Night 2 #stargazing (at Cherry Springs State Park)
Thesis #19 - Say hello to Doction
Title
Doction
Encapsulation
Making documentation of design systems easier for designers.
Blurb
Everyone knows writing documentation is the worst, but having it is the best. Despite this, documentation is often a low priority. Doction aims to help designers document their design systems by integrating with their design tools, thus allowing for seamless documentation and make the most of their design system.
Cover
Branding
Thesis #15 - Iteration on the value proposition
Based on the feedback I am reworking the value proposition and being more clear and details about the concept.
Thesis #14 - Prototype plan
The end is nearing, the first milestone that’s coming up is on Feb 26th where we need to show our Proof of Concept.
Thesis #13 - Revised Concept Statement
Docur is a toolkit for designers and front-end developers who want to efficiently create dynamic style guides for digital products. It acts as a bridge, making hand-offs between designers and developers seamless. Unlike other tools, Docur helps in keeping documentation upto date with design.
Thesis #12 - First meeting with Una
Yes, Una Kravets! Yesterday I had my first advisory meeting with her, and it was a very fruitful conversation.
Thesis #11 - Product Lifecycle
Just to reiterate here is the flow I have in mind for documenting a design system —
- Design your styles & component in Sketch (or your design tool)
- Export the Lona JSON files using the
- Copy them to the documentation site folder.
- Generate the static site and launch.
Thesis #10 - Concept Statement
Components of a concept:
- Audience
- Need
- Benefit
- Market (optional)
- Competition (optional)
Thesis #9 - Prototype Reflections
In my last post I spoke about Airbnb’s Lona and Docur, my prototype. Here are the answers to a few questions to reflect on the current state of my thesis.