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Nested structures are useful for managing and editing. But when it comes to representation in UI, it might not be trivial to iterate through all the deep levels. Often happens, that it is more useful to have a flat structure which probably preserves the depth of the items. In JavaScript, easiest way to transform such structure is reduce method. Image source: https://macwright.org/2015/01/03/reduce-juice.html Say, we have a nested structure representing the parts of a design system. This is a list of categories with underlying item which, in turn, may have subitems. Instead of going deeper…

Linking web fonts in SASS when using Webpack might not work as expected. The most common problem is incorrect URL resolving if a font is linked with url() . This post covers this and the following traps on your way to nice fonts on your webpage. Image source: https://processtypefoundry.com/blog/2011/02/five-new-webfonts/ Load fonts Instruct your webpack how to load font with file-loader : More info about loading fonts options on SurviveJs project . Resolve URLs If you use SASS, you must face a problem of resolving URLs. Let's say your Webpack configuration for processing SASS files is…

In these unique times, well-organized remote work becomes one of the key factors for success. This applies to any kind of work, and managing design systems is no exception. Although it is a huge challenge, I very much like how things are going in our team. So that I collected here some tips which may help you as well. Image source: https://medium.com/@WebdesignerDepot/2-essential-rules-for-working-with-remote-clients-e7e289a6cb3d Keep in touch Design systems connect people, and a design system team works as a conductor. Regular communication makes it all for us — meeting people in the office…

It may happen that default JIRA project settings or board does not fully respond the needs of your project, similarly to how it was for the project I am currently working at. Our team once realised that we would benefit from custom issue types which we use for filtering and organising our Kanban board. However, "realised" is maybe not 100% suitable word since initially that was more kind of hypothesis which we could prove or not. Simply speaking, we must try before we know. Image source: https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/business JIRA is a very much customisable tool and…

From the economic perspective, platforms are “special kinds of markets that play the role of facilitators of exchange between different types of consumers that could not otherwise transact with each other”. (Gawer, 2014) In most cases, there are two types of consumers operating on the platform in two different contexts: “a business side (B2B), which very often is the business customer (they pay for a service) and an end-user side (B2C) who is the consumer of the service, and who may or may not pay for the service”. (Muzellec, Ronteau, and Lambkin, 2015) For example, this pattern is very…

The examples of great business models are rarely static but most often those that demonstrate changes responding to the market and competition challenges. As we cannot foresee the future, it is not possible to design a static business model once and forever. Thus, to achieve and keep their business success, companies need ongoing innovative activity. Image source: https://designbusinesscouncil.com/workshops/building-a-business-model/ To apply the concept of business models to the innovation domain, first, we need to understand what they are. Business models can be seen from different…