table with 20 rows and 1 columns row 1 column 1 row 2 link View in web browser Was this forwarded to you? link Sign up here! row 3 row 4 graphic Abstract's The Commit Stories from Behind the Artboards 003 row 5 graphic How can something so technical be so human? It takes human connection and empathy to go from a sticker sheet to a living, thriving system. link Linzi Berry , Lyft Product Design Systems Manager There’s so much talk about design systems right now link who’s doing what , link how they’re doing it , and when and why. It’s a thrilling time for design, but it’s also hard to keep up with the commotion and innovation. This is how movements start, but it’s also how overwhelm creeps in. A lot of design systems articles describe a utopian ideal. I worry that it could set a wrong expectation for teams that are starting out with their systems. Good point, link Yesenia Perez Cruz dot Whether you’re just getting started, in the thick of it, or have mastered your process, at the end of the day, design systems come down to people. They’re effectively about how you communicate and connect with your fellow humans. Or as Lyft’s Linzi Berry link explains here : Systems design is not only scientific and meticulous, it’s the mastery of interacting with people in a sensitive and effective way. In other words, as product design becomes more sophisticated, it’s also becoming more people oriented. Which, in turn, paves the way for greater link accessibility and opportunities to make the world a better place. And we’re into that. Made with red heart in Branches, Amy Cuevas Schroeder Editor, The Commit row 6 row 7 table with 24 rows and 1 columns row 1 column 1 graphic 4 ways to scale design from leaders of Lyft, Salesforce, Yelp, and Zendesk row 2 row 3 link graphic Managing Zendesk’s enterprise design system with Abstract row 4 row 5 link graphic 1. Take on your teammates’ habits. row 6 Linzi Berry, Product Design Systems Manager at Lyft Depending on your department, you may use Facebook Workplace, Slack, JIRA, Google docs, email, etc dot , and your interpretation of effective communication can drastically change depending on what your team uses. I recommend considering your teammates’ communication habits and routines, and sharing updates wherever most people already spend their time. link More on Lyft’s process row 10 row 11 link graphic 2. Get crisp on core principles. row 12 Alan Weibel, Principal Product Designer at Salesforce The Salesforce design team repeatedly returns to their four design principles: link clarity, efficiency, link consistency, and beauty dot Trust, teamwork, and scale are my key values, Alan says of partnering with Salesforce UX designers. link More on Salesforce’s process row 16 row 17 link graphic 3. Skim the fat. row 18 Theresa Ma, Yelp software engineer There are so many Sketch files, but we only care about a couple during any given project, says Theresa, who likes using Abstract link Collections for grouping the most important files in one place. link More on Yelp’s process row 22 row 23 link graphic 4. Simplify for everyone involved. row 24 Allison Shaw, Senior Design Manager, Design Systems at Zendesk We use link Review Requests to make sure that what is getting put into the system is actually constructed the right way and meets all of the requirements that we have around accessibility. ...Even if a new person makes a mistake in Abstract, we can just roll back to the previous Commit. That safety net lowers the barrier for people to jump in and start contributing quickly. link More on Zendesk’s process out of table row 8 column 1 row 9 link graphic We’re branching out. link graphic Adobe XD support Join the Beta: Adobe XD support is coming to Abstract Abstract support for Adobe XD files is now in private beta. Join the waitlist for a chance to get early access. link graphic Join the Waitlist row 10 row 11 link graphic In case you missed it link graphic To require people to choose between being part of the tech economy which is arguably the future link graphic of American wealth and opportunity and the stability of homeownership is unfair and separates us link graphic into Two Americas. link Why remote work is inclusion work By: Kevin Smith Abstract’s Chief Product Officer link Read the post row 12 row 13 Unlabeled graphic To get missing image descriptions, open the context menu. link graphic World Interaction 
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