Figma design system

Having endless design possibilities sounds great in theory, but in practice, it can be frustrating and time consuming. When designing an interface, there are so many options to choose from regarding layout, spacing, typography, and colour, it can quickly get overwhelming. 

That’s why having a system of predefined options and guidelines to help you efficiently make design decisions is crucial. This is known as a design system and it’s made up from 3 main parts: 

1. Predefined style options – colour and spacing variables as well as typography styles have been defined for you in the Practical UI design system. The colour system is simple to understand, yet flexible enough to grow to support complex websites and apps.
2. Reusable modules – a component library with hundreds of variants and powerful properties has been created with usability and accessibility in mind. Components are quick and easy to use and customise. Components have been created in Figma only, not in code.
3. Usage guidelines – while there aren’t detailed usage guidelines for all components in this design system, the Practical UI book contains many of the fundamental UI design guidelines that the design system was built on.

Having a design system helps to greatly streamline the design process and maintain consistency across projects. 

A design system helps maintain visual consistency, improves collaboration between designers and developers, accelerates the design process, and enhances the user experience.

Design systems can be beneficial for organizations of all sizes. Even small teams or solo designers can gain efficiency and consistency by implementing a design system.

No, this design system exists entirely in Figma. You’ll need to build coded components and styles yourself depending on your preferred front end development language.

If you’re the only one that will be using the Figma design system, then you don’t need a team license.

If you need to share access to the file with others or publish the file as a library to share with others, then you’ll need a team license.

Purchase the appropriate team license based on the number of people in your team. You can save up to 60% depending on the size of your team. You’ll receive a single invoice.

If the team pricing options aren’t suitable, please contact me.

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