#design systems
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When in the design process should I use components in my design system?
A common mistake I see product designers make is that they start the solution exploration phase by cobbling together UIs out of the components and patterns in their design system (often skipping lo-fi, broad explorations).
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Why we built the Optimizely Styleguide
A few months ago, myself and the design team created the Optimizely Stylguide. It's a living document of our brand standards and the visual style of our site. Designing, building, and writing the content for it took a significant amount of time, but it was worth the effort. In this post I'm going to explain why we did it.