Decoding Design Systems
Blogs, articles, and other insightful pieces on how to use and implement design systems for business and operations.

Dec 1, 2022
Design Systems: Useful Examples and Resources
Smashing Magazine's roundup of mature design systems and the tooling that powers them — a great primer when you're deciding what to adopt and what to build.
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Dec 1, 2022
Brand Expression In Design Systems: Icons & Illustrations
How icons and spot illustrations carry brand energy at the smallest scale, and the patterns teams use to keep them consistent across a system.
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Jul 22, 2022
Improving Accessibility with Design Tokens
A practical walkthrough on using design tokens to enable themed and colorblind-friendly experiences without forking your component library.
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Sep 10, 2019
Zomato's new Sushi Design System
An inside look at how Zomato rebuilt their consumer experience on top of a fresh design system tailored to their product surfaces.
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Sep 26, 2022
Design Resources Part 1: Blogs Every Designer Must Follow
A curated list of blogs and resources designers and design-system builders should be reading to keep up with the field.
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Sep 27, 2022
5 Design System Myths/Misconceptions answered
The most common misconceptions teams hit when starting a design system — and what to do instead.
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Sep 29, 2022
How To Implement A Design System & Its Business Value For A Company
A pragmatic guide to standing up a design system and the ROI you can expect for your product and engineering teams.
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Sep 29, 2022
Why Every Company Needs To Build A Design System
Why design systems are a foundation for cross-team collaboration and consistent experiences across every platform you ship on.
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Dec 7, 2022
2023 UX/UI Design Trends
Predictions for the visual and interaction trends that will shape product design in the year ahead.
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Feb 25, 2022
The Top UI/UX Trends Prediction For 2022
A look at the UI/UX patterns expected to dominate product experiences over the next twelve months.
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Dec 14, 2022
How To Define A Design System “Inclusively”
What it really means to define a design system inclusively — through multiple lenses and definitions, not just one.
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Dec 14, 2022
Design System Hybrid Meet-up @ GeekyAnts, November 2022
A recap of the GeekyAnts hybrid meet-up covering design-system fundamentals and the team's in-house design-system builder.
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