Sustainable design at UCLA.

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The UCLA brand encompasses the work of many different people. 15

Are we building a culture of collaboration? 16

Sharing Code 17

Project Management 18

Talking 19

Design with people 20

Design with people 21

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All the good things I’ve made at UCLA have been with other people. 25

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Working on a team takes patience takes empathy takes listening takes practice 27

Learn how to give and receive feedback. 28

“Avoid bad meetings at all costs if you’re looking to increase productivity.” 29

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What do you want to build? 37

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“Design Systems are as much social as they are technical and we should think of them as communities and not just projects.” –Jina Anne 39

Do we have a shared design language? 40

Typography. Color palette. Logo. 41

Should all our products look the same? 42

Rules Strict Loose Parts Modular Integrated Organization Centralized Federated Distributed 43

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“Art direction is how to make someone feel through design.” –Andy Clarke 45

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UCLA culture is complex. Our design system needs to flexible and bespoke. 47

What do you want to create at UCLA? 48

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Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Thank You scott.gruber@g.ucla.edu www.scottgruber.me @scott_gruber 4356 Life Sciences 50