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|data3  = Digital Collaboration Division
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|label4  = Initial release
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|data4  = September 24, 2018
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|data5  = V1, September 24, 2018
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|label6  = Website
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|data6  = [https://design.gccollab.ca/ design.gccollab.ca]
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'''Aurora design system''' is a central design guide developed in 2018 by the Digital Collaboration Division within the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat of the Government of Canada. It was built through a collaborative effort between various designers, developers and writers across the Government of Canada.
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Lead by the Digital Collaboration Division at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Aurora design system was created in collaboration with the Canadian Digital Service: Talent Cloud, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and other individuals within Government of Canada. Aurora design system was created to standardize the visual language and user experience of the Open Accessible Digital Workplace's online applications and tools.
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==Overview==
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Aurora design system is a catalogue of user interface elements, writing style, guiding principles, coding standards, visual design, etc. for use in the Open Accessible Digital Workplace's applications. It was built in the open with contributions from developers, designers, writers and data scientists. Aurora design system is an ongoing project. Future iterations will be made to increase the number of components available, expand its code and documentation, and improve its user experience attributes.
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===Mission Statement===
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Make a design system for the Government of Canada’s digital collaboration tools that can also be reused and applied to other public or internal digital services and products. This system will help to ensure a seamless experience for users across platforms, will be easy to use, and quick for developers and designers to implement. The design system will provide a basic framework with guiding principles and components, with the ability to be adapted to other brands and needs.
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===Principles=== 
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Aurora design system adheres to the following principles:
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*'''Simple and flexible''': Provides all necessary elements without being restrictive. Aurora Design System is a lightweight system that can be adapted to suit a specific product.
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*'''Fun to use''': Makes the job of developers and designers easier rather than add extra burdens or obligations to follow. Aurora Design System has an aesthetically pleasing design that is easy to navigate and adapt.
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*'''Re-usable''': Suits a variety of needs. All components and principles are generic enough to be applied to a wide range of digital products. Code and design elements can easily be extracted to create new products, and communications guidelines are easy to understand and follow.
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*'''Diverse''': Covers a variety of needs and types of products. Aurora Design System follows necessary Government of Canada obligations such as official languages and accessibility
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*'''Technology agnostic''': Applicable to any technologic framework that a team decides to use for their project.
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*'''Open''': To anyone who wishes to use it. All of Aurora Design System’s code is open source, and all other guidelines and elements are free to copy.
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==Project Team==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Role
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!Name(s)
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!Team
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!Contact Information
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|-
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|Project Leads
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|[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Genevieve.Lemieux Genevieve Lemieux]
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[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Sduff Sierra Duffey]
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|Digital Collaboration Division
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|genevieve.lemieux@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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sierra.duffey@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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|UX Researchers
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|[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Rebecca.Jeong Rebecca Jeong]
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[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Alex.Mesley Alex Mesley]
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[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Donna.Monbourquette Donna Monbourquette]
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|Digital Collaboration Division
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|rebecca.jeong@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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alex.mesley@tbs-st.gc.ca
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donna.monbourquette@tbs-sct.gc.ca<br>
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|Front-End (UI) Developers
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|[https://gcconnex.gc.ca/profile/Ethan.Wallace Ethan Wallace]
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[https://gcconnex.gc.ca/profile/Nicholas.Pietrantonio Nick Pietrantonio]
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Simon Roy
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Omar Nasr
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Daniel Spence
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|Digital Collaboration Division
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Health Canada
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Canada Revenue Agency
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|ethan.wallace@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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nicholas.pietrantonio@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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stephanie.lefebvre@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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simon.roy@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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omar.nasr@canada.ca
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daniel.spence@cra-arc.gc.ca
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|-
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|Graphic Designers
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|[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Michael.Martel Michael Martel]<br>[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Sabrina.Rowland.Cote Sabrina Rowland Côté]
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Chuma Asuzu
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|Digital Collaboration Division<br><br>IRCC
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| michael.martel@tbs-sct.gc.ca<br>sabrina.rowland-cote@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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michael.asuzu@cic.gc.ca
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|Technical Writers
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|[https://gccollab.ca/profile/Marianne.Aubrey Marianne Aubrey]
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Nneka Nnagbo
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|Digital Collaboration Division
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Canada Revenue Agency
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|marianne.aubrey@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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nneka.nnagbo@cra-arc.gc.ca
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|-
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|Partnership Liaison
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|[https://gcconnex.gc.ca/profile/Heather.Laird Heather Laird]
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|Digital Collaboration Division
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|heather.laird@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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|-
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|Consultants
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|Sean Boots
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Thomas Gohard
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Paul Jackson
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Gerardo Escandon
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|Canadian Digital Service
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OneGC (TBS)
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OneGC (TBS)
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Talent Cloud
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|sean.boots@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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thomas.gohard@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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paul.jackson@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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==Versions==
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===Version one===
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Released on September 24th, 2018, the first version of Aurora design system included components, as well as best practices for written content and data visualization.
