Atomic design
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All matter, no matter how complex, can be broken down into molecules which can be broken down further into atomic elements. All web interfaces can be broken down down the same way. Atomic Design provides a methodology for building an effective design system. It consists of five distint stages: atoms, molecules, organisms, templates and pages.
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Atomic design
- 12. COMPONENTS
- 13. We’re not designing pages, we’re designing systems of components. -Stephen Hay http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-stephen-hay-presents-responsive-design-workflow/
- 14. WHAT IS AN INTERFACE MADE OF?
- 19. FRAMEWORKS
- 22. THESE THINGS ARE GREAT, BUT...
- 23. FRAMEWORK POTENTIAL PITFALLS ๏ Subscribe to other developers’ structure/naming/style ๏ Lookalike issues ๏ One-size-fits-all ๏ Potential for bloat/unneeded stuff ๏ Might not do everything you need ๏ Ability to scale ๏ Compatibility with existing sites
- 24. Tiny Bootstraps, for every client. -Dave Rupert http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
- 25. Responsive deliverables should look a lot like fully-functioning Twitter Bootstrap-style systems custom tailored for your clients’ needs. -Dave Rupert http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
- 27. We’re not designing pages, we’re designing systems of components. -Stephen Hay http://24ways.org/2011/front-end-style-guides/
- 28. BENEFITS OF FRONT-END STYLE GUIDES ๏ Easier to test ๏ Better workflow ๏ Shared vocabulary ๏ Useful reference http://24ways.org/2011/front-end-style-guides/
- 30. http://pea.rs/
- 41. I LOVE THESE.
- 42. MO’ PATTERNS, MO’ PROBLEMS ๏ Time consuming to create ๏ Treated as a auxiliary project ๏ Often created after a project launches ๏ Often too abstract ๏ Seen only as a designer/developer tool ๏ Often incomplete/only serving present cases ๏ Lacking a methodology
- 43. ATOMIC DESIGN
- 44. H2 + O2 → H20 C + O2 → CO2 CH4 + O2 → CO2 + H2O C8H18 + O2 → CO2 + H20 C2H6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
- 61. ATOMS ๏ Building blocks of an interface ๏ Can’t be broken down any further without losing their meaning ๏ Abstract ๏ Often not too useful on their own ๏ Good as an at-a-glance reference ๏ See all your global styles laid out at once
- 63. Actin’ fool breakin’ shit down to molecules -Busta Rhymes
- 68. MOLECULES ๏ Group of atoms bonded together ๏ Smallest fundamental units of a compound ๏ More concrete than atoms ๏ Encourage a “do one thing and do it well” philosophy ๏ Often serve as the backbone for a more complex system
- 73. ORGANISMS ๏ Group of molecules joined together to form a distinct section ๏ Complex molecules ๏ Can consist of similar and/or different molecule types ๏ Encourages creating standalone, portable, reusable components
- 80. TEMPLATES ๏ Page-level ๏ Mostly comprised of groups of organisms ๏ Begin their life as HTML wireframes, increase fidelity over time ๏ Client facing.Very concrete. ๏ Eventually becomes the deliverable/production code
- 81. f
- 84. PAGES ๏ Specific instance of a template ๏ Highest fidelity.Template content is replaced with real/sample content ๏ The hub for most people involved in the process. ๏ Test the effectiveness of the system ๏ Test variations in the template: design/content tweaks, include/ exclude organisms, etc.
- 89. ATOMIC DESIGN ๏ Provides a methodology for crafting an effective design system ๏ Easily traverse from abstract to concrete ๏ Promotes consistency and cohesion ๏ Assembles rather than deconstructs
- 92. Pattern Lab is a collection of tools to help create and maintain atomic web design systems.
