Design System Flowcharts.

Design System Process Flowcharts. With decision trees and flowcharts for design process, maintenance and contribution guidelines ↓

✤ Process Flowcharts In Design Systems

British Gas: https://lnkd.in/eVkSdPrp (attached image) 👍
Nordhealth: https://lnkd.in/epuiejCz 👍
Aviva: https://lnkd.in/egaTEiEh 👍
Boston Scientific: https://lnkd.in/ezsdzD3t (Miro) 👍
Github: https://lnkd.in/ewJ7SseM 👍
Open Collective: https://lnkd.in/eTb7pyDy
Blocks: https://lnkd.in/erNAJebS
Vanilla: https://lnkd.in/ePVSai_y by Brad Frost 👍
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The most critical attribute of a well-functioning design system is that it isn’t treated as a “snowflake” project. It shouldn’t be seen as a separate entity, or a side project, or what designers do post-launch. Instead, it should be treated as a product, with its own roadmap, backlog, ownership and resources.

As Dan Mall noted, the value of a design system is defined by how early and how frequently it’s used in team’s projects. To maximize its impact, involve teams early. Allow people to leave comments and threads. Make documentation cross-functional, not siloed. Update gradually, instead of publishing all at once.

And: design your design system together with your teams. Prepare starter kits to get off the ground faster. Invite designers and engineers to shape where a design system step fits in your process. Once the effort shows value, it might not take long until first contributions start flowing in — just because everyone understands why it’s needed in the first place.

✤ Useful resources:

New Component Decision Tree Template (Figma), by Luis Ouriach
https://lnkd.in/es5arc3A

Design System Contribution Template (Figma), by Chad Bergman
https://lnkd.in/eeHKpQJV

How To Launch New Components (Figma), by Rama Krushna Behera
Article: https://lnkd.in/ezPq2hQp
Figma: https://lnkd.in/eaxPexwf

Spotify Contribution Process, by Josh Mateo, Brendon Manwaring
https://lnkd.in/eygpxwbV

Design System Contributions Checklist, by Wart Burggraaf
https://lnkd.in/e-6z6YAS

How To Keep Your Design Docs Alive, by Slava Shestopalov
https://lnkd.in/gfvKgCwj

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    Design system process flowcharts, with an example by Nucleus design system