050: SLDS And Styling Hooks With Brandon Ferrua

Brandon Ferrua is a UX architect for the Design System team here at Salesforce. In this episode, we discuss the history of the Salesforce Lightning Design System. He teaches us what a design system really means. Brandon also reveals a cool new feature in the form of styling hooks.    If you’ve ever wanted a more detailed understanding of design systems, Brandon has been here since the bootstrap days and has a lot to teach us. Tune in to hear a great conversation with  lots of useful information.   Show Highlights:   The history of SLDS. What makes a design system a design system. How Salesforce started getting organized with accessibility-friendly components. What a design token is and how it works. The core products and users they were specifically designing for Lightning Experience What styling hooks are and how they help the adoption problem. What kind of freedom the new styling hook feature gives people. The advantages the Trailhead design team will experience.   Links: Brandon on Twitter: @bferrua Salesforce UX Github: https://github.com/salesforce-ux SLDS Styling Hooks: https://www.lightningdesignsystem.com/platforms/lightning/styling-hooks/ Salesforce UX Blog: https://medium.com/salesforce-ux   ***   EPISODE CREDITS:   If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.   He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.   Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com