Building Design Systems: Unify User Experiences Through a Shared Design Language

1. The Rise of Design Systems

2. Introducing Design Systems
3. Selling the System
4. Design as a Language
5. Implementing Your System
6. Measure and Maintain
7. A GitLab Case Study
8. Design Systems as a Resource


Author: Sarrah Vesselov, Taurie Davis
Publisher: Apress
Published: 04/13/2019
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9781484245132
ISBN10: 148424513X
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Internet | Web Programming

About the Author
Sarrah Vesselov is a designer and developer with over 10 years of experience in web design and development. As the UX Manager at GitLab, she helped set the overall direction of UX from a design and application experience perspective. Before landing at GitLab, she was Lead UX Designer and UI Developer at Nitro Solutions and UI/UX Manager at Mad Mobile, building beautiful experiences for clients including Aeropostale, Payless, Sysco, Talbots, and AutoNation. She is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of tech, serving as the Director of the Tampa chapter of Women Who Code for four years and Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It for two.

Taurie Davis is a UX and product designer who specializes in applying user-centered design methods to create cohesive, intuitive, and compelling experiences. In her role as Staff UX Designer at GitLab, she actively contributed to their design system as a primary maintainer. Her experience includes working with startups and mentoring designers around the world. She is passionate about the open source community and growing open design practices.