Microsoft has unveiled the most recent evolution of its design system, Fluent. Fluent 2 contains modifications that goal to allow higher collaboration and creativity.
“We improved on the strong foundations from Fluent 1 and injected revolutionary additions. All to empower makers at each angle of the system to drive towards a single objective. That objective? One Microsoft throughout the merchandise we provide, the providers we offer, and the communities we make,” Microsoft wrote on its web site.
New options embody a extra cohesive shade system, token system, standardized corners, higher customizability, sturdy utilization steering, and accessibility notation.
The brand new token system is designed to allow a extra seamless handoff from design to growth groups.
At the moment, Fluent 2 incorporates elements for Internet React, iOS, and Home windows, and Android elements are within the works.
Fluent 2 has already been applied by Microsoft of their latest redesign of Groups. “Our adoption of Fluent 2 was crucial for this model of Groups which supplies a spread of advantages akin to improved efficiency and accessibility. A sturdy theming system constructed with design tokens permits us to seamlessly combine with different merchandise constructed utilizing Fluent 2 and allows us to make holistic design-language updates in an environment friendly and systematic method,” stated Kay Davis, principal design supervisor at Microsoft.