Sunrise Solar Design System Principles

Seven design principles acting as a compass for designing Sunrise interfaces, keeping the team aligned throughout the design process.

  1. Intuitive & Clear

    Use familiar patterns to make experiences easy to understand. Consider hierarchy, proximity, alignment, contrast, negative space and repetition.

  2. Considerate

    Base design decisions on industry standards, best practices and research data rather than opinions. Dive deep into the problem with clear purpose.

  3. Empowering

    Design components and interfaces to fully empower users to complete their tasks. Optimise for important tasks whilst giving access to more details if needed.

  4. Trustworthy

    Act as a trustworthy partner and treat users with respect. Be honest and transparent, eliminating unnecessary complexity and dark patterns.

  5. Adaptive

    Build experiences that work on every screen, platform and language. Components work seamlessly together in whichever combination suits user needs.

  6. Consistent

    Design for predictability. Consistent positions, styles and behaviours reduce mental load so users can focus on tasks rather than learning the UI.

  7. Accessible

    Design components to be accessible to everyone, inclusive towards people whose physical, mental or environmental conditions limit their performance.