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Orbit – open-source design system

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Re: Orbit – open-source design system

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Post by vepor »

garmaine wrote: post #10
vepor wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, sorry, it's probably a bit confusing. The whole design system is open-source, from its components to also the documentation. You can find it on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/kiwicom/orbit/tree/master/docs

Whole system of what, exactly? Title doesn’t make that clear.

It's a design system. You can read about it more here: https://uxdesign.cc/everything-you-need-to-know-about-design...

But basically it's a system how to design and develop applications (mostly mobile or frontend). It contains most of the time some visual foundation, standardized components, guidelines etc.

Re: Orbit – open-source design system

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Post by yedpodtrzitko »

underyx wrote: post #2

I used to work at Kiwi.com when Orbit was started. It grew into such an impressive framework! It’s been advertised as “components for your travel site” for a long while but it’s totally appropriate for any kind of site.

I, too, used to work at Kiwi.com when Orbit was started. If there was one thing which was consistent, it was definitely Orbit. It's nice to see they're keep pushing it forward.

Re: Orbit – open-source design system

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Post by elric »

vepor wrote: post #11
garmaine wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whole system of what, exactly? Title doesn’t make that clear.

It's a design system. You can read about it more here: https://uxdesign.cc/everything-you-need-to-know-about-design... But basically it's a system how to design and develop applications (mostly mobile or frontend). It contains most of the time some visual foundation, standardized components, guidelines etc.

I think the point that parent was making is that it isn't at all clear what orbit is about. A "design system" is such an extremely vague term. Houses? Cupboards?

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Post by city41 »

elric wrote: post #13
vepor wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a design system. You can read about it more here: https://uxdesign.cc/everything-you-need-to-know-about-design... But basically it's a system how to design and develop applications (mostly mobile or frontend). It contains most of the time some visual foundation, standardized components, guidelines etc.

I think the point that parent was making is that it isn't at all clear what orbit is about. A "design system" is such an extremely vague term. Houses? Cupboards?

"Design system" is a pretty well defined term in the world of UX. For example: https://uxdesign.cc/everything-you-need-to-know-about-design...
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