A consistent look not just makes things recognizable but also provides ease of use. Design systems like Material 3 and Liquid glass are not just guidelines formed by major tech companies but ways of thinking and designing that gain wide adoption across cultures through their technology products. Whether these widely adopted and celebrated design systems are useful across the board is debatable, while the reality of them slowly but gradually seeping into our everyday lives remains true.
provocations
- What do design systems allow us to do? What do they make difficult?
- How does a design system evolve?
- Why did Liquid Glass or Material 3 Expressive happen?
- Is it just to make something new for the joy / sake of it? Or does it actually make our lives easier in any way?
- What are design systems that exist outside of tech corporations? For example in textile or graphics?