When we pitched the idea of a modern design system to a meeting of company VPs, it went really well actually. Why is having a design system so critical at an engineering-focused company like Microsoft? It was almost a rallying cry that evolved design awareness within the company. But we found it worked well to help people understand the importance of making a design system part of our design discipline and culture. What was it like a decade ago working on Metro, Microsoft’s initial design language?īack then it was more about folks connecting and defining something together - it was fairly high-level and design focused, leaving quite a bit of room for interpretation when executed in product, in code. That’s the philosophy of Joseph McLaughlin, a partner director of design and research in Microsoft’s Experiences and Devices Group, and a driving force behind Microsoft’s Fluent Design System. Joseph shares how Fluent helps foster a culture of collaboration to provide a better experience for Microsoft’s global customer base. A design system should blend creativity and company culture to produce engaging products and user experiences.
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