IA: How to Organize Docs So People Use Your Design System
Think of your design system docs like a library. Information Architecture (IA) is the shelving and catalog system that lets users find the right component or guideline. It's crucial for any system where discoverability impacts adoption.
Think of your design system docs like a library. Information Architecture (IA) is the shelving and catalog system that lets users find the right component, token, or guideline without getting lost. Good IA makes a system usable; bad IA kills adoption. It's essential for helping designers find usage rules and engineers find code props. The biggest footgun is organizing documentation around your internal team structure—users care about their task, not your org chart.
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