Design philosophy

- Design systems tend to each contain…the same general elements.…The first and most important element…is a description of its design philosophy.…This sets out the reasons why the system's been…designed the way it has.…Understanding this philosophy will help people…who are using the design system…to interpret the information inside it,…and will guide them when they create new components.…This philosophy is often shared with,…or taken directly from the style guide,…if your company has one of those, too.…

The one difference is that in the design system,…it's sensible to add some tips…on how to use the design system resources.…Remember, by the time you've created your design system,…you're intimately familiar with how it works.…Someone seeing it for the first time…will probably need an introduction…to help them understand how you laid things out.…That includes things like how to set up…the build environment or design tools.…How people can insure they're always working…from the most recent version of the system.…How any review or governance processes work,…