Jul 23, 2018
Design Systems at GitHub
Design systems have become core to the way we design and build at GitHub. Since 2011 GitHub designers have documented UI patterns and shared common styles. In 2012, CSS and other assets were packaged up into a Ruby Gem for use in GitHub websites — this package was named Primer. Primer continued to be used internally for years before eventually having its CSS and accompanying documentation open-sourced as Primer CSS. In 2016 the design systems team was formed with its first full-time employees. This post shares a brief history of how the team grew, what we’ve been working on, and what’s next.
By Diana Mounter on Medium