Design System Resources for Designers in 2024
Discover a curated list of resources and guides to empower designers in building, maintaining, and creating design systems.
Definition
“A design system is a set of standards to manage and scale design. It includes reusable components, design principles and guidelines to achieve consistency and efficiency across a company’s digital products. — Interaction Design Foundation”
Design System Repositories:
Explore renowned open-source systems from leading global companies. Find tools, articles, talks, and everything you need on design systems.
- Design Systems Repo
- Hey Design Systems
- Design Systems
- Design System Checklist
- Design Systems Surf
- The Design System Guide
- Design Systems for Figma
Design System Articles:
This section features comprehensive articles discussing best practices, common challenges, and the pivotal role design systems play in product development.
- Design Systems 101
- Starting a Design System
- Design System Action Plan
- Guide to Design Systems
- Atomic Classification
- 10 Figma Design Systems
- From Chaos to Cohesion
- Quick Guide for Setting Up a Design System (Figma Edition)
- Measuring Design System Success
- Adopting Design Systems
Design System Books:
Books to help designers get an in-depth knowledge of design systems and methodologies.
Open-Source Design Systems:
Open source design systems from real-life companies to learn and get inspired from.
- Material Design by Google
- Atlassian Design System
- Fluent Design System by Microsoft
- Carbon Design System by IBM
- Wise Design System by Wise
- Lighting Design System by Salesforce
- Rayna UI by Rayna
- Spectrum by Adobe
- UK Design System
Design System Youtube Channels
Watch and understand design systems through YouTube channels.
Design System Designers and Communities
Connect with influential designers and communities shaping the design system landscape.
- Dan Mall
- Nathan Curtis
- Into Design Systems (Community)
- Design Systems with Ebi (Community)
- Sil Bormüller
About our Community
Design Systems with Ebi is a community dedicated to sharing design system resources to assist designers in building and maintaining effective design systems.