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====Components in version one====
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Version one included HTML code, design elements and documentation for the following components:
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[[File:Tagsdesignsystem.PNG|700px|thumb|right|Example of Tags component with HTML code]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Component Type
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!Component
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|'''Visuals'''
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|Colour
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Icons
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Typography
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|'''Standard'''
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|Avatars and thumbnails
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Badges
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Buttons
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Cards
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Divider/rule
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Grids and spacing
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System messaging
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Tags, chips and pills
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Tooltips
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|'''Navigation'''
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|Breadcrumbs
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Back to top
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Links
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Pagination and scrolling
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Search
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|'''Forms'''
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|Form design and labels
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Button inputs
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Errors and validation
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File upload
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Progress indicators
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Text inputs
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====Content and data====
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Aurora contained content guidelines and data visualization styles, and best practices for the following topics:
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[[File:Graphaurora.jpg|700px|thumb|right|Example of a bar graph in Aurora design system]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Category
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!Topic
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|'''Content guidelines'''
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|Reading level and plain language
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Spelling
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Addressing users
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Referring to product owners and the Government of Canada
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Useful tools
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|'''Content formatting'''
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|Aurora follows the Canadian Press Style Guide:
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Capitalization
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Dates, numbers and addresses
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Time
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Units of measurement
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Ampersands
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Commas, ellipses, colons
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Slashes and hyphens
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Bold and italics
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Quotation marks
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|'''Glossary'''
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|Containing definitions of words commonly used by the Digital Collaboration Division.
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|'''System vocabulary'''
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|Containing definitions of words appearing in Aurora and its tools.
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|'''Data overview'''
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|Best practices of data visualization
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Multiple formats
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Labels
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Colours and textures
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Stylized numbers
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|'''Choosing visualizations'''
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|Tables
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Bar and column graphs
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Line graphs
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Scatterplots
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|'''Legends and tooltips'''
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|Side aligned legend
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Bottom aligned legend
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== Research ==
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==== Studies conducted by the Digital Collaboration Divison ====
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* [[:File:GCTools Design System - Mood Board Heatmap 2018 short.pdf|Mood Board Survey]]
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* [[:File:Results DS Information Architecture.pdf|Card-Sorting: Information Architecture]]
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* [[:File:Report typography and data viz testing.pdf|Report: Typography and Data Visualizations]]
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* [[:File:Design system architecture final.pdf|Final Architecture for Design System]]
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==== Design systems used as inspiration and reference ====
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* [https://semantic-ui.com/ Semantic.ui]
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* [https://material.io/guidelines/ Google Material Design]!
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* [https://standards.usa.gov/ United States Gov]
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* [http://carbondesignsystem.com/ Carbon Design System]
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* [https://polaris.shopify.com/ Shopify Polaris]
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* [https://designers.italia.it/&nbsp;(in&#x20;Italian&#x20;haha) Designers Italia]
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* [http://patternlab.io/ Pattern Lab]
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* [https://www.lightningdesignsystem.com/ Lightning Design System]
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* [http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/ux/middleware/alta/index.html Oracle Alta UI]
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* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/fluent-design-system/index Microsoft Fluent Design]
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* [https://vmware.github.io/clarity/ Clarity Design System]
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* [https://github.com/alexpate/awesome-design-systems List of awesome design systems]
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