what do you guys really mean by design system ?

[usernamedd]

i am frustrated with design system , the official doc says "With utilities, you’re choosing styles from a predefined design system, which makes it much easier to build visually consistent UIs" ,in the context , does it mean the spacing , color, margin, or other things ? it is not reasonabaly clear .
i appreciate someone providing some clearn and nonarbitrary explanation.

[tryoxiss]

Not sure exactly what they mean specifically (not a maintainer), but generally a design system is a sort of manual of style, but in this case it refers to the limited variants included such as colors, sizes, margins, etc. Generally a design system also includes guides on how to organise things and use different styles, but that is beyond the scope of tailwind (and would also alienate anyone using the tailwind arcitecture with a different design system).

[usernamedd]

Not sure exactly what they mean specifically (not a maintainer), but generally a design system is a sort of manual of style, but in this case it refers to the limited variants included such as colors, sizes, margins, etc. Generally a design system also includes guides on how to organise things and use different styles, but that is beyond the scope of tailwind (and would also alienate anyone using the tailwind arcitecture with a different design system).

yes,as far as i can understand , the design system defined in tailwind css context is a limited one compared with defination from wiki.
it is not so clearly defined in tailwind as I expected , what a pity

[renanrcrr]

The term "design system" in the context refers to a set of predefined styles and principles that ensure consistency across a user interface (UI). When the documentation mentions that utilities help in "choosing styles from a predefined design system," it means that you are selecting from a set of standardized options for various design elements like spacing, color and more.

So, I believe the "design system" encompasses all the predefined styles (spacing, color, typography, borders, shadows, etc.) which are designed to work together harmoniously. This approach aims to make your UI more uniform and predictable, reducing the likelihood of inconsistencies.