{"id":4376889,"date":"2022-10-03T19:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insight\/before-you-create-a-design-system-do-these-three-things-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:39:54","slug":"before-you-create-a-design-system-do-these-three-things-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-in\/insight\/before-you-create-a-design-system-do-these-three-things-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Before you create a design system, do these three things"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button>\n\t\tBefore you create a design system, do these three things\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>
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\n\t\tCreating a design system is typically what you think of in the early phases of your design strategy.\u00a0\t<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\tBut before you create a design system, a whole lot of work goes into a website<\/a> or product\u2019s design strategy.<\/a> And these steps are essential to be able to successfully create a valuable design system.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\tHere are the steps to take before designing your system:
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1. Information architecture
2. Goals of key pages\u00a0
3. Zonal definitions\u00a0

Let\u2019s run through each of these and why they\u2019re essential to the success of any website or product design project.\u00a0\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t