Awesome Design Principles

Website: https://github.com/robinstickel/awesome-design-principles#readme
Category: Themed directories
Tags: design, UI, awesome-lists

Description

Awesome Design Principles is a curated GitHub directory of design and experience principles. It aggregates high-level rules, guidelines, and reference materials that help designers and teams create more consistent, user-centered interfaces and experiences. The list is aimed at serving as a reference and source of inspiration when defining or refining design principles.

Features

• Curated collection of design principles
  A maintained list of good design and UX principles sourced from various organizations, products, and practitioners.

• Focus on high-level guidance
  Emphasizes principles as overarching rules that guide detailed design decisions, rather than low-level UI patterns.

• Integration with design systems
  Highlights principles that are often documented within broader style guides, pattern libraries, and full design systems.

• Sections by content type

  • Principles within bigger Design Systems: Links to design systems that explicitly document their design or experience principles.
  • Articles about Design Principles: Articles and writings discussing how to create, apply, or evaluate design principles.
  • Other Resources: Additional references, tools, or lists related to design principles and experience guidelines.

• Open contribution model
  Contributions via pull requests and issues are encouraged, following published contribution guidelines.

• Documentation and community standards

  • README.md with the main list and structure.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md describing how to propose new entries or changes.
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md defining expected behavior for contributors.
  • LICENSE.md specifying reuse and sharing terms.

• Inspired by established "awesome" lists
  The structure and approach are inspired by the "Awesome Design Systems" directory, aligning with the broader Awesome list ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Referencing proven design and UX principles when starting a new product or redesign.
• Getting inspiration for writing or refining a team’s own design principles.
• Exploring how established design systems communicate and structure their principles.
• Collecting educational material for workshops, onboarding, or UX training.

Pricing

• Free – Public GitHub repository available at no cost, under the terms of its open-source license.