Consistency and Clarity: Develop a comprehensive design guide that harmonizes all segments of the platform.
Universal Accessibility: Ensure accessibility of all interface elements to accommodate users with diverse capabilities effectively.
Efficiency in Development: Streamline the development process by providing a suite of reusable tools and components.
The roadmap of Hearth within the OpenRent ecosystem outlines the strategic direction and key milestones for the evolution of the design system. It encompasses a structured plan for the development, enhancement, and implementation of new features, components, and improvements over time.
Palette Development: Utilized HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) values to create a primary color palette that reflects OpenRent’s values of trust and professionalism.
Consistency and Usage: Implement a systematic approach to applying colors, ensuring that the use of color helps to guide user interactions, enhances readability, and improves accessibility. Guidelines will specify how colors should be used in UI components such as buttons, alerts, and links.
Accessibility and Compliance: All color combinations are checked to meet or exceed WCAG accessibility standards for users with visual impairments, focusing on sufficient contrast ratios for text against its background and interactive elements.
In Hearth, typography is key to crafting a cohesive user experience. With the Inter font at its core, we've tailored specific sizes and styles for different elements. Lighter weights and increased spacing ensure readability in body text, while bolder weights and tighter spacing command attention in headings. This approach ensures consistency and clarity across all digital platforms, enhancing the overall usability and visual appeal of the OpenRent platform.
At Hearth, we use semantic colours to categorize and organize our primitive colours based on their specific functions. This system ensures clarity and coherence throughout our design language, allowing us to communicate effectively with our users.
Visual Hierarchy: Developed a system of elevation that uses shadows and layering techniques to differentiate UI elements and focus user attention appropriately.
Standardization: Crafted a consistent approach to applying shadow and depth, which helps in maintaining a uniform aesthetic across all digital interfaces.
Responsive Grid: Implemented a 12-column (desktop), 8-column(tablet and 4-column(mobile) grid system that adapts seamlessly to various screen sizes, ensuring consistent alignment and scalability.
Material Design Library Integration: Leveraged icons from the Material Design library to ensure familiarity and usability for users accustomed to the platform.
In the Hearth Design System for OpenRent, a comprehensive suite of components has been meticulously crafted to form the backbone of intuitive and consistent user interfaces across all digital platforms.
Buttons within Hearth are versatile components designed to guide users through the interface with clarity and ease. They feature different styles and states to indicate interactivity and provide visual feedback upon interaction. Consistent sizing, spacing, and typography are enforced through design guidelines to maintain uniformity and enhance usability.
Cards offer a structured format for presenting related information or actions in a visually appealing manner. They adhere to a consistent design language, including standardized card layouts, typography, and content organization. Guidelines dictate the use of appropriate spacing, shadows, and color schemes to enhance card readability and usability.
Avatars are standardized to maintain a cohesive visual identity across user profiles and interactions. They are designed to be easily recognizable and visually appealing, enhancing the sense of connection within the platform. Guidelines specify the sizing, positioning, and presentation of avatars to ensure consistency and alignment with OpenRent's brand aesthetics.
Chat components facilitate seamless communication experiences between users. Message bubbles, input fields, and conversation threads are standardized to ensure a cohesive and intuitive chat interface. Guidelines cover aspects such as message formatting, avatar placement, and chat bubble styling to promote readability and user engagement.
Tables offer structured layouts for displaying data in rows and columns, equipped with sorting, filtering, and pagination functionalities for efficient data management. They feature consistent styling and behavior, including standardized table formatting, column widths, and row highlighting. Guidelines cover aspects such as table spacing, typography, and responsive design to ensure optimal readability and usability across different screen sizes.
Alerts are crafted to effectively convey important information or notify users of specific events. They feature consistent styling and behavior, ensuring prompt communication without disrupting the user experience. Clear messaging and visual cues convey urgency, while guidelines ensure uniformity in sizing, spacing, and accessibility considerations.
Chips offer a compact representation of attributes or categories, facilitating efficient filtering, tagging, and selection of multiple items. They are designed to be visually distinct yet unobtrusive, enhancing usability without overwhelming the interface. Guidelines specify the use of consistent sizing, spacing, and color schemes for chips across different contexts.
Input fields provide users with interactive areas for entering or editing information. They feature consistent styling and behavior, including standardized input sizes, spacing, and placeholder text. Guidelines ensure proper alignment, labeling, and validation feedback for input fields to enhance usability and accessibility.
Hearth design system goes beyond defining the look of a digital platform; it embodies a philosophy of providing consistency, accessibility, and efficiency in every interaction. It's more than just a collection of elements; it's an expression of a commitment to excellence in user experience. In summary, Hearth transcends its function to become a key driver of success in the digital landscape.
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