From the specific to the system

Matt Anderson from Canva will be talking about the The process of setting up and maintaining the design system at Canva. As well as how the learnings can be applied to products and projects of all shapes and sizes.

In addition, we also have Krystal Higgins from Google. It’s tempting to create one-size-fits-all onboarding experiences, constrained to a new user’s first day with your product, but onboarding can serve a much broader purpose. Products are constantly evolving, people are constantly learning, and everyone acclimates at different speeds. In this talk, Krystal will share how the techniques that underpin onboarding can be effective at other points in the customer journey. You’ll see why it’s important to design guidance that addresses a range of product and user situations, and how onboarding makes sense as part of a longer-term approach to guidance in your product.

The presenters:

Matthew Anderson from Canva

Matt is a Product Designer at Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva has grown to over 10 million users across 190 countries, with more than 400 million designs created, at 13 designs per second.

Matt looks after the design system at Canva to ensure a seamless editing user experience. He brings with him over 8 years of experience, having looked after product design for several startups.

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Krystal Higgins from Google

Krystal is a senior user experience designer who loves tackling complex design challenges. An area she is extremely passionate about is the onboarding of new and existing users. She shares tips for designing in-product education on her design blog and maintains a collection of onboarding reviews from websites, apps, and other products.

In addition to teaching teams about guiding users, Krystal designs all sorts of experiences for web, mobile, and wearable products. She has worked at companies like NVIDIA, eBay, and, currently, Google, where she helped launch Android Wear 2.0 and now works on new opportunities for Google Photos. Krystal rounds out her design work with watercolour painting and scuba diving.

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