Design Systems

Chapter 1: Introduction to Design Systems

1.1 What is a Design System?

A design system is a collection of reusable components, guided by clear standards, that can be assembled to build any number of applications.

Key Components:

• Design Principles: Core values and guidelines
• Design Tokens: Visual design atoms (colors, spacing, typography)
• Component Library: Reusable UI components
• Patterns: Common design patterns
• Documentation: Usage guidelines and examples

1.2 Benefits of Design Systems

Design systems provide numerous benefits to organizations.

• Consistency across products
• Faster development
• Improved collaboration
• Scalable design
• Better user experience

1.3 Design System Examples

Learn from established design systems.

• Material Design (Google)
• Design System (IBM)
• Carbon Design System
• Ant Design
• Fluent Design (Microsoft)