The User Interface or Front-End Style Guide is the most important part that is used as a guide in designing a User Interface (UI). In other words, the Style Guide is used as a rule to make UI elements more consistent when designing an overall project. There are several UI elements, such as colours, typography, icons, and others.
Why use the Style Guide?
Style Guides are used for several reasons:
1. Visual Consistent
The Style Guide on visual consistency helps design a cohesive (unified, unified, compact) that visually reflects the language. Elements of visual design and interaction design, for example, such as colour, typography, animation and load time.
2. Context
Context explains why the designer chose the design by providing a visual overview of the design page.
3. Collaboration
A team needs a reference manual as a reference in project work so that within a team it remains in the same reference.
4. Code Standard
Code standardisation is used to make writing standards of a program code such as HTML, CSS, or JavaScript so that designers can see whether the design that has been made deviates from the reference or standard that has been determined.
5. Consolidation
Consolidation is used by designers to find references from all components.
There are several steps in creating style guidelines.
1. Colours
Determination of colour is needed so that designers have the right direction to create a branding. There are predetermined colours in colour, namely primary, secondary, and accent colours.
Incorporating a well-defined color palette is crucial for maintaining brand identity and ensuring visual harmony across all user interface elements. By establishing primary, secondary, and accent colors, designers can create a cohesive look that enhances user experience and reinforces brand recognition.
Primary Colour
Primary colours are the main colours that may be displayed frequently on the screen or the screen in application elements.
Secondary Colour
Secondary colours are colours that are a mixture of primary colours. Secondary colours in styles are used for micro actions such as sliders, navigations, progress bars, links or links for headings.
Accent Colour
Accent colour is usually used as a pandan colour if an error or error occurs, success, warning, or information.
Like the colour example below
- Red is used as a marker if something goes wrong (error, wrong)
- Yellow indicates if a warning occurs (alert, warning, caution)
- Green as a marker if successful in carrying out a command (success, right, safe)
- Blue is used to mark information.
2. Gradient Colour
Gradient colours are part of the design. The combination of primary and secondary colours can provide several gradient directions such as diagonals.
3. Colour Symbol
The existence of colour symbols is used to be more consistent to provide colour during the design process.
4. Typography
There are typographical elements that are very important in UI design, namely front, font size, and colour. There are three stages in determining typography.
Choose a font family
Google defaults fonts and fonts such as Robot and SF Display pro can be used to design a mobile-based project.
Choosing a Font Weight
Font Weight is a measurement of the weight of the font used to determine the thickness of the font.
Creating Layer Styles
After selecting the font and font weight, the next step is to create a layer style. Layer Styles are used to give effects so that objects don't look too flat.
5. Icons
There are several types of icons including flat, outline, filled, and many more.
Icon Grouping
Grouping icons is a flexible approach that can significantly enhance design efficiency. By categorizing icons into groups, designers can streamline their workflow, ensuring that similar icons are easily accessible and consistently used throughout the project. This method not only saves time but also helps maintain a uniform style across different sections of the user interface.
Incorporating a style guide into your design process can significantly enhance the efficiency and consistency of your projects. By establishing clear guidelines for colors, typography, and icon usage, teams can ensure that every element aligns with the overall brand identity. This not only streamlines collaboration but also helps in maintaining a cohesive look and feel across all user interface components.