Start creating our design principals / design system #2
Description
What are Design Principals
From the Interaction Design Foundation
Design principles are widely applicable laws, guidelines, biases and design considerations which designers apply with discretion. Professionals from many disciplines—e.g., behavioral science, sociology, physics and ergonomics—provided the foundation for design principles via their accumulated knowledge and experience.
In other words they are the guide rails that will shape how we think, brainstorm, and implement design for our projects.
Why do we need this
Part of what we are trying to do is re-imagine what and who Code for Puerto Rico is and wants to be. In the past we've never really had a structured approach in how we created and planed our projects, outreach, and branding. This is the start of aligning all of these ducks in a row.
The other goal is to establish a baseline for all our projects, a set of guides that all official projects should follow. This will ensure a better experience for our users and community. It also show's the why of our decisions. Having all our properties and projects feel (not look) the same creates trust in our users and shows the way for other initiatives.
Make no mistake this is a huge undertaking for a small team like us. Adding to this everything that is happening across the world, it just makes this feel even bigger. Thankfully there are a number of design principals and design systems that can help us achieve what we want to accomplish.
Resources
These resources are meant to serve as inspiration and a starting point for our efforts. Some major research needs to happen before we decide what we want to do.