Summary
After several years of designing each project from scratch, I found that my creativity was dampened by
repetitive component creation. Inspired by this frustration, I opted to create a design kit & system
that would allow me to start each project further into the design stage without sacrificing
creativity.
What I Did
The design kit itself was created in Adobe XD, the primary program that I and my
colleagues used in the position at this time for our web designs. I carefully created and organized a
system to create components for common web UI, layouts, and sections. Then, ensuring every part of the
kit could be easily designed upon for most creative directions.
Reflection
Ultimately, I like many other designers know that limiting creative energy from redundant tasks is
detrimental to the overall design product. I have been exceptionally pleased with how Nouveau has been
received by our team, and how even using a small portion of the kit can save hours of repetitive
labour. There were certainly some learning moments here that I will carry over into my next design
kit.