Design systems articles

Posted on Tue, 12 Feb 2019

Creating and maintaining patterns in PatternLab

I started writing this article a good while ago (two years ago now), and I was about to publish it at the beginning of 2019. But as it was nearing completion, life happened, and only now I'm picking it up again and finally publishing it. …
13 minutes read
Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2018

Building the Buildit Website

Another website, another time to take a look at the journey to build one. In this article, I'll recount the whole journey we, a dedicated team of professionals within the Buildit group of Wipro Digital, decided to tackle. …
- Web Design
- Patterns
- Design Systems
- Development
- UX
- Case Study
18 minutes read
Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2017

Installing and configuring PatternLab

In this second instalment of articles about PatternLab, I am going to cover some basics around installation and configuration that can hopefully clear out some confusion that some people have expressed to me recently. …
12 minutes read
Posted on Mon, 27 Nov 2017

Do you need a Design System?

Creating a Design System is difficult. The initial question “Do you need a design system?” has no immediate answer, there is no “20 seconds elevated pitch” to sell a design system. Let me explain why. …
- Web Design
- Design Systems
4 minutes read
Posted on Thu, 20 Jul 2017

Introduction to PatternLab, a pattern-driven UI tool

I do consider PatternLab a mature tool, but its complexity might be overwhelming to many, both developers and designers, and if you have not investigated the topic of pattern libraries enough, it can cause more problems than those it solves. This article is going to be the first of a series on PatternLab [PL], starting from the very basics and digging into much more detailed aspects of it. …
4 minutes read
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2017

Taking PatternLab modularity to the next level

This article is going to be the first of a series on PatternLab [PL], starting from the very basics and digging into much more detailed aspects of it, such as: What does PL do? How to use and configure PL. …
15 minutes read