Hack the Design System

2019-07-10

Author : Elisa Pyrhönen
Release : 2019-07-10
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Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Hack the Design System by : Elisa Pyrhönen

Download or read book Hack the Design System written by Elisa Pyrhönen. This book was released on 2019-07-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are already plenty of resources available on design systems, but we haven't seen enough materials that address the human aspects, the way it shapes your organization or its outcomes. Hack the design system provides fresh perspectives around design systems, further contributing to the current conversations happening in the design community

Hack the Design System

2019-06-10

Author : Risto Lahdesmaki
Release : 2019-06-10
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Book Rating : 973/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Hack the Design System by : Risto Lahdesmaki

Download or read book Hack the Design System written by Risto Lahdesmaki. This book was released on 2019-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are the most powerful driving force for change and adoption, and they're front and center in how we approach design systems - from the initial conception through their use and evolution. Hack the Design System provides fresh perspectives on the impact that a design system has on a company, how to make it a success, and the future of design systems between digitial and non-digital experiences.

Building Design Systems

2019-04-12 Computers

Author : Sarrah Vesselov
Release : 2019-04-12
Genre : Computers
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Book Rating : 148/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Building Design Systems written by Sarrah Vesselov. This book was released on 2019-04-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to build a design system framed within the context of your specific business needs. This book guides you through the process of defining a design language that can be understood across teams, while also establishing communication strategies for how to sell your system to key stakeholders and other contributors. With a defined set of components and guidelines, designers can focus their efforts on solving user needs rather than recreating elements and reinventing solutions. You'll learn how to use an interface inventory to surface inconsistencies and inefficient solutions, as well as how to establish a component library by documenting existing patterns and creating new ones. You'll also see how the creation of self-documenting styles and components will streamline your UX process. Building Design Systems provides critical insights into how to set up a design system within your organization, measure the effectiveness of that system, and maintain it over time. You will develop the skills needed to approach your design process systematically, ensuring that your design system achieves the purpose of your organization, your product, and your team. What You'll Learn Develop communication strategies necessary to gain buy-in from key stakeholders and other teams Establish principles based on your specific needs Design, build, implement, and maintain a design system from the ground up Measure the effectiveness of your system over time Who This Book Is For All teams, large and small, seeking to unify their design language through a cohesive design system and create buy-in for design thinking within their organization; UX, visual, and interaction designers, as well as product managers and front-end developers will benefit from a systematic approach to design.

Design for Hackers

2011-08-08 Computers

Author : David Kadavy
Release : 2011-08-08
Genre : Computers
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Book Rating : 014/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Design for Hackers written by David Kadavy. This book was released on 2011-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the techniques behind beautiful design by deconstructing designs to understand them The term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author and designer David Kadavy provides you with the framework for understanding good design and places a special emphasis on interactive mediums. You'll explore color theory, the role of proportion and geometry in design, and the relationship between medium and form. Packed with unique reverse engineering design examples, this book inspires and encourages you to discover and create new beauty in a variety of formats. Breaks down and studies the classical principles and techniques behind the creation of beautiful design Illustrates cultural and contextual considerations in communicating to a specific audience Discusses why design is important, the purpose of design, the various constraints of design, and how today's fonts are designed with the screen in mind Dissects the elements of color, size, scale, proportion, medium, and form Features a unique range of examples, including the graffiti in the ancient city of Pompeii, the lack of the color black in Monet's art, the style and sleekness of the iPhone, and more By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply the featured design principles to your own web designs, mobile apps, or other digital work.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

2017-03-16 Computers

Author : Martin Kleppmann
Release : 2017-03-16
Genre : Computers
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Book Rating : 104/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Designing Data-Intensive Applications written by Martin Kleppmann. This book was released on 2017-03-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures

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