What to include in your "Getting Started" section
Section |
Description |
Purpose & Principles | These should be embedded in hearts and minds of your designers and developers. |
Environment | What applications, accounts or assets are needed to use your design system, i.e providing a link to a custom font. |
Designer onboarding | What does every designer need to know before getting access to your components. |
Developer onboarding | What vital steps do developers need to take in order to use your design system. |
Processes | What are your naming conventions, how does handoff work, when are versions released? |
Training | What training tools will you provide your users with. |
Issue tracking | How do users submit issues they find with the design system. |
Design System Makers | Who are the makers of the design system and how users contact them. |