Building Design Systems: Unify User Experiences through a Shared Design Language

© Sarrah Vesselov and Taurie Davis 2019

Sarrah Vesselov and Taurie DavisBuilding Design Systemshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4514-9_6

6. Measure and Maintain

Sarrah Vesselov¹  and Taurie Davis²

(1)

Dade City, FL, USA

(2)

Portland, OR, USA

 

Design systems require continuous effort. Even as you are writing design guidelines and working with engineering to implement your components, there will be revisions and improvements to be made along the way. Focus on the following key areas as you continue to grow your design system: measuring the effectiveness, understanding how to scale with your organization and product, and learning how to iterate over time.

Measuring Effectiveness

Your design system is only as effective as it is useful. To make sure it is ...