Design Systems
Design Token Exploration
Design tokens are the core of your design system. They are colors, spacing, typography, and other values that ensure consistency. This exercise helps you define, name, and structure tokens that scale across products.
Duration
2 hours
Group Size
4-6
Category
Design Systems
Difficulty
Easy
Participants will:
- Understand design token roles in design systems.
- Structure tokens for scalability and maintainability.
- Create semantic and contextual token layers.
- Develop naming conventions for various teams.
- Plan for theming and platform variations.
Participants will produce:
- A token architecture for scalability and theming.
- Naming conventions for design and development.
- A foundation for consistent design implementation.
- Clear token documentation.
Key decisions:
Common pitfalls:
- Decide between semantic vs. primitive token layers.
- Consider platform-specific token needs.
- Plan token inheritance and theming.
Common pitfalls:
- Too many tokens can be confusing.
- Names that don't scale create problems later.
- Missing semantic layers complicate component creation.
- Ignoring dark mode from the beginning adds rework.
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