DESIGNING DESIGN SYSTEMS: HOW TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK THAT DRIVES DECISION MAKING

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Adobe's Spectrum design system is shaped by thousands of designers, engineers, and product managers who work on one of the most complex software portfolios on the planet. Comprehensively changing it requires a lot of effort and coordination. In this article, Adobe's team shares its framework for defining its evolution. The framework includes building a community of advisors to give feedback, writing documents to explain decisions and communicate where the design is going, and developing principles to guide decisions.