Fantastic documentation tool for component library development
Rating: 9 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
As UX Engineer I am responsible for maintaining and developing a component library as well as aiding other users in using the component library and contributing to it. The basis for the development of components is our Design System which is showcased in Zeroheight, so any work we do directly correlates to the information we get from Zeroheight. Zeroheight is filled with information by our Designers and not within my realm of work, however I am able to give feedback to our Designers from the viewpoint of a developer to improve Zeroheight and make it's contents more accessible for the contributors and UX Engineers that we have.
Pros
- showcasing components and other topics
- ease of seeing detailed information on components (colors, paddings, sizes etc.)
- ease of finding information
- possibility of going to previous versions of the design guideline
Cons
- when opening a component image (which opens a new page where the detailed information like paddings and colors are shown), the zoom can only be done by buttons, I'd prefer to be able to use my mouse scroll and for vertical / horizontal scrolling to do ctrl+scroll or ctrl+shift+scroll or something like that
Likelihood to Recommend
For creating and maintaining a component library, it is a fantastic tool that creates an interface between Developers, UX Engineers and Designers. It is easy to get both general information about a component, but also incredibly detailed information when looking at the component on a pixel-level, where information on paddings, margins, colors, fonts etc. can be easily accessed.
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Colin Finger
UX Engineer in Information Technology at SERVICEWARE SE (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
1 year of experience