A Common Design Language: Let Designers & Developers Talk to Each Other
summary
Claim: a UI component library becomes a common language that removes accidental choices and enforces contracts so headings, buttons and accessibility are consistent across products. Examples: using shared component primitives hides HTML/CSS variance, adds ARIA once, and enforces heading sizes; code-driven design exports tokens into Sketch and Figma via react-sketch-app and similar tools; Airbnb-style component libraries and a design-lint checker stop the US government–style screenshot inconsistencies from spreading.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Start
- 2:52DOGGIE LANGUAGE
- 4:46Design language
- 5:26Typography
- 5:46Color
- 6:10Spacing
- 6:34Brand
- 7:08Consistency
- 8:36Accessibility
- 15:15Components & Patterns
- 15:54Designers / Developers
- 18:36Developer language
- 25:36HTML Primitives
- 26:19HTML & CSS vs React
- 29:34Design Tools
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