A design system is a collection of reusable components and is controlled by clear standards. They can be put together, much like a glorified lego set, to build whatever you need to create. It is a single source of truth which groups all the elements that will allow the teams to design, realise and develop a product.
A design system is not a deliverable, but a set of deliverables. It should evolve constantly with the product, the tools and the new technologies.
Examples of design systems
- GOV.UK
- Material Design by Google
- Mailchimp
- Uber design by Uber
- Lightning by Salesforce
- Atlassian
- Fluent Design by Microsoft
- Polaris by Shopify
- Marvel design by Marvel
- Apple Design System
- Airbnb Design System
- Office for National Statistics
- Backpack
- Bulb
- FutureLearn
- Material Design
- Uniform
- Barnados
- Luna
- Canvas
- Standards
- Carbon
- MorningStar
- The Design System Encyclopedia
