Short excerpt from a design talk emphasizing that prioritizing output (e.g., producing many components or an organized Figma library) without focusing on outcomes can lead to unused design systems. The speaker, a designer, warns that checking the box on quantity/appearance does not ensure value or adoption.
You know, and so I know that's a. That's a common phrase in lots of different industries. It's like a lot of people prioritize, especially designers. Designers are really guilty of this. And, you know, as a designer myself, I'm guilty of it. You know, I'm worried about output, but if I'm not worried about outcome, I may actually output the wrong thing. But I go like, well, I checked the box because my job was to design 60 components, and I did it. And they look beautiful. And the Figma library is organized really well. And so job well done, right? And then no one actually uses it. And that's where the design system graveyard comes from.
