The vision for the design system is to provide a centralised set of guidelines, principles, patterns, and components that Government of Ireland teams can use to create consistent and quality digital products efficiently.
The North Star for the design system is the target the design system team is working towards and includes the following:
Design principles
Governance and maintenance
Colour
Typography
Iconography
Logos
Illustration
Sound
Voice and tone
Content formatting
Grammar
Inclusive language
Internationalisation
Photography
Motion/animation
Layout
Elevation
Data visualisation
Dark mode
Messaging
Forms
Screen sizes
Responsive design
Accessibility
Repositories
Design tokens
UX and design files
Images
Fonts
Icons
Components
(HTML)
Components
(React)
Patterns
Figma Library
Figma plugins
Token validators
Utility packages
Onboarding
Communication
Contribution
Governance and testing
Synchronisation
Deprecation
Release and versioning
Extension and variation