Step by step guide to building a modern Design System

Design System

Learn how to create a design system with this step by step guide

Learn how to create a Design System with this interactive step by step guide in 2023. We also have resources and short descriptions attached to the roadmap items so you can get everything you want to learn in one place.

Design System Roadmap

What is a Design System

Stakeholders Involved

Need of Design System

Design System Examples

Design System vs Component Library

What is Atomic Design

Understand the Basics

Component

Component Library

Design Language

Governance

Guidelines

Pattern

Pilot

Token

UI Kit

Terminology

From Scratch

From Existing Design

Making a Design System

Color Typography Sizing Spaces Icons Visual Forms Identify Design Elements

Existing Design Process

Visual Audit

Cards, DropDowns, Banners, Buttons etc.

A/B Tests and Experiments

Regional Requirements

Documentation

Existing Design Analysis

Writing Guidelines

Tone of Voice

Design Principles

Vision

Brand

Monochrome Version

Small Use Guidance

Placement & Clearance Guidance

Usage Guidance

Different File Formats

Logo

Accessibility

User Onboarding

Microcopy Guidelines

Creating Design Language

Functional Colors

Dark Mode

Color

Units

Grid

Breakpoints

Spacing

Layout

Style

Grid Relation

Naming

Keywords

Sizes

Reserved Icons

Iconography

Responsiveness

Readability

Performance

Typography

Defining Design Tokens

Avatar

Input Text

Banner

Input Switch

Badge

Select

Button

Textarea

Card

List

Carousel

Loading Indicator

Dropdown

Modal

Icon

Tabs

Toast

Input Radio

Tooltip

Creating Core Components

Component Catalog

Code Style

Unit Testing

Accessibility Testing

Semantic Versioning

Release Strategy

Commit Guidelines

PR Templates

Contribution Guidelines

Development

Design Editor

Plugins

Version Control

Design

Tooling

Community Meetings

Communication Channel

Open Hours

FAQs

Communications

Roadmap

Milestones

Ticketing

Task Management

Component Analytics

Error Logging

Tooling Analytics

Service and Health Metrics

Analytics

Project Management