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Design Principles Template

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Helps create meaningful design principles that actually influence daily decisions. Covers principle formulation, prioritization, team alignment, and applying principles to resolve design disagreements.

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Design Principles Template

Define design principles that actively guide product decisions.

Usage

Describe your product values to get actionable design principles.

Examples

  • "Create design principles for a developer tools company"
  • "Define principles that prioritize simplicity over features"
  • "Develop principles for an accessibility-first design team"

Guidelines

  • Make principles specific enough to resolve disagreements
  • Include the reasoning behind each principle
  • Limit to 5-7 principles for memorability
  • Order principles by priority for trade-off decisions
  • Reference principles in design reviews and critiques