Analyzing zeroheight's “How We Document“ 2023 Report

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In this video, I take you on a detailed walkthrough of zeroheight's latest "How We Document" 2023 report (zeroheight.com/how-we-document), an in-depth look at how design teams can create effective design documentation that supports collaboration and communication. I provide insights into the key takeaways and sharing my own experiences and perspectives on each topic.
⏩ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:28 The “How We Document“ microsite
04:59 Opening the report
06:00 Who took this survey
13:26 Your organization
16:44 Your design system team
18:50 Your design system and documentation
41:44 Your design system and happines
46:03 Outro
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[@worldzer0]

Hey Dan, this was an awesome overview. Really liked all of your insights on each slide!

[@DanMallTeaches]

Thanks @sweetdesignman!

[@itsgivingkyle]

I just started doing version control! Working on developing my 4th design system

[@user-bc5zh7sg7r]

Hey Dan, awesome content as always. Just a heads up, the Zero Height link in the video description is carrying the closed bracket so ends up in a 404!

[@GustavoPolo]

Hey thanks for going over this. It's really cool seeing how other teams think about DS's :) Question, when you mention that you try to minimize the amount of tokens, do you mean the types of tokens? ie: colors, typography, shadows etc? And then those have their couple of values? Hope the question made sense 😬

[@DanMallTeaches]

Thanks for asking, Gustavo! I mean both the types of tokens and the amount of tokens as well. The more tokens a system has, the more powerful its potential, but also the more difficult it is to manage. So, I find that keeping the system as small as possible gives the most flexibility going forward.

[@starogre]

wouldn't code and code first tools mean visual studio? i thought framer and webflow were "no-code"