation processes. Placing the user at its center, this method harmonizes the experiences and structures that concern designers of digital applications and products. An optimal tool for accelerating development, the Design System offers numerous advantages for the implementation and design of user interface (UI) DESIGN.
The challenges facing web designers today are similar to those faced by engineers in the early microelectronics age of the 1990s. Building an elaborate language, abstractions and collaborative management models are the contemporary challenges. Thanks to advances in digital innovation, the gap between developer and designer has narrowed since the advent of Computer Aided Design software, providing more versioned and interactive tools for elaborating computer code. Now more accessible thanks to more powerful designs, web development has also become more aesthetic with the evolution and simplification of digital design. The evolution of the Design System can be compared to that of architecture, which today shapes its own dogmas and codes.
The definition of a Design System can be likened to that of an interface, a design guide. It provides the guidelines, the language and the library, grouped together in a kind of global charter. As a reference interface, the Design System is an essential tool for the design and development of a digital application, e-commerce site or any other form of digital service. Anyone working on the design and development of a digital product can refer to it and use the various components in simplified code. The content of a Design System interface depends on the identity,digital ecosystem and vocation of a given company. However, the following common features can be found:
An essential tool for the development of digital products and services, the Design System is a database that serves as a design base for web developers and designers. Facilitating digital design in its entirety with a simplified, more accessible interface for a wider range of technicians, the Design System is also designed to save companies time in the development of their products. The Design System's objectives are twofold: to free the designer's precious time from repetitive tasks, and to enable him or her to focus on the development of the final product in its entirety and interactivity.
Last but not least, the Design System has the advantage of facilitating the aesthetic design of the product, which is essential in the development of an application or e-commerce platform. As a meeting point between appearance and functionality, the Design System interface is an indispensable design tool in today's digital marketplace.
A high-performance Design System is also one that adapts to the new challenges of web industrialization and digital development. Essential for ensuring consistency of use and providing users with an optimal experience of the final product or service, the Design System enables structural and graphic elements to be put in place for effective communication. As the ultimate meeting point between the various collaborators and technicians involved in product development, the Design System is the time-saving, design-optimizing tool essential to the successful evolution of a company today.
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