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Design system documentation aimed at the whole team, not only engineers.
Definition
A documentation platform that connects design files, code components and written guidance in one place, intended to be readable by designers, writers and product managers as well as developers.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Good for
- Cross-functional documentation
- Usage guidance alongside components
- Design system websites
Watch out for
Documentation still has to be written. The platform does not solve the maintenance problem.
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 AdoptionDesign system
- Design System DocumentationDesign system
- Design TokensDesign system
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.