ATOMIC DESIGN@brad_frost

PAGESGRAPHIC? WRITTEN PAGE? WEB PAGE? BOTH?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandora_6666/4927865092/

We’re not designing pages, we’re designing systems of components. -Stephen Hay

http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-stephen-hay-presents-responsive-design-workflow/

WHAT IS AN INTERFACE MADE OF?

http://bradfrost.github.com/this-is-responsive/patterns.html

http://foundation.zurb.com/

getbootstrap.com

THESE THINGS ARE GREAT, BUT...

FRAMEWORK POTENTIAL PITFALLS๏ One-size-fits-all ๏ Lookalike issues ๏ Potential for bloat/unneeded stuff ๏ Might not do everything you need ๏ Compatibility with existing sites ๏ Subscribe to someone else’s structure, naming, style

Tiny Bootstraps, for every client. -Dave Rupert

http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/

Responsive deliverables should look a lot like fully-functioning Twitter Bootstrap-style systems custom tailored for your clients’ needs. -Dave Rupert

http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/

BENEFITS OF FRONT-END STYLE GUIDES๏ Easier to test ๏ Better workflow ๏ Creates a shared vocabulary ๏ Useful reference

http://24ways.org/2011/front-end-style-guides/

http://gim.ie/fZyK

http://pea.rs/

http://brettjankord.com/projects/style-guide-boilerplate/

http://patternprimer.adactio.com/

http://malarkey.github.io/Rock-Hammer/

http://barebones.paulrobertlloyd.com

http://www.starbucks.com/static/reference/styleguide/http://www.starbucks.com/static/reference/styleguide/

I LOVE THESE.

MO’ PATTERNS, MO’ PROBLEMS๏ Time consuming to create ๏ Treated as a auxiliary project ๏ Often too abstract ๏ Seen only as a designer/developer tool ๏ Often created after a project launches ๏ Often incomplete/only serving present cases ๏ Lacking a clear methodology

ATOMIC DESIGN

H2 + O2 → H20 C + O2 → CO2 CH4 + O2 → CO2 + H2O C8H18 + O2 → CO2 + H20 C2H6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O

H2+O2=H20H2+O2→H20

http://joshduck.com/periodic-table.html

H2+O2=H20H2+O2→H20

ABSTRACT CONCRETE

ABSTRACT CONCRETE

CREATORS CLIENTS

REFERENCE BUILD REVIEW

DAVE OLSEN@dmolsen

WHAT PATTERN LAB IS๏ A design system builder ๏ A comprehensive custom component library ๏ A pattern starter kit ๏ A practical viewport resizer ๏ An annotation tool ๏ A developer tool (auto-refresh, page follow)

WHAT PATTERN LAB ISN’T๏ A UI framework ๏ Language, library, or style dependent ๏ Incredibly rigid ๏ “just” a pattern library, but also not by itself a

SITE BUILDER

BLOW IT UP.

http://www.starbucks.com/static/reference/styleguide/

MOLECULE GUTScode block!<div class="block block-inset"> <div class="b-thumb"> {{> atoms-img-landscape-4x3 }} </div> <div class="b-text"> <h2 class="headline">Headline: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing</h2> </div> </div> !

BASIC INCLUDEcode block!!!!!

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{{> molecules-block-inset }} !

ORGANISM GUTScode block!!!!!<header class="header cf" role="banner"> {{> atoms-logo }} <a href="#search" class="toggle-search">Search</a> <a href="#nav" class="toggle-menu">Menu</a> {{> molecules-primary-nav }} {{> molecules-search }} </header>

BASIC INCLUDEcode block!!!!!

{{> organisms-header }}

TEMPLATE GUTScode block{{> organisms-header }} <div role="main"> <div class="l-two-col"> <div class="l-main"> {{> organisms-article-body }}

{{> molecules-social-share }} {{> organisms-comments }} </div><!--end l-main--> ! <div class="l-sidebar"> {{> organisms-related-posts }} {{> organisms-recent-tweets }} </div><!--end l-sidebar--> </div><!--end l-two-col--> </div><!--End role=main--> {{> organisms-footer }} !

CONTENT STRUCTURE ACTUAL CONTENT

TEMPLATE GUTScode block{{# hero }} {{> molecules-block-hero }} {{/ hero}} !<div class="g g-3up"> {{# touts}} <div class="gi"> {{> molecules-inset-block }} </div> {{/ touts}} </div><!--end 3up-->

PIPING IN REAL CONTENT WITH JSONcode block "hero" : [ { "img": { "landscape-16x9": { "src": "images/sample/mountains.jpg", "alt": "Mountains" } }, "headline" : { "medium" : "Top 10 mountin ranges for hiking" } } ], "touts" : [ { "img": { "landscape-4x3": { "src": "../../images/sample/climber.jpg", "alt": "Climber" } }, "headline" : {

VIEWER

320PX.

320PX. 480PX.

320PX. 480PX. 768PX.

320PX. 480PX. 768PX. 1024PX.

320PX. 480PX. 768PX. 1024PX. THE FOLD.

320PX. 480PX. 768PX. 1024PX. THE FOLD. OH GOD THE FOLD.

DISCO MODE

HAY! MODE

Start with the small screen first, then expand until it looks like shit. Time for a breakpoint! -Stephen Hay

http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-stephen-hay-presents-responsive-design-workflow/

ANNOTATIONS

AUTO-REFRESH & PAGE FOLLOW

PATTERN LAB๏ Serves as a hub for the entire design process ๏ Can easily traverse from abstract to concrete ๏ Useful tool for everyone: information architects, designers,

developers, clients ๏ Fills the post-PSD void ๏ Write and name HTML/CSS/JS as you please. ๏ Start with a system first rather than deconstruct later ๏ Extensible and scalable ๏ Future friendly

SET EXPECTATIONS

http://www.pointswestav.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Projector-meeting.jpg

As an industry, we sell websites like paintings. Instead, we should be selling beautiful and easy access to content, agnostic of device, screen size, or context. -Dan Mall

http://danielmall.com/articles/the-post-psd-era/

B-SIDETHIS IS NOT

THE WEB.

WEB

WEB

COMPLEX NAVIGATIONDEATH TO THE WATERFALL

Let’s change the phrase “designing in the browser” to “deciding in the browser” -Dan Mall

http://the-pastry-box-project.net/dan-mall/2012-september-12/

GATHER

http://stylifyme.com/

http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/interface-inventory/

http://blog.easy-designs.net/archives/evernote-for-interface-inventories/

๏ Document your interface ๏ Promote consistency ๏ Establish which elements will be challenging to translate

into a responsive environment ๏ Lay the groundwork for a future style guide/pattern library

INTERFACE INVENTORY

ESTABLISH DIRECTION

RESOURCEhttp://styletil.es/

ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES

CONTENT STRUCTURE ACTUAL CONTENT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7854373494/

COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION TRUMP DELIVERABLES

http://pattern-lab.info

IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH PATTERN LAB, BLAME THIS GUY.

HUGE THANK YOU๏ Dave Olsen ๏ Dan Mall ๏ Josh Clark ๏ Jonathan Stark ๏ Jennifer Brook

๏ Anna Debenham ๏ Andy Clarke ๏ Paul Robert Lloyd ๏ Jeremy Keith ๏ Brett Jankord ๏ Tyler Sticka ๏ Harry Roberts

WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED CHANGING

YOU’RE FINISHED.

THIS IS FUN!

THANKS! @brad_frost