Design Systems: An Overview
A Design System organizes various disparate components to enable a team to design, realize, and develop a product. The elements of this design system can be used and reused to build a wide range of products and help facilitate designers’ skills and expertise. However, when choosing a design system, there are many elements to consider. And while many believe design systems are critical, some within the industry are divided on their use.
Below we’ve highlighted the pros and cons of using design systems and attempted to overview how design systems work in the real world.