Workshop: 2-3 days
Design system kickoff (interface inventory)
Workshop description
Create an interface inventory of your digital product, and align with your team on how to prioritize refactoring using a design systems methodology.
1
People, process, and tools
Establish which core features in the user journey should be prioritized, clarify ownership and team communication, agree on criteria and a toolset.
2
UI patterns
Go over different user interface pattern types: functional, perceptual, platform-specific, domain-specific, persuasive.
3
Hands-on work
Divide and categorize screenshots of core features of your web interface by functional categories (e.g. buttons, forms, navigation, typography, lists) and intended use.
4
Naming convention
Discuss naming as a shared language and mental model. We will go over naming conventions and practice naming interface components.
5
Share and learn
Share and discuss our findings and rationale, as well as which patterns we would keep, merge, and discard.
6
Next steps
We'll share crucial steps that help us succeed when transitioning an organization to a design system.
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