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Part 1: first things first
Building a design system — where to start?
Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. They are distinctive visual elements to focus on when building a brand, but first things first…
6 min readJun 22, 2019
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What we’ll be covering…
Part 1 — First things first
Part 2 — Colour
Part 3 — Size and spacing
Part 4 — Typography
Part 5 — Bonus elements
Design Systems
There have been a myriad of articles and content generated around design systems and their benefits, if you are a small startup or a large enterprise, it’s a great idea to start building one. A design system is an evolving ruleset governing the composition of a product and brand. They build consistent, cohesive visual experiences across devices and platforms, they also centralise and consolidate design efforts.
“A design system is a systematic approach that outputs the building blocks for…
