Nordhealth Design Principles

Nordhealth's design principles form the foundation of their design system, guiding their team to make better and more informed decisions across different parts of the system.

  1. Put user needs first

    Care for the people who use products by making their day-to-day and long-term work better and more pleasant through great user experience.

  2. Strive for consistency, not uniformity

    Use the same language and design patterns wherever possible to help people get familiar with services, while holding true for the system and developer experience.

  3. Default to openness

    Share what is being done whenever possible, building services transparently to increase visibility and accountability while pushing towards higher quality.

  4. Make it accessible

    Ensure services are for everyone by making sure people with different needs can use products and meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

  5. Provide a good developer experience

    Enable developers to start using tools in minutes rather than hours, days, or weeks, prioritising efficient onboarding and implementation.

  6. Automate everything you can

    Value the time of colleagues, users, and future selves by proactively looking for ways to automate repetitive tasks and testing.

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