Penpot
Open-source design and prototyping, self-hostable, built on open web standards.
Definition
A browser-based design tool that stores designs using SVG and CSS concepts rather than a proprietary format. Self-hosting makes it viable where data residency or vendor independence is a requirement.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
On this plate
Good for
- Organisations with data residency requirements
- Open-source toolchains
- Teams avoiding vendor lock-in
Watch out for
Smaller plugin ecosystem, and fewer designers already know it, so onboarding costs more.
Local chart
TOOL·003 · Region VII · Grid F3
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- Design System AdoptionSYS·005 · Design system
- Design TokensSYS·001 · Design system
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.