Navigating design system contribution can be challenging, often demanding coordinated efforts from multiple stakeholders. This article serves as a comprehensive guide, laying down the structured roadmap of a design system contribution model to standardize practices and ensure quality. From identifying key stakeholders to creating an agile workflow for contributions, it covers every aspect, including how
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Learning React for designers–is it necessary? Can you build code prototypes without learning to code? These are common questions among product development teams and designers. Most designers don’t want to learn to code. Learning React or even the basics of HTML, CSS, and Javascript takes a lot of time. A designer’s time is better spent
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The global design system’s community, Into Design Systems, hosted a webinar in July 2023 where guest speaker Marcel Bertram talked about “Systematic Design With Code.” Marcel made some interesting comparisons about designing using vector-based vs. code-based design tools and how organizations can use the latter to create a single source of truth. Into Design Systems
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Developing digital products from scratch requires a lot of resources. Multi-brand design systems enable organizations to build once, duplicate, and customize–saving thousands of design and development hours. This centralized approach to design systems means organizations can share costs across different brands while providing a framework to enter markets with new products much faster. Sync your
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As with many design systems teams, at Iress, we want our design system (which we call the IDS) to be more than simply a set of components. We want our design system to be a framework that our colleagues love to use and something that helps anyone at Iress create great experiences for the people using our product and services.
Are you navigating the journey to becoming a product designer? This guide reveals the product design essentials you’ll need to master, from skills and qualifications to networking and career progression. Discover how to align business goals with user needs, craft compelling products, and grow in the ever-evolving product design landscape. Key takeaways: Stand out from
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A functional prototype is a working model of a product that demonstrates its core functionalities. Through UXPin’s Merge technology, designers can seamlessly convey their designs to developers. Key Takeaways: Merge technology integrates React components into a design editor, allowing designers to create prototypes. These interactive React components are utilized by developers in the final product.
Figma Component Libraries are a great way to create and share reusable UI elements with team members. Designers can use Figma components to build user interfaces and prototypes, and they help to maintain consistency across projects. However, Figma Component Libraries have some limitations, such as the inability to create interactive prototypes. UXPin Merge is a
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MUI (Material-UI) is a widely-used React UI framework built on Google’s Material Design principles, empowering organizations with customizable components and styles to align with brand standards. This article delves deep into its MUI for Figma’s capabilities and limitations. We also explore the alternative approach of integrating MUI with UXPin’s Merge technology, including a real-world example
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Figma, AdobeXD, and UXPin are three leading user experience design tools for designing digital products. We compared these three platforms and how they stack up regarding UI design, mockups, prototyping, and collaboration. Read on to discover which design tool is best for your project demands and team needs. Key takeaways: Solve hidden usability issues and
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It’s about time you log into UXPin app, build a new prototype and discover all those changes we’ll be talking about it here. Join us for a new product update. Take a look on our design technology for designing with UI coded components that are interactive by default. Discover UXPin Merge. Mobile prototype QR code
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A design strategy’s importance lies in bridging the gap between business aspirations and user needs. Creating alignment across all design decision-making enables more effective and efficient product development. Its strategic approach ensures organizations don’t just design for design’s sake; instead, design teams generate value for both the business and its users. Key takeaways: Execute your
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Design systems streamline the product design process, ensuring consistency and scalability across teams. Figma and UXPin, offer robust solutions, each with unique features tailored to different needs. This article explores Figma’s Team Library, its benefits, and potential drawbacks. We also present an alternative to Team Library with UXPin’s Design Systems and Merge technology. Key takeaways:
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Date pickers are some of the most familiar UI patterns in digital product design. UX designers use date pickers on websites, applications, games, enterprise software, operating systems, and more. Designers must understand how these date pickers will work across screen sizes, operating systems, devices, etc., to test the impact on the product’s aesthetics, functionality, and
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Storybook Connect for Figma aims to link Storybook stories to Figma designs to streamline UI review and design handoff. Storybook Connect has its limitations. As you’ll learn in this article, UXPin Merge’s Storybook integration is a better alternative to Figma Storybook plugins. Key takeaways: Bring Storybook components into the design process with UXPin’s Merge technology.