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On the surface, building a design system is a matter of designing a collection of elements, components, text styles, and colors. But the truth is it’s a more complex procedure. Building, managing, and scaling a design system requires principles and direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was inspired by the webinar about Design System with Carola Cassaro, which outlined the process of building a design system, including the principles that guide teams and decision-making. We have another webinar coming up in May! We will talk about building and scaling enterprise design systems with Amber Jabeen. Join the webinar for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are Design System Principles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Principles define the why<\/em> and purpose<\/em> of building your organization’s design system. These principles guide decision-making and explain how the design system’s creators want team members to use the system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A design system’s principles also streamline onboarding by helping new team members understand the company’s vision and priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Design principles are the guiding light for any software application. They define and communicate the key characteristics of the product to a wide variety of stakeholders including clients, colleagues, and team members. Design principles articulate the fundamental goals that all decisions can be measured against and thereby keep the pieces of a project moving toward an integrated whole.” – Luke Wroblewski, Product Director at Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carola Cassaro, Director of Product Management at Work & Co, and part of the team responsible for building and launching IKEA’s design system Skapa, broadly outlines design system principles as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n