UX Style Frameworks

<p>UX Style Frameworks is a practical guide for the hands-on creation of a Style Framework. This new and collaborative documentation format combines different departments’ standards and style guides into a single unified and accessible source for all employees. Marti Gold defines Style Frameworks for web and user experience designers showing what and how much information goes into a style framework. </p><p>As UX designers and creative directors are charged with ensuring a business’s web and mobile output are in line with branding standards the unification of style guides code libraries and pattern libraries is an important aspect to dissolving design siloes and creating a unified brand. Each section in the book will identify the current pain points and common internal practices that result in standards documents being ignored and eventually becoming obsolete. <i>UX Style Frameworks</i> provides solutions on creating Style Frameworks that evolve to keep standards current ultimately resulting in more cohesive brand and product designs. </p><p>Key features:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Offers a fully functional companion website with a complete Style Framework showing all examples featured in the book and available for download so that users can start their own Style Framework.</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Each section includes information about addressing company politics and policies to help readers navigate those murky waters to ensure buy-in and establishment of Style Frameworks.</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Includes case studies that showcase success stories where Style Frameworks were implemented and not-so-successful stories where Style Frameworks were needed giving readers examples of different ways Style Frameworks can be incorporated into existing workflows. </li> </ul>