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Your UI kit is not a design system

Design is only half the story, developers also need to consume your design system. UI Kits are consumed by designers.

3 min readJan 11, 2021

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Illustartion of a person viewing multiple design components. Illustartion by Alzea Arafat

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Building a design system — where to start? (The extras: Icons, time and animation, shadows, corners

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. Then there are other elements to…

8 min readJul 19, 2019

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Building a design system — where to start? (The extras: Icons, time and animation, shadows, corners

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 4 — typography)

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. Let’s take a closer look at typography…

17 min readJul 12, 2019

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 4 — typography)

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 3 — Size and spacing)

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. Let’s take a look at size and spacing…

9 min readJul 5, 2019

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 2 — colour)

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. Lets take a closer look at colour…

12 min readJun 28, 2019

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 2 — colour)

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Building a design system — where to start? (Part 1 — first things first)

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system. But, first things first…

5 min readJun 22, 2019

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Can icons harm usability and when should you use them?

Iconography can be one of the biggest design elements that help make a brand recognisable. So, should you be using icons? Not necessarily…

5 min readApr 13, 2019

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Can icons harm usability and when should you use them?

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Shane P Williams

What I learned at the PixelUp2019 — Day 2

2 days, 16 talks

11 min readMar 18, 2019

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What I learned at the PixelUp2019 — Day 2

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What I learned at the PixelUp2019 — Day 1

2 days, 16 talks

13 min readMar 18, 2019

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What I learned at the PixelUp2019 — Day 1

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Will Adobe XD kill Sketch and InVision?

The Adobe powerhouse is strong, and smaller companies like InVision and Sketch will have to work hard to stay relevant in the future.

10 min readJan 10, 2019

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Shane P Williams

Shane P Williams

At the intersection of Brand, UX & UI. I’m focused on creating meaningful experiences through design. Passionate about design, tech and all things digital.

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