Creating illustration Systems that Work for Everyone
summary
Claims a practical five-step framework — audit, design, organize, produce, socialize — and shows actual assets: a paper dolls file and a composable TableMates scene built in Figma, with color styles and component instances. Emphasizes concrete rules (naming, ID numbers, tagging), export guidance (SVG cleanliness), and a plugin workflow (Time Machine) for versioning. Gives examples from Slack Airbnb Square OpenTable and recommends SLAs, brief templates, and a review workflow so additions enter the master library.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:11Landscape of illustration
- 3:29Systematizing illustrations
- 6:15Diversity in illustration
- 9:57Paper dolls activity
- 13:15Table mates activity
- 17:42Building a library
- 18:36Auditing and planning
- 22:32Designing the system
- 24:36Organizing assets
- 28:00Production guidelines
- 29:45Documentation
- 32:08Socializing the system
- 35:35Q&A and conclusion
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