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Developing the information architecture of your design system

Developing the information architecture of your design system

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Developing the information architecture of your design system

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- Have you ever heard the phrase which button should I use for this situation? Or maybe another question, can you show me an example of how that's supposed to work? And one of my least favorites, where can I go to find the link for that resource? These are all examples of what happens when a design system doesn't have a clear information architecture. An information architecture or AI is the structural design of shared information that helps you with finding your way around a complex environment. This is important to get right because it's how your design team, engineers, and horizontal stakeholders will be able to leverage the design system. If this IA is difficult to use in a slightest way, then it will not only make things harder for each and every member of your workforce to find content but it will kill productivity and the ability for the teams to embrace the system. In this video, we're going to look at the key best practices when setting up your information architecture for…

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