GBKS on Nostr: Thanks for your thoughts. I think there are two general audiences with UI Kits (or ...
Thanks for your thoughts. I think there are two general audiences with UI Kits (or design systems).
There are highly structured ones, tightly integrated with code frameworks/libraries, meant for production environments in larger projects or companies.
The other category is more of a foundation for designers to quickly kick off their projects, maybe even just for prototyping or a quick exploration. Maybe the design goes into development, but it can be with any framework or platform. Maybe they want to make larger changes to the theming. It's more open-ended.
Something I also noticed in conversations is that the real value is in the screen mock-ups. Any UI Kit will have your usual buttons, dropdowns, etc. But only the Bitcoin UI Kit has detailed send/receive/backup/etc screens and flows. So it's a real selling point that there are tons of screens you can pick from to put together your own user flows.
The other unique thing is that the kit is closely tied to the guide. If someone wants to understand the rationale behind a certain design decision, we can just link out. That allows the kit to be more focused on just being a good kit.
I have gathered some improvements to the UI Kit itself, but I see the larger work more around making it easier to start using it (shared in the Discord channel). For example, via a playground page, how-to videos, case studies, and a custom plug-in for some menial tasks. Creating and sharing those will ideally also lead to conversations and learnings on what the needs and wants are.
That's my working theory at the moment. Happy to be learn and adjust.
There are highly structured ones, tightly integrated with code frameworks/libraries, meant for production environments in larger projects or companies.
The other category is more of a foundation for designers to quickly kick off their projects, maybe even just for prototyping or a quick exploration. Maybe the design goes into development, but it can be with any framework or platform. Maybe they want to make larger changes to the theming. It's more open-ended.
Something I also noticed in conversations is that the real value is in the screen mock-ups. Any UI Kit will have your usual buttons, dropdowns, etc. But only the Bitcoin UI Kit has detailed send/receive/backup/etc screens and flows. So it's a real selling point that there are tons of screens you can pick from to put together your own user flows.
The other unique thing is that the kit is closely tied to the guide. If someone wants to understand the rationale behind a certain design decision, we can just link out. That allows the kit to be more focused on just being a good kit.
I have gathered some improvements to the UI Kit itself, but I see the larger work more around making it easier to start using it (shared in the Discord channel). For example, via a playground page, how-to videos, case studies, and a custom plug-in for some menial tasks. Creating and sharing those will ideally also lead to conversations and learnings on what the needs and wants are.
That's my working theory at the moment. Happy to be learn and adjust.