August 2019 Planning

[joshblack]

Endgame

• August 19th, 2019: Code freeze for the endgame
• August 26th, 2019: Endgame done

Projects

Support

Members

• @tw15egan
• @asudoh
• @designertyler

Deferred Items

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Icons

This plan captures our work on the icons project for August 2019. This work will result in the general availability of the IBM Design Language iconography assets in design tooling, code, and on the site. It also includes work to introduce pictograms into the system, alongside general enhancements to our icon contribution process.

Members

• @chrisconnors-ibm
• @dakahn
• @designertyler
• @joshblack
• @laurenmrice
• @lovemecomputer
• @vpicone

Overview

Our primary goals are to:

• Deliver an Elements Design Kit to replace the existing IBM Design Language Kit and update our existing Design Kits
• Deliver an improved website experience for finding icons
• Introduce a new pictogram package

Deferred Items

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Patterns curriculum workshop

Members

• @chrisconnors-ibm
• @shinytoyrobots
• @aagonzales

Primary goals

Create interactive materials for part 2 of Carbon workshop for ECPs and interns

Schedule
Introductions
Design Language/Design Systems refresh
Carbon Intro (discuss atomic model, open source)
Getting set up (design environment)
Exercise 1: Instructor Led Sketch Artifact creation*
(Review and Questions)
Exercise 2: Class participants use our Sketch Libraries to interpret AirBnB as IDL
(Review and Questions)

*Exercise 1 should include:

• using a template
• using the column Grid / implications of grid
• placing symbols / not breaking symbols
• basic adjustments on canvas
• basic adjustments via inspector
• more advanced adjustments via inspector
• symbol swapping

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Carbon website content audit and strategy

Members

• @janchild
• @connor-leech

Primary goal

Our primary goal is to conduct quantitative audits and to begin qualitative audits of the Carbon Design System, to understand where Carbon stands alongside other design systems. This includes the following work:

• Conduct a quantitative audit to determine current breadth of components and patterns in other design systems and internal pattern libraries.
• Conduct a full audit of the Carbon site.
• Comparative analysis of other design systems and internal sites. Outcome is a list of best practices as well as things to avoid.

Stretch goals

• Create standardized content templates of content needed (topics, images) for components and patterns.
• Strawman IA for technical discussions
• Lo-fi prototype to support technical discussions and UX explorations

Deferred Items

• Qualitative strategic assessment of target audiences, branding/messaging, channels, workflows, competitors, and influencers.

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Component specification

Members

• @mattrosno
• @joshblack

Our primary goal is to define the structure for a a written document that formalizes the specification for components in the Carbon Design System, alongside a structure and runner for rules to verify that specification.

This work will include the following:

• Define the minimum required sections for a component specification
• Write initial specification for the following components: Accordion, Button, and Tabs
• Implement initial rules for these components
• Run rulesets against our current implementations in core
• Reporting

Deferred Items

• Define the initial visual style for the specification document (more important to focus on content this project cycle)

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Contribution model and community distinction

Members

• @jnm2377
• @jeanservaas
• @shixiedesign
• @aledavila

Primary goals

• Define scope for contribution model workshop
• Host contribution model workshop to iterate through community model protocols/expectations
• Define a clear protocol for contributors and add-ons
• Define a clear distinction between Carbon and Community

Stretch goals

• Document workshop outcomes and protocols

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IDL Site QA and Release

Members

• @abbeyhrt
• @emyarod
• @alisonjoseph

Overview

Our primary goal is to:

Launch the updated IBM Design Language website using the Gatsby Carbon Theme as the underlying codebase.

We will accomplish this by doing the following
add specifics

• Image Gallery component Create Image Gallery  gatsby-theme-carbon#229
• Spacing audit for all components in the theme Spacing/vertical rhythm refactor gatsby-theme-carbon#252
• Mobile specific images Image component gatsby-theme-carbon#249
• Sync up on content questions around UI pages Sync vs. remove "UI" page content design-language-website#94
• Close out outstanding bugs https://github.com/orgs/carbon-design-system/projects/22

Deferred Items

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