{"id":43894,"date":"2024-07-29T02:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/?p=43894"},"modified":"2024-09-09T07:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:40:56","slug":"design-system-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-system-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Design System Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Design-System-Structure-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Design System Structure\" class=\"wp-image-43895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Design-System-Structure-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Design-System-Structure-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Design-System-Structure-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Design-System-Structure.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many teams envision creating a design system as a difficult, time-consuming project. It forces team members to audit their user interface, create a repository of design system elements and design guidelines and combine it in a way it\u2019s usable for the entire organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not the only way you structure a design system, though. There are some simpler methods of creating this toolkit that is meant to speed up the design process. Let\u2019s explore the best approaches for arranging a design system structure that achieves these goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximize the use of your design system in prototyping. Bring your design system&#8217;s building blocks to UXPin and design interactive prototypes that your devs can quickly translate to code. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover UXPin Merge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"discover-merge\">\n    <div class=\"discover-merge__container\">\n        <div class=\"discover-merge__left\">\n            <p class=\"discover-merge__heading\">Reach a new level of prototyping<\/p>\n            <p class=\"discover-merge__text\">Design with interactive components coming from your team&#8217;s design system.<\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                <button class=\"discover-merge__button\">Discover UXPin Merge<\/button>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/themes\/uxpin-juggernaut\/img\/cta-banner-merge.png\" class=\"discover-merge__image\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n.discover-merge {\n    margin: 40px 8px;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__container {\n    display: flex;\n    max-width: 690px;\n    height: 200px;\n    padding: 20px;\n    padding-left: 24px;\n    border-radius: 4px;\n    background-color: black;\n    box-shadow: 10px 10px #9999ff;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: space-between;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__left {\n    width: 50%;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__left p {\n    margin: 10px 0px !important;\n    color: white !important;\n    font-size: 18px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__heading {\n    font-weight: bold !important;\n    color: white !important;\n    font-size: 18px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__text {\n    margin: 0 !important;\n    line-height: 22px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__button {\n    width: 174px;\n    height: 44px;\n    margin: 10px 0px;\n    border: none;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    background: white;\n    color: black;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    text-align: center;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__button:hover {\n    cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__image {\n    max-width: 320px !important;\n    height: 200px;\n    margin-right: -19px;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 760px) {\n    .discover-merge__container {\n        height: auto;\n        margin: 10px;\n        align-items: left;\n    }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 500px) {\n    .discover-merge__container {\n        flex-direction: column;\n    }\n\n    .discover-merge__left {\n        width: 100%;\n        align-items: normal;\n    }\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Design System Structure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A design system structure is a comprehensive framework that helps manage design at scale by providing a set of shared principles, patterns, and tools. It enables a consistent, coherent, and efficient design process across multiple teams and projects. The structure typically includes various components, each serving a distinct role in the overall system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By having a well-structured design system, organizations can ensure a cohesive user experience across all products and platforms, streamline the design and development process, and foster collaboration among team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design systems can be broadly categorized into three types based on their scope, usage, and complexity. Here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simple visual design repository<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atomic design system structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code-based design system structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore them closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-can-you-structure-a-design-system\">How Can You Structure a Design System?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you combine design elements with the relevant documentation and guidelines, the system should form a coherent repository of things that are important for building user interfaces for a brand. But to achieve optimal design efficiency and system effectiveness, first, you must arrange it into a discernible structure. One that best suits your team\u2019s needs and your organizational design objectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-simple-visual-design-repository\">Simple visual design repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most basic of design system structures. As the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/design-systems-101\/\"><u>NN Group explains<\/u><\/a>, these visual design repositories come in various configurations, though the core focus here is simplicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its fundamental level, a simple repository\u2019s primary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-system-components\/\"><u>design system components<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;consist of a style guide, a component library, and a pattern library. Together, these form the essentials for any functioning design system repository.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/color-sample-library.png\" alt=\"color sample library\" class=\"wp-image-37846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/color-sample-library.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/color-sample-library-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This structure only contains the essentials that constitute the system. It intends to provide the team members with what they need from the outset and allows them to create and add other assets and documentation as they go along.&nbsp;Shopify&#8217;s Polaris and Atlassian Design System use this type of design system structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Advantages:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The arrangement is simple to create and implement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It encourages the design system team to tell the system\u2019s basic structure from commencement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And decisions are made on the move, fast-tracking development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Drawbacks:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This arrangement lacks the structure provided by a strict hierarchy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teams tend to list the design system elements alphabetically or by their degree of importance, ignoring critical distinctions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And it can be challenging to update and maintain this arrangement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-atomic-design\">Atomic design&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The atomic design structure was created by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bradfrost.com\/blog\/post\/atomic-web-design\/\"><u>design systems advocate and author Brad Frost<\/u><\/a>. It focuses on using order and a structured hierarchy to create an effective UI design system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/atomic-design-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>atomic design methodology<\/u><\/a> approaches design system structure by separating the process into five stages. The