Hello designers!
What’s the minimal design system you ship first, and how do you keep it consistent across design and code? Please outline your starter set (colors, type scale, spacing, buttons, inputs), your tokens/naming approach, where it lives (Figma library + code tokens), the usage rules you document, and the process that prevents drift (reviews, versioning, PR checks, handoff). Note what you set up first and why. Plain-text links only; no promos.
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My usual design system consists of
1. Setting up Figma colour variables
5 core groups (background, border, icon, text)
example: background-error-light, text-heading-primary
2. Setting up typography styles
(H1, H2, H3....p, caption, label, etc.) - across a variety of font weights
3. Define what iconography set will be used
4. Setup components - created as component sets (with different options of variables such as "button-primary" or "button-outline" with icon or without etc.
Components I usually do are: Buttons, Input fields, Text area, Checkbox, Radio button, Toggle, Navigation block and tooltips. Other components are updated/added during the project progress
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