Writing Design Plans

A design plan breaks an approved design direction into discrete, reviewable tasks. Each task is small enough to evaluate clearly and specific enough that the result is predictable.

When to Use

• After design-discovery and/or design-strategy have produced an approved direction
• Before any implementation work begins
• When a design task is too large to complete and review in one step

Process

Step 1: Review Inputs

Gather:

• Design brief (from design-discovery)
• Strategy document (from design-strategy, if applicable)
• Personas (from inclusive-personas)
• Existing design system inventory