Define your design system's foundations - Lesson 2 part 2 : Introduction to design systems
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Foundations are the what of your design system. The building blocks you'll use to create product experiences, like visual styles, colors, typography, and components. As well as patterns, like structures, behaviors, and conventions.

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Resources:

Accessibility:

The Book on Accessibility: https://bit.ly/3WC50gb
Web Accessibility Checklist: Magenta a11y.com: https://bit.ly/3Ow00ru
Color Blind Accessibility Manifesto.com: https://bit.ly/43oIuJO
Adhoc Accessibility Playbook: https://bit.ly/3BP9eHR
Universal Music: Creative Differences Handbook: https://bit.ly/424EM7g
Stark's Public Library: https://bit.ly/3MuiUwf
Book: Accessibility for Everyone: https://bit.ly/3q5KZm6
Fable: Accessible Usability Scale: https://bit.ly/45rZQHB

Color:

WCAG 1.4.1 Use Of Color: https://bit.ly/3OxeqaT
WCAG 1.4.4 Color Contrast: https://bit.ly/3ODYyDp
Figma Community: Plugins For Color Contrast: https://bit.ly/3MS5Kuo
Nielsen Norman Group: Using Color To Enhance Your Designs: https://bit.ly/42TCARb
Color From DesignSystems.com: https://bit.ly/42XuMhg
Figma Community: Resources For Color Palettes: https://bit.ly/43hxP4h
Hubspot’s Color Theory 101: https://bit.ly/3OxkDDx

Type:

Typescale by Sam Smith: https://bit.ly/3WsNmLM
Scaaale by Nicolas Massi: https://bit.ly/3BXDXlP
Kick Start Your Typographic System by Tom Lowry: https://bit.ly/45oGfYW
Typescale.com: https://bit.ly/45upBr0

Other:

A Complete Guide To Iconography: https://bit.ly/432HH1A
Spacing. Grids, and Layouts: https://bit.ly/3ozKTCF

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00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Foundations
00:35 - Accessibility
01:39 - Color
02:50 - Try it out
03:08 - 60 / 30 / 10 Rule
03:36 - Accessibility considerations for color
03:58 - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
04:42 - Typography
05:01 - Choosing a font
05:42 - Type scale
06:32 - Typography grid tip
06:46 - Type scale hierarchy
07:43 - Limits to a type scale
08:19 - Try out an audit
8:43 - Elevation
9:12 - Elevation Tip
9:32 - Bonus elevation tip
9:45 - Iconography
10:01 - Icon system styles
10:37 - Testing an icon
11:12 Try out search terms for icons
11:36 - Icon size, container and padding
11:58 - Icon styles needs
12:15 - Icon grid
12:22 - Grids, layouts and spacing
12:51 - Layouts and breakpoints
14:13 - Responsive or fluid breakpoints
14:28 - Grids
14:39 - Column grids
15:20 - Baseline grids
16:05 - Modular grids
16:36 - Spacing
17:33 - Inconsistency
17:56 - Systematic thinking
18:10 - Patterns
19:14 - Wrap up

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