first three are modeled around the chemistry world, with the subsequent two relating to aspects of the world we can see. We explored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/atomic-ui-components\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">atomic design system and its components<\/a> in a separate article, but let\u2019s recap the most important information here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components.png\" alt=\"design system atomic library components\" class=\"wp-image-35010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each stage uses the previous one as its foundation. Every level consists of aggregated items from the preceding one. Like atoms constitute a molecule and molecules form an organism, this structure considers the smallest elemental components before moving on to the larger ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Atoms<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 These represent the most basic components of the design system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Molecules<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 When those \u2018atomic-level\u2019 individual elements combine into groups, you\u2019ll start to see bigger elements, coming together like lego pieces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organisms&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 By developing combinations of elemental design components into molecular groupings, organisms emerge. These form more complex design system UI components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Templates<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The next stage departs the realm of chemistry and heads into a more \u2018macro\u2019 world. Templates are where organisms can be curated and compiled into a cohesive, recognizable design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pages<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Once you take a template and customize it, you have a page. By replacing the placeholder content in templates with tailored design content, you obtain the final, tangible product of the design system. Pages may not need to be designed for each and every case, but ensuring that there exist a few variations is a good idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Advantages:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atomic design structure makes use of reusable components. Teams can divide various elements into basic atoms. These can then be applied and reapplied in different combinations and configurations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teams can easily spot those parts of a website or app that need various elemental components and create molecules and organisms accordingly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This arrangement enables designers to use a design language that clearly defines a separation between content and structure.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This helps them be more creative and come up with different variants of the same components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Disadvantages:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An atomic design structure can result in long, complex lists of components.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In some instances, having only a few components means maintaining multiple categories for them is pointless. This can complicate the overall methodology.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-code-based-design-system-structure\">Code-based design system structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach is among the most potent and effective for designing system structures. It is ideally suited for design teams working on digital product and new functionalities. Think about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/material-design-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Material Design<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-with-fluent-ui-components\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fluent UI design system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/design-system-components.png\" alt=\"design system components\" class=\"wp-image-37014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/design-system-components.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/design-system-components-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This structure enables you to develop prototypes that look and behave just like the developer-built final product. This arrangement allows for more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/product-development-and-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>collaboration between designers and developers<\/u><\/a>. The whole product team can count on a single source of truth informing their efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The code-based design system arrangement is considered a relatively new approach in digital product system design. With it, designers can now employ functioning, developer-approved coded UI elements to scale digital product design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Advantages:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The structure improves designer-developer cooperation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It helps teams track changes in UI elements more effectively.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It improves overall efficiency from prototyping through to design handoff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Disadvantages:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designers need tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UXPin with Merge tech<\/a> to benefit from code-based design system. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Components can take lots of time to create.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designers may require developer assistance to develop the system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-you-choose-the-right-design-system-structure\">How Do You Choose the Right Design System Structure?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deciding on the right design system structure is essential to giving your team the framework they need to design more efficiently. A design system structure aligned with your product design objectives will help designers collaborate better. This assists them in producing the digital products they\u2019re capable of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure you\u2019re picking a design system structure that aligns with your product team\u2019s needs, ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For whom is your design system being optimized? Is it for everybody across the organization, user experience designers, or, say, front-end developers only?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many components and content types \u2013 from design patterns, coded UI components, and design guidelines to rollout plans and best practice policies \u2013 are you looking to integrate into the system?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At what&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/iress-design-tool-review\/#h-design-system-maturity:~:text=worth%20using%20again.-,Design%20system%20maturity,-Earlier%20this%20year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>stage of maturity<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;is your design system currently at?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective design systems are dynamic entities capable of adapting to the challenges that come with growth and change. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-system-metrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">design system\u2019s inherent value<\/a> lies in its ability to reduce the duplication of effort and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/mistakes-that-kill-collaboration-between-designers-and-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facilitated collaboration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-uxpin-prefers-a-code-based-design-system-structure\">Why UXPin Prefers a Code-Based Design System structure?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using coded components in a design system enables sharing among design and developer teams. This allows them to rely on a single source of truth and to collaborate more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/code-design-developer.png\" alt=\"code design developer\" class=\"wp-image-35038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/code-design-developer.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/code-design-developer-700x281.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams across the organization can also manage all their design and prototyping projects simultaneously. This maintains a higher degree of consistency. 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