Design Systems Foundations
Understand components, tokens, libraries, governance, and scalable UI.
By the end of this path, you'll be able to
- Explain what a design system is for and what it is not
- Understand components, tokens, and how they relate to each other
- Evaluate a design system's documentation and governance model
- Identify when a product actually needs a design system, and when it doesn't
Recommended first: Product Design Foundations
1
What a Design System Is (and Isn't)
More than a component library, less than a rulebook.
2
Design Tokens
The smallest reusable design decisions.
3
Building a Component Library
Turning tokens into reusable, composable UI.
4
Documentation & Governance
Making a system usable by people who didn't build it.
5
Rolling Out a Design System
Getting a team to actually adopt it.
6
Scaling and Maintaining It
Keeping a system healthy as a product grows.