Have you ever noticed the relationship between a closet and a design style guide?

Your closet reflects who you are and shapes your style. A design style guide determines how a product is going to look. Don’t you want to stand out with a strong personality and unique style? You may say no, but companies wouldn’t turn down this opportunity.

The Needs

We need closets to store things we use every day: clothes, shoes, hats, socks, accessories and more. It’s the place I go to every day before I leave the house. We need a design style guide to store UI components: typography, buttons, forms, toggles and more. We can’t design a product without them.

Here comes the tough questions:

Is your closet well organized by category? Can you easily find what you are looking for? Can you decide which pair of shoes should go with your recently bought new dress right away?

Is your design style guide well labeled by category? Can you efficiently grab a component you need? Can you quickly decide whether all the different buttons, forms and colors go well together?

If all your answers are yes, then good for you! Unfortunately, it’s still a bit of a game for me to master both my closet and my and UI components.

In Comparison

So what’s the relationship between a closet and a design style guide? Let’s take a look.

1. Color Swatches