Designing Design Systems

What it does

Design systems without the noise. This book shows how to build a system that’s simple, scalable, and deeply usable — not overcomplicated, not over-engineered, not buried in endless Figma files.

A practical, structured book on building design systems — from naming and tokens to documentation, components, and patterns. Clear principles and real-world logic for scalable systems.

A practical, elegant guide to building design systems that work. Full of naming tips, scalable structures, and real design system logic. From structure and naming to tokens and patterns — timeless principles, practical clarity, and everything it takes to build a strong system. Learn to craft precise, readable, and expressive typography. Design flexible components with slots and reusable patterns. Stop collecting bits and pieces. Learn from a single, complete source. What the book covers, who it's for, and how to make the most of it. Principles and patterns that make systems useful — or useless. Typography, grids, color, components, patterns, templates, and docs. Maintaining the system,…from imperavi.com

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