Building Design Systems
by Sarrah Vesselov, Taurie Davis · Sarrah Vesselov, Taurie Davis
Practical guide to planning, designing, and maintaining a scalable design system, covering component architecture, documentation, governance, and cross-team collaboration for product and engineering teams building consistent user interfaces at scale.
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