Design System/Style Guide Creation
Creating a Component Library for Streamlined Collaboration
This prompt helps teams build a comprehensive component library as part of a design system, ensuring reusability and consistency across projects. It focuses on standardizing elements for seamless collaboration between design and development teams.
Responsible:
Product Design
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
Design, Product, Engineering
THE PREP
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Inventory existing design components and identify areas of inconsistency.
Define the primary use cases and platforms for the component library.
Gather input from both design and development teams on requirements and workflows.
THE PROMPT
Help create a reusable component library for [specific product or platform]. Focus on:
Core Components: Documenting essential elements like buttons, modals, forms, and navigation bars with clear usage guidelines.
Variants and States: Including design variations (e.g., primary, secondary) and interaction states (e.g., hover, active, disabled).
Scalability: Ensuring components are flexible and adaptable to various use cases.
Accessibility Standards: Building components that are WCAG-compliant, including proper focus indicators and ARIA roles.
Documentation: Providing clear instructions for developers on how to implement and customize components in code.
Provide specific recommendations for building the component library, including design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD) and frameworks (e.g., React, Vue) to facilitate collaboration. If additional details about the project scope or team workflows are needed, ask clarifying questions to tailor the suggestions.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose strategies for maintaining and updating the component library over time.
Suggest ways to document component usage for non-technical stakeholders.
Highlight best practices for integrating the component library into existing design and development workflows.
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SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Focus on industry-specific component needs, such as financial dashboards or healthcare forms.
Include version control strategies for tracking updates to components.
Propose naming conventions and folder structures for organizing components.
Highlight integration with design-to-code tools, such as Storybook or Zeplin.
Add modularity guidelines for creating components that fit into larger design systems.
WHEN TO USE
During the creation or consolidation of a design system.
To align design and development teams on reusable standards.
When scaling design efforts across multiple projects or teams.
WHEN NOT TO USE
If the product does not involve reusable design components.
When focusing on ad hoc designs without long-term standardization needs.