601: Brad Frost on A Global Design System + Frostapalooza
Feb 5, 2024
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Brad Frost, a design system consultant, discusses the concept of a global design system and the challenges of building and maintaining one. He emphasizes the importance of consistency and flexibility in design systems and shares solutions for achieving them. Additionally, he provides insights on the funding, people, and marketing needed to turn the idea of open UI into reality. And don't miss Frostapalooza, Brad's upcoming music event featuring over 40 musicians!
A global design system can improve the quality and accessibility of websites by providing a centralized source of truth for common UI components.
Overcoming challenges and addressing skepticism, implementing a global design system has generated enthusiasm and excitement in the web community.
Web components are a suitable technology for implementing a global design system, allowing for the creation of reusable and customizable UI components.
Deep dives
The concept of a global design system
Brad Frost introduces the concept of a global design system, which aims to provide a centralized source of truth for common UI components.
Benefits of a global design system
A global design system can improve the quality and accessibility of websites and web apps by eliminating the need to rebuild common UI components.
Challenges and skepticism
Implementing a global design system requires overcoming challenges and addressing skepticism, but there is enthusiasm and excitement for the idea.
Choosing web components for the global design system
Web components are a suitable technology for implementing a global design system, as they allow for the creation of reusable, encapsulated UI components.
Creating a centralized, unstyled design system
The global design system aims to provide a centralized collection of UI components that are flexible and unstyled, allowing users to bring their own custom styles.
Brad Frost has got design systems on his mind—at a global scale. What is a global design system? Are two design systems ever the same? How would this slot inside atomic design? What has been the response from the web community to global design system as an idea? And what's Frostapalooza?
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