Browse design principles
Explore the library by context or by organisation. Start with a topic such as design systems or personal principles, or browse examples from specific teams and authors.
Browse by context
- Universal (71) — Principles that apply broadly across contexts and domains.
- Specific (154) — Principles tailored to particular contexts, products, or domains.
- Personal (62) — Principles written by individuals to guide their work and decisions.
- Organisations (165) — Principles created by teams and companies.
- Design systems (23) — Principles used in and around design systems.
- Software (59) — Principles for software and digital product design.
- Hardware (3) — Principles for physical product and hardware design.
- Infrastructure (5) — Principles for infrastructure and platform design.
- Language (3) — Principles for language, content, and communication design.
Browse by source
Explore principles from organisations and authors with multiple entries.
- Google (10)
- Microsoft (6)
- IBM (5)
- Apple (3)
- Government Digital Service (2)
- BBC (2)
- Facebook (2)
- Intercom (2)
- Intuit (2)
- Design Council (2)
- Android Developers (2)
- W3C (2)
- Joshua Porter (2)
- Whitney Hess (2)
- Jon Yablonski (2)
- Niklaus Gerber (3)
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