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Books › Playbook 05: Design systems

Playbook 05: Design systems

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Playbook 05. For anyone running a design system past launch.

Most systems fail in year two, quietly, because they were built as a deliverable instead of a discipline. Inside: the Contribution Tier System, governance models, the Strangler Pattern for legacy migration, the System Health Matrix, an accessibility contract for every Core component and an Engineering Waste Calculator for budget conversations.

Free PDF. A5, built for screens.

Playbook 05. For anyone running a design system past launch.

Most systems fail in year two, quietly, because they were built as a deliverable instead of a discipline. Inside: the Contribution Tier System, governance models, the Strangler Pattern for legacy migration, the System Health Matrix, an accessibility contract for every Core component and an Engineering Waste Calculator for budget conversations.

Free PDF. A5, built for screens.

ri.Richard Ilott

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richard@richardilott.com

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