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😍 Design Faster and Work Smarter with Engineers

Learn how Techstars founders and top designers speed up development with reusable design systems

How can you design faster and make a smooth handoff to engineers?

The answer: Use component libraries.

(See examples at the bottom of this blog post)


My Experience Working at Google and Founding a Startup

  • Working on the GSuite Design Systems team gave me firsthand experience in how component libraries enable design teams to create UIs at scale, and maintain visual consistency while increasing the speed of both design and development.

  • Applying this at my startup improved my speed in designing new features, made handoffs smoother, and enabled engineers to ship features faster.

What is a Design System?

  • At a basic level, a design system is a Figma or Sketch file with reusable components, but in practice, it’s a structured system for creating cohesive UIs.

  • A design system consists of 3 parts:

    • Style Guides: Icons, Typography, Colors, Logos

    • Pattern libraries: UI elements, Buttons, Spacing, Form Fields)

    • Component libraries: Coded components that developers can use directly

Component Libraries Bridge Design and Development

  • Component Library: Pattern library with code, making development faster and reducing redundancy.

  • Designers can use existing UI elements instead of creating everything from scratch, improving collaboration with engineers.

Using a Design System Saves Time

  • Instead of designing and coding every UI element, teams can reuse standardized components, ensuring consistency and speeding up design and development.

Useful Resources

Favorite Component Library

Well-Known Design Systems:

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