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Paste Design System

Paste Design System

At Twilio, the Paste design system is employed to create user interfaces that are intuitive, unified, and of the highest caliber. With tools and resources, Paste assists Product Designers and Engineers in creating consumer UIs in Figma and React.

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About Paste Design System

Create welcoming, enjoyable Twilio user experiences with Paste.

At Twilio, the Paste design system is employed to create user interfaces that are intuitive, unified, and of the highest caliber. With tools and resources, Paste assists Product Designers and Engineers in creating consumer UIs in Figma and React.

Paste is...

Default accessibility The design systems team often refuses to ship a component, primitive, or composition if it falls short of the WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance standard. As a consuming team, you can anticipate Paste to do a significant portion of the labor-intensive work necessary to create accessible products. However, you must continue to consider accessibility and conduct regular product audits. You can get assistance from the Design Systems team for this task.

Composed intentionally. The construction of paste tokens, primitives, components, and compositions themselves is inherent. To put it simply, this means that you can solve your product/user interface (UI) challenges by combining tiny and large elements.

Paste is not...

logical applications are a concern. Every Paste component is presentational in nature and has no opinion regarding how data is transmitted to them.

Stateful. Components have internal state contained when appropriate (for example, UI behavior or keyboard interaction), but they are not concerned with application state themselves.

unique to a product or industry Paste compositions try to satisfy Twilio pattern demands at the most general level, whereas Paste components aim to service all UI needs semantically. They hold the opinion that an effective design system raises the bar for a wonderful customer experience, and they are eager to witness intelligent, well-researched departures from the system that do the same.

Accessibility at Twilio scale

Being inclusive is one of the cornerstones of Twilio Magic. An essential component of achieving this goal is designing and developing experiences that are usable by a wide range of people, but doing so sadly takes a lot of time and specialized knowledge. Teams that utilize Paste have accessibility best practices integrated, allowing them to concentrate on the client's issue without compromising inclusiveness.

Twilio's UX Guidelines

These guiding principles describe how I, you, and the UX organization as a whole operate. They hold us responsible for adopting the attitudes and methods they promote. They push their work to satisfy the requirements they set.

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What is the Paste Design System?

The Paste Design System is a set of tools and resources utilized at Twilio to create intuitive, unified, and high-quality user interfaces (UIs). It assists Product Designers and Engineers in developing consumer UIs in both Figma and React environments.

How does Paste prioritize accessibility?

Paste is committed to default accessibility, ensuring that all components, primitives, and compositions meet the WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance standard. While Paste handles much of the accessibility work, teams are encouraged to continue considering accessibility and conduct regular product audits, with support available from the Design Systems team.

What is the intentional composition approach in Paste?

Paste components, tokens, primitives, and compositions are intentionally composed, allowing teams to solve product UI challenges by combining elements of various sizes. This approach enables flexibility and scalability in designing user interfaces.

What are some characteristics of Paste components?

Paste components are presentationally focused and agnostic to data transmission methods. They are stateful in terms of internal behavior (e.g., UI behavior or keyboard interaction) but do not concern themselves with application state.

Is Paste specific to a particular product or industry?

While Paste compositions aim to satisfy Twilio's pattern demands at a general level, Paste components are designed to serve all UI needs semantically. Twilio values departures from the system that enhance customer experience, recognizing the importance of intelligent, well-researched deviations.

How does Paste integrate accessibility at Twilio scale?

Inclusivity is a cornerstone of Twilio Magic, and Paste contributes to achieving this goal by integrating accessibility best practices into its design and development processes. Teams using Paste can focus on solving client issues without compromising inclusiveness.

What role do Twilio's UX Guidelines play in conjunction with Paste?

Twilio's UX Guidelines provide guiding principles for the entire organization, shaping attitudes and methods within the UX organization. Adhering to these guidelines ensures accountability and drives work to meet established requirements, aligning with the overarching goals of Twilio's UX initiatives.

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