Phase 5 Design System

Phase 5: Design System

Build a consistent component library

Components

1. Design Tokens

:root {
  /* Colors */
  --color-primary: #3b82f6;
  --color-secondary: #64748b;
  --color-success: #22c55e;
  --color-error: #ef4444;

  /* Typography */
  --font-sans: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-size-sm: 0.875rem;
  --font-size-base: 1rem;
  --font-size-lg: 1.125rem;

  /* Spacing */
  --space-1: 0.25rem;
  --space-2: 0.5rem;
  --space-4: 1rem;
  --space-8: 2rem;

  /* Border Radius */
  --radius-sm: 0.25rem;
  --radius-md: 0.5rem;
  --radius-lg: 1rem;
}

2. Base Components

// components/ui/button.tsx
interface ButtonProps {
  variant: 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'outline';
  size: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
  children: React.ReactNode;
  onClick?: () => void;
}

export function Button({ variant, size, children, onClick }: ButtonProps) {
  return (
    <button
      className={cn('btn', `btn-${variant}`, `btn-${size}`)}
     
    >
      {children}
    </button>
  );
}

3. Component Categories

• Primitives: Button, Input, Select, Checkbox
• Layout: Container, Grid, Stack, Flex
• Navigation: Navbar, Sidebar, Tabs, Breadcrumb
• Feedback: Alert, Toast, Modal, Spinner
• Data Display: Table, Card, List, Badge

Tools

• shadcn/ui (recommended)
• Tailwind CSS
• Radix UI primitives

Output

Save components to: components/ui/

Next Phase

After completion: /phase-6-ui-integration