Atomic Design by Brad Frost by Brad Frost

Author:Brad Frost
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Brad Frost
Published: 2016-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Benefits of an interface inventory

Creating an interface inventory can be quite an undertaking, but the benefits of making one are many:

Captures all patterns and their inconsistencies: an interface inventory rounds up all the unique patterns that make up your UI. Seeing all those similar, but still different, patterns next to each other exposes redundancy and underscores the need to create a consistent, cohesive experience.

Gets organizational buy-in: having a large, diverse group of disciplines participate in the exercise helps everyone understand the value of creating and maintaining a consistent user interface. Also, the interface inventory über-document can be a tremendously powerful tool for convincing stakeholders, bosses, and clients to invest in an interface design system.

Establishes a scope of work: an interface inventory helps design teams determine the level of effort required to design and build each UI pattern as part of a design or redesign project. Which components will be relatively easy or difficult to convert into a responsive environment? What are the content, design, and development considerations around each component? An interface inventory enables teams to have important conversations that help establish a project’s realistic scope and timeline.

Lays the groundwork to a sound interface design system: the interface inventory is an important first step for setting up a comprehensive pattern library. It’s essential to capture all existing UI patterns to determine which patterns will make the final cut in the living design system. The interface audit exercise also helps teams establish a shared vocabulary, which will be crucial for the success of the eventual design system.

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