Design Systems and Pattern Libraries

"Fantastic course, whether you are looking to build a band new design system or are looking to improve upon an existing one, you will find the teachings and activities worth your while."

Mik, Modernizing Medicine

"It's a really useful course with a lot of information on how to organize and implement a design system with a component library. You'll also get some basic information on what technologies stacks are being used for each step so you can understand and absorb this information no matter what your ptior experience with this technologies is. This help a lot to reduce costs and improve productivity so there is a really fantastic ROI. Definitely recommend it."

Paul Marius Smolenic, Verifone, Bucharest, Romania

"A great course for covering the entire strategy for those that are creating new design systems, or enhancing an existing one."

Todd Alexander, Siemens

"A Must have course if you are new or have been working on a UX team and in particular on developing a Design System!!"

David Stepen, Sysmex, DEERFIELD

"I would absolutely recommend this course. Design systems gets a bit overlooked in my workplace due to time constraints but I can now see it needs a much bigger focus."

Victoria, London, United Kingdom

"You can finish this course on Friday and kick-off Design System project on Monday."

Arnold Kotra, Aircall, Paris

"It is an excellent course for people who need to manage process of building design system. I love guidelines, recommendations for process and tools examples."

Joanna Żaboklicka, Demant, Warszawa

"Broad view in terms of implementing and different strategies to do it. It's exactly what I'm looking for. The process is good and I think it's possible to connect to my business reality."

Allan Cardozo, Rappi, Buenos Aires, Argentina

"Really detailed content, including some fairly technical aspects but all delivered engagingly via directed, group and break out content."

Matthew Hodgkinson, Covea Insurance, Leeds, UK

"If you have the need for a design system and don't know how to start, or you technically started but still missing those processes gaps, this course is for you."

Cesar Zeppini, DesignOps and Design System lead at Printify, Tallinn, Estonia

"This course is the perfect way to get started for making the case on developing design maturity inside your organization and aligning UX, Product, and Engineering. I have an actionable plan based in best practices on how to approach developing a design system at my organization."

Wil Goolsby, Charlestown, IN USA

"Great to get some new insight about a design systems you're working on for a long time. I got a lot of inspiration to improve."

Anneleen Wauterickx, Capgemini, Brussels, Belgium

"I think the points are really actionable. I look forward to take what I've learned today and take our products to the next level."

Andrew Kua, CYARA

"This was a great class. Good balance of information and hands on exercise and examples. Left feeling informed and confident in performing exercises."

Jenn Whittingham

"My team is just at the start of defining our own design system, and those learnings combined with this course make me feel confident about our direction, gave me additional insights and things to think about, both from a design and a development perspective."

Rich Kummer, Comcast

"I liked the guidance provided on getting buy-in from business, and I find useful having frameworks and ways to plan, organise and structure a design system."

Jeremy Vey, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom

"The instructor is great! Very patient and knowledgable. I learned a lot from the course today."

Manali, Juniper Networks

"This was great. So many things I can implement right away for my org, and great pointers on how to strategize and get buy-in. Super motivating."

Vince de Witt Huberts, Splunk

"Great in-depth content about how design system libraries work and what is the process for creating one. Helped me understand the strategy and model for which one fits my specific use case."

Manjari Uoleshi

"Truly appreciate Janice's Extensive experience creating design systems. Great instructor."

 

"This course was extremely helpful in providing background knowledge about user interface principles while also reinforcing ideas i've encountered in my own experiences."

Doha Hindi, Allscripts

"It was great. Provided a great framework to approach establishing a design system."

Joanne Ingram, TMB, Sydney

"This lesson corrected a lot of my misunderstanding about managing and creating style guide. I really appreciate the new knowledge and will for sure apply this to my team back in Thailand."

Ekkaphap, CIMB Thai Bank, Bangkok, Thailand

"Very comprehensive course. Learnt a great deal on design systems and have a better idea on how to create one. Nice hands-on activities to gain better understanding on course materials."

Vince Foo, DSO, Singapore

"This is a good and applicable course for any UX lead to attend. The knowledge gained in this course is essential to develop our own design system."

Chris Soh, HDB, Singapore

"This course will help cross functional teams develop a more efficient workflow."

Rooney de Souza, IHIS, Singapore

"A perfect course to take before beginning a new project to understand process, nomenclature, and how to speak same language when working with developers, and when to integrate usability testing."

J. Gibson-Coburn

"Janice provides a wealth of knowledge in this space based on her in-depth experience in Design Systems thinking and implementation. This workshop provides a structured list of things that needs to be tackled and how to get to the end goal of a design system. It will empower you to put a plan of action together."

Lillian Lee, Publicis Media

"It was a good course to know about practical ways to create and roll out design systems. Hands-on activities were useful!"

Stephanie Chan, Freelance, Hong Kong

"Loved the course! I feel like I just received the playbook to plan and create, implement and maintain, and, most importantly, get buy in for a Design System."

