Design That Scales
Creating a Sustainable Design System Practice
Published on 28. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-959029-21-2 (ISBN)
Description
After years of building the same interface elements, some designers and developers get wise and try to create reusable, common solutions to help everyone stop reinventing the wheel every time. Most fail. In Design That Scales, design systems expert Dan Mall draws on his extensive experience helping some of the world's most recognizable brands create design practices that are truly sustainable and successful.
"Dan's book is a game-changer for our approach to design systems, leading to significant changes at my company, making it a must-read for streamlining anyone's complex design systems!"
--Nadine Sarraj, Product Designer, 365 Retail Markets
"A lively and paradigm-challenging evaluation of what makes good system designs work at any scale."--Kirkus Reviews
Who Should Read This Book?
People who are building and maintaining design systems, large or small. Designers, engineers, and product managers who are in search of a more efficient way to work. Leaders and executives who want to effect change but aren't sure how to do it. People who have designed web forms and tables, but don't know what's next.
Takeaways
- A design system is crucial for any organization managing two or more digital products. Learn how to create, manage, and sustain a successful design system.
- See how the ecosystem of a design system works in order to understand the context for success.
- Figure out where the people involved in a design system fit and how they can best collaborate.
- Learn the metrics for success within a design system and how to measure them.
- Determine the best techniques for marketing your design system to stakeholders.
- Learn what guidance and relationships are crucial for a design system to succeed.
- See the end-of-chapter questions that highlight how to guide your design system to a profitable outcome.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-959029-21-2 (9781959029212)
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Persons
Dan Mall is a creative director and advisor from Philly. He's the director of SuperFriendly, a design collaborative that brings exquisite creative direction and design to the world's most important and interesting organizations. Dan is an enthralled husband and dad, and cofounded Typedia (an encyclopedia for typefaces) and Businessology (a podcast and workshop series teaching designers how to run better businesses). He writes about design and other issues on Twitter and on his industry-recognized site, danielmall.com.