MagicalMarshmallow
Are design systems overrated?
How many of you are using it in your company?
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How many of you are using it in your company?
In my experience a proper design system increases productivity
Thanks for the reply. May I know in what kind of projects you have used design system ? Or can you mention your company name so that I will get an idea
In mobile app the content of the app doesn’t matter. If the design system is well defined I can use those design token and it’s just plug and play for things like fonts, spacing, themes. It makes it easy to change the theme of the entire app by just modifying the files where colors are defined. Similarly it is easy to make modifications that reflect app wide
They are necessary to save time and keep things streamlined. It will only make your work easier.
Necessary? I don't think so, it depends upon the scope of the project right? I'm talking from a designer's perspective.... Sometimes building a DS is time consuming. For developers..yes it helps a lot
I agree with you! For small projects like landing pages and stuff it is not really necessary. I'm a designer too and when you start working on designing a product ( that you're gonna keep working on for a long time) it's really time saving right??
Yes.. they are bit overrated these days. This is coming who has built 3 Design systems for small, medium and working in big team.
Tho I have special niche in Design system. I don’t recommend much to early stage designers.
It more about managerial and governance skills, less about design skills.
Stick to core problem solving as much as you can. It def can be bonus advantage in resume but nothing concrete.
With new AI and automation, this will the first thing that will vanish from design.
I am currently consulting a startup which can a basic level DS in just few clicks with code 😂
Killing my own with my own hands 😂😂
Oh God 😂. Which company is that? Can u share the website link?
Figrrr
They are not overrated. They are good to have. It's the refusal of some devs to stick to it is what causes issues and gives them a bad name
Are u a developer or a designer?
Dev, now architect
In a small team trying to find PMF, where the product itself isn't stable, design systems is not necessary. But as you grow and become more complex, they become a necessity
Agreed to your first point.
For the second point, when you reach a level where multiple designers are trying to stretch the app with their own creativity, you need a common language for both design and development in order to scale better.