Jason N., Data Basis, Albuquerque/USA

"Take.this.course. That's the most relevant and up to date course regarding Design Systems. Truly a foundation of holistic knowledge."

Charisis, Quintessential SFT, Athens, Greece

"Janice shared her vast experience in the field in a way that I found directly applicable to current issues faced in my work. I cannot recommend this course highly enough!"

Lani Raukawa Field, Signify Ltd, Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand

"I totally benefited from this course as I broadened my understanding of the technical side of design systems and its importance. I would tell other people that would take this course to keep an open mind about that technical part and not to be afraid of it, but also that if they are a lot into the visual design part of the systems, that may be this is not the best fit."

Regalado Montoya, Santiago, Chile

"Great course as the instructor has 20 years of experience in DSs."

Isabelle Tjokrosetio, GovTech Singapore, Singapore

"Extremely informative and practical. Really enjoyed the course. I can see where and how I could start taking actions. Thank you."

Megumi Koyama, KPMG Ignition Tokyo, inc., Tokyo, Japan

"Whether you are still planning to create or you already in the middle of creating a Design System for your company, this is the perfect course for you. From the how-to's to what tools you can use for your Design System to come alive, you name it. Janice has an extensive background on this topic!"

Danalee Loprandado, GCash, Metro Manila, Philippines

"A great overview of how to create and maintain Design Systems, as well as approaches to get buy-in from stakeholders."

William Hodgson-Byrne, Freelance, Dubai

"Enlightening class for anyone wanting learn about Design Systems or expand their knowledge about Design Systems. Every UX/UI designer and UX developer should take this class!"

Tatyana Margoline, Healthcare equipment and services, San Jose, United States

"The right amount of detail and breadth to help me figure out where I am on the path to evolving my design style guide into a design system, what I need to do next and not overlook, what resources to ask for, and how to set our expectations based on our team size. Janice is a superb instructor with a ton of experience and answers all the questions and keeps a great pace. The course moves at a quick, manageable pace with a time well divided between presentation, Q&A, and activities, without going off track and rushing at the end. Excellent course."

Julien Powell, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada

"If you are thinking of creating a design system, you need to take this course!"

Charles Wyke-Smith, Doxy.me - telemedicine for all, Charleston, SC, USA

"It's one of the core courses that any UXer should attend."

Rabih Rahil, Deloitte Digital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

"Definitely a great course to understand the process of setting up a design system. The things to look out for and optimal ways to start and build your process. Worthwhile training, absolutely."

Sam Levy, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada

"This course is a must if you want to understand how you can setup a Design System correctly and make sure that it is actually going to be implemented!"

Wesley Liefhebber, ValueBlue, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands

"This session has provided a lot of insight and strategies to go about the design systems and pattern libraries. The content was interesting and thought-provoking!"

Kinga Kobos, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

"Go for it — if you haven't used a design system or created one yet, this is a great place to start!"

Greta Colyer, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Loveland

"I would recommend this course for every PM, team lead and Leader! This is must have to know material for any startup!"

Irina Orlova, TWG Companies, NJ USA

"Taking this class will help you understand why design systems and libraries are necessary for an efficient work process and to ease collaboration."

Gea Comia, Manila, Philippines

"This was an exceptionally useful course. I would recommend it to anyone involved with design systems, especially if they have a stake in making decisions about the system. The content was pretty holistic and not role-specific, so the only reason I would not recommend the course is if someone is looking for a discipline-specific dive into design systems through the lens of a single role, like interaction design or front end evelopment."

Casey McGraw-Herdeg, Nationwide, Columbus, OH, USA

"More tactical than some others on the UX Manager track, but helpful if you want to get started in this area."

Angie Griffin, Availity, Jacksonville USA

"Great course, helped me to summarise knowledge related to Design Systems, and I've got several valuable insights!"

Anton Malashkevych, VisiQuate

"It was a joy to attend Janice's class, not only is she very skilled and knowledgeable, she shares that knowledge with ease and a wonderful approach. I will honestly attend all of her classes."

Helena, Aster, Zagreb, Croatia

"I think if you are trying to advocate for design systems or if you are a UX lead anywhere, you should take this course."

Peter Bishop, ZGM, Calgary, Canada

"I really enjoyed this class. Thank you Janice for your patience, experience and in-depth knowledge on the subject. Can't wait to dive back into those components and patterns!"

Darko Predragović, OBAI, Zagreb, Croatia

"Design systems are critical for successful UX. Though I've contributed to design systems efforts in the past, this course covered many aspects I had not considered previously."

Jürgen Mantzke, Enfineitz, Redmond Washington, USA

"Useful and interesting insights gained if you are working on design systems and pattern libraries!"

Zi Jun, Singapore

"This course was by far one of the best I have taken from NN/g. Janice used her industry-leading expertise to deliver content and lessons that are extremely valuable!"

Chris Rigdon, Boehringer Ingelheim