A Balancing Act: Crafting Effective Design Systems in Limited-Resource Environments
Channel: Drupal 4 Gov
Date: 06/11/2023

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A design system isn’t merely a set of components and rules, it’s a strong foundation of standards that facilitate collaboration, reduce redundancy, and ensure scalability. As designers in CivicTech it’s our responsibility to implement and govern agile design system practices that thrive in resource-constrained environments.

Join us in this session, where we'll dive into the nitty-gritty of building and maintaining functional, collaborative, user-centric systems within the constraints of time or resources, and how you can work to overcome some of the associated challenges.

What's on the agenda:

Balancing budget and value judiciously

Key communication and collaboration tips for effective documentation and development success

Ensuring best practices and accessibility remain top-of-mind

Throughout the conversation, we'll discuss how to keep these techniques aligned with the audience we're designing for, ultimately helping us to deliver useful, usable, and desirable products that help improve the lives of real people.