Episode 73: Avoiding a Litany of Mistakes that Design Systems Fix with Micah Godbolt
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Recording date: 2020-01-14

John Papa @John_Papa)

Ward Bell @WardBell)

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin)

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker)

Micah Godbolt @MicahGodbolt)

Resources:

• Who are design systems for?)
• Design Systems are a language)
• Tailwind CSS)
• Bootstrap)
• Material Design)
• CSS Preprocessors)
• Fluent Design system from Microsoft)
• Half-pipes)
• Front End Architectures for Design Systems) / Frontend Architecture for Design Systems: A Modern Blueprint for Scalable and Sustainable Websites)
• Step by Step Guide)
• Honoring Scott Allen, a friend and one of the kind souls in this world)

Timejumps

• 02:20) Guest introduction
• 03:31) What is a design system?
• 08:53) Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 09:56) Bootstrap, Tailwind, Material?
• 19:18) Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 20:32) How does a design system help?
• 23:49) When is a design system not worth your time?
• 26:15) How to show ROI for a design system?
• 29:30) How have design systems solved problems?
• 33:46) How do you learn more about design systems?
• 39:45) Final thoughts