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Audience and Benefits

INFRA 360 DS is more than a toolkit—it’s a strategic initiative to unify design, engineering, and content creation under a shared vision. Our goal is to establish a robust design language and collaborative space that empowers UI engineers, UX designers, marketers, and technical content creators. Over time, this system will serve as the single source of truth for design and implementation, fostering alignment across disciplines and accelerating product development. 

System-Wide Benefits

  • Promote Consistency: A unified visual language across products enhances brand recognition and user trust.

  • Improved Efficiency: Streamlined workflows reduce time-to-market and allow teams to focus on high-impact work. 

  • Design Confidence: Access to best practices empowers teams to make informed decisions. 

  • Accessibility for All: Inclusive design patterns ensure usability for people of all abilities. 

  • Scalability: Reusable components and patterns enable rapid expansion across platforms. 

  • Education: Clear documentation and examples support onboarding and continuous learning. 

  • Enhanced Collaboration: Shared specifications and implementation guidelines foster cross-functional teamwork.

UI Engineers

In our current team structure, UI Engineers encompass any developer tasked with building websites or user interfaces for Progress Infra. INFRA 360 DS supports them by providing: 

  • Onboarding: Quick-start resources to help engineers contribute UI code efficiently. 

  • Component Library: A refined set of reusable HTML and JavaScript assets for consistent markup, styles, and behavior. 

  • Accessibility Guidance: Practical tools and standards to build inclusive interfaces, addressing both ethical and business imperatives. 

  • Design Standards and Practices: Clear usage guidelines for components, patterns, layouts, and stylistic elements like typography and color. 

  • CLI Guidance: Standardized command-line interface practices, including accessibility considerations.

UX Designers

Given the small size of our design team, INFRA 360 DS is designed to reduce implementation overhead and allow designers to focus on strategic UX work. Key benefits include: 

  • Onboarding: Toolkits and processes for integrating design work into the SAFe release train.

  • Design Principles and Values: A codified set of values to guide consistent and measurable design decisions.

  • Accessibility Guidance: Resources to ensure accessible design from the outset.

  • Single Source of Design Truth: A shared foundation for both designers and engineers to align on design intent and execution.

  • User Personas: Centralized access to user personas to inform design decisions.

Content Creators

Content creators—whether tech writers, UX designers, or engineers—play a vital role in shaping the user experience through documentation and UI text. INFRA 360 DS supports them with:

  • Documentation Guidelines: Standards for technical writing and instructional content.

  • Micro-text Guidance: Best practices for alerts, error messages, and other brief UI text.

  • Technical Content Style Guide: Tailored guidance for communities like Chef and Habitat.

  • Tone and Voice: Consistent language that reflects our brand and values.

  • Naming Conventions and Grammar Mechanics: Rules to ensure clarity and consistency across all written content.