- 93. WHAT PATTERN LAB IS ๏ A comprehensive component library ๏ A pattern starter kit ๏ A design system builder ๏ A practical viewport resizer ๏ A design annotation tool
- 94. WHAT PATTERN LAB ISN’T ๏ A UI framework ๏ Language/library/style dependent ๏ Incredibly rigid
- 96. Responsive deliverables should look a lot like fully-functioning Twitter Bootstrap-style systems custom tailored for your clients’ needs. -Dave Rupert http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
- 97. PATTERN BUILDER
- 111. MOLECULE GUTS code block<div class="block block-inset"> <a href="#" class="inner"> <div class="b-thumb"> <?php inc('atom','landscape') ?> </div> <div class="b-text"> <h2 class="headline">Headline: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing</h2> </div> </a> </div>
- 112. BASIC INCLUDE code block <?php inc(‘molecule’,‘pagination’)?>
- 115. ORGANISM GUTS code block<section class="comments section"> <div class="comments-container" id="comments- container"> <h2 class="section-title">59 Comments</h2> <?php inc('molecule','comment-form'); ?> <ul class="comment-list"> <?php inc('molecule','single-comment'); ?> <?php inc('molecule','single-comment'); ?> <?php inc('molecule','single-comment'); ?> <?php inc('molecule','single-comment'); ?> <?php inc('molecule','single-comment'); ?> </ul> </div> <?php inc('molecule','pagination') ?> </section>
- 116. BASIC INCLUDE code block <?php inc(‘organism’,‘comments’)?>
- 121. TEMPLATE GUTS code block<?php inc('organism','header'); ?> <div role="main"> <div class="l-two-col"> <div class="l-main"> <article class="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1>Article Headline Lorem ipsum dolor sit</h1> <?php inc('molecule','byline-author-time') ?> </header> <?php inc('organism','article-body') ?> </article><!--end .article--> <?php inc('molecule','social-share') ?> <?php inc('organism','comment-thread') ?> </div><!--end l-main--> <div class="l-sidebar"> <?php inc('organism','related-posts') ?> <?php inc('organism','recent-tweets') ?> </div><!--end l-sidebar--> </div><!--end l-two-col--> </div><!--End role=main--> <?php inc('organism','footer'); ?>
- 122. f
- 126. VIEWER
- 127. 320PX.
- 128. 320PX. 480PX.
- 129. 320PX. 480PX. 768PX.
- 132. 320PX. 480PX. 768PX. 1024PX. THE FOLD. OH GOD THE FOLD.
- 139. DISCO MODE
- 141. HAY! MODE
- 142. Start with the small screen first, then expand until it looks like shit. Time for a breakpoint! -Stephen Hay http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-stephen-hay-presents-responsive-design-workflow/
- 144. MANUAL
- 147. VIEW MODES
- 151. WHY PATTERN LAB ๏ Serves as a hub for the entire design process ๏ Useful tool for everyone: information architects, designers, developers, clients ๏ Can easily traverse from abstract to concrete ๏ Write HTML/CSS/JS as you please. Name things as you please. ๏ Start with a system rather than deconstruct later ๏ Encourages flexibility ๏ Document as you go
- 152. WHAT’S NEXT?
- 153. DAVE OLSEN@dmolsen
- 158. MO LANGUAGES
- 161. INCLUDES ARE INCLUDES code block//PHP <?php inc(‘molecule’,‘pagination’)?> //Codekit <!-- @import "m-pagination.kit" --> //Hammer <!-- @include _m-pagination.html --> //Ruby (maybe, I don’t know) load 'm-pagination.rb'
- 163. HUGE THANK YOU ๏ Dave Olsen ๏ Dan Mall ๏ Josh Clark ๏ Jonathan Stark ๏ Jennifer Brook ๏ Anna Debenham ๏ Jeremy Keith ๏ Brett Jankord ๏ Paul Robert Lloyd ๏ Tyler Sticka ๏ Harry Roberts ๏ Dan Cederholm
- 168. WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED CHANGING YOU’RE FINISHED.
- 172. WORK HARD. DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE. SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW.
- 173. THANKS!@brad_frost