March 30, 2023
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Jon Weaver

The Importance of strategic viewpoints in selecting design systems

The importance of strategic viewpoints during the process of selecting design systems as well as the benefits of design systems.

March 23, 2023
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Jake Love

All you need for your design system checklist

A checklist to gain a clear understanding of the success of their design system and make informed decisions about its future development.

February 23, 2023
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Brittany Smart

How to build your design system from start to finish

Knapsack’s Design System Process Miro Board is available for visual representation of design system processes, and practical templates to copy and use.

February 8, 2023
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Jake Love

Planning the technical architecture of your design system

These are our biggest takeaways and common themes from our conversations on design system technical architecture.

December 9, 2022
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Andrew Rohman

Design System Tooling: DIY, End-to-end, or multi-tool?

Knapsack explores the three tool options for design systems; DIY / Build your own, End-to-end platforms and Multi-tool integration.

April 21, 2022
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Chris Strahl

What is systems thinking and how is it connected to design systems?

Systems thinking can change the way you build digital experiences. How? Read on.

April 19, 2022
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Xiangjun (Shixie) Shi Trofimov

Lessons learned from working on Carbon for IBM.com

Xiangjun (Shixie) Shi Trofimov, Design Lead of Carbon for IBM.com design system, shares her experience on a service-oriented design system team.

March 2, 2022
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Chris Strahl

The future of design systems

Design systems aren't just for designers; code isn't just for engineers. The future of design systems is collaborative.

February 3, 2022
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Michael J. Fordham

How to onboard a new designer to your design system

Design systems help new hires onboard fast—but how? This guide will walk you through getting new designers onboarded to your design system within days.

January 26, 2022
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Shayna Hodkin

Design system predictions for 2022

We're ready for innovation. Here are some predictions from the design systems community about what 2022 will bring.

December 21, 2021
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Michael J. Fordham

Who should be on your design system team?

Ready to build out your design system team in 2022? Here are the roles you can't forget.

October 29, 2021
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Shayna Hodkin

Why do design systems need content strategists?

Jess Sattell, Senior Content Strategist for Adobe's Spectrum design system, shares her experiences and thoughts on writing for design systems.

October 21, 2021
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Shayna Hodkin

Design system resources for advanced practitioners

As a senior practitioner, you can’t risk trusting the wrong sources. We put together a collection of resources vetted by design system experts.

October 21, 2021
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Andrew Rohman

When do design systems start to pay off?

By figuring out why design systems are so beneficial for product teams, we can get more value from them, faster.

October 6, 2021
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Shayna Hodkin

Design systems aren't museums

What’s the difference between a design system and a pattern library? They serve different purposes.

July 16, 2021
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Maya Hampton

What do design system product managers do?

What do product managers do for design systems? Read on to hear about Maya Hampton's role as REI's Cedar Design System Product Manager.

July 12, 2021
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Max Masure

Supporting inclusive form design with design systems

Form design isn’t a nice-to-have; they come up often and are carefully curated to get the right information at the right time. But when forms involve players from multiple teams, priorities can get mixed up and inclusion can fall to the wayside.

May 4, 2021
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Will Harris

Is pattern-based thinking the new design thinking?

Design thinking was revolutionary—but it's not perfect. Pattern-based thinking is the solution.

April 20, 2021
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Michael J. Fordham

Version control best practices for design systems

Version control is best practice for developers. Designers need version control too. Here's how to practice version control for design systems.

April 5, 2021
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Will Harris

What's pattern-based thinking, and what does it have to do with design systems?

Building a good design system takes time and careful planning. Pattern-based thinking is the key to a worthwhile, cost-effective design system.

April 2, 2021
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Joel Edelman

Why your voice and tone guide belongs in your design system

Design systems should be your organization's central source of truth for all brand elements—including voice and tone.

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