Front End Design Conference – Jason Beaird – Design Pattern Craftsmanship

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• Style Lib: https://ux.mailchimp.com/patterns
• Good book: http://maban.co.uk/projects/front-end-style-guides/
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/5579386649/
• Different strokes
  • Traditional style guid
  • Editorial guidelines
  • Boilerplate or Bootstrap
  • Pattern Library
  • Page Templates or Themes
• Redesign in 2013: http://blog.mailchimp.com/new-mailchimp-is-here/
• They didn’t start in Photoshop, didn’t start RWD
• What is a design pattern library?
  • Specific to a project or application
  • LEGO-like sets of markup and style
  • Elements used 3 or more times
  • Should be adaptable and extendable
  • Serves as a testbed & style guide
• MailChimp uses less because Dojo
• MailChimp Newsletter: http://www.theuxnewsletter.com/
• “A good craftsperson builds their own tools.” – Dan Cedarholm