Design Systems Blueprint: Comprehensive Strategies for Success
Design systems streamline design processes by providing a cohesive set of guidelines and components that ensure product consistency, improve team collaboration, enhance efficiency and user experience. In this Master Class with Jarvis Moore, Senior Design Lead, Design Systems at Microsoft, you’ll explore the foundational building blocks and strategic approaches necessary to establish a successful design system. This session is for design systems leaders who want to build and organize a design system team effectively. You’ll discover how to conceptualize and implement the core components of a design system, as well as lead and manage a specialized team dedicated to its development and maintenance.
You’ll learn:
- Core systems understanding: Gain in-depth knowledge of the essential elements, such as foundations, tokens, motion, and content that form the backbone of a design system.
- Team building and management: Learn strategies for assembling a skilled design system team, focusing on roles, responsibilities, and collaboration techniques to maximize team efficiency and cohesion.
- Tool proficiency with Figma: Master Figma to effectively convert design concepts into digital assets and libraries, ensuring your team leverages the best practices in tool usage.
- Effective onboarding and communication strategies: Develop and implement communication plans and onboarding processes that align your team and streamline workflow.
- Documentation and governance: Focus on creating, organizing, and maintaining clear and comprehensive documentation, which is crucial for supporting your design system and ensuring consistency across all team outputs.
At the end of this Master Class, you’ll be equipped with the expertise to lead the development and implementation of a scalable and adaptable design system.
Speaker
Jarvis Moore is a Senior Design Lead, Design Systems at Microsoft with expertise in design systems and user-centric experiences. He is also a Founding Member of Black UX Labs, aiming to diversify the tech industry through education and creating opportunities for black designers. As a speaker, mentor, and teacher, Jarvis uses his unconventional path into tech to inspire others, showing them that a degree is not necessary to achieve their dreams.
Outside of work, Jarvis is father of three. He is also a hobbyist photographer and an avid sneaker collector, appreciating the artistry and craftsmanship behind each unique design. Jarvis often incorporates elements of sneaker culture into his design work.
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