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About Zurich Design System

Welcome to the new official Zurich Design System (ZDS)

Our goal is to provide comprehensive support to our esteemed teams of designers and developers throughout the entire organization. We strive to empower them to deliver outstanding digital products and experiences with unmatched consistency.

Zurich Design System (ZDS) is a product of this vision and dedication.

As we move forward, our design system will continue to expand, providing a comprehensive repository for our essential design language, multiple component libraries and functional code. Within this dynamic system, you will find a wealth of resources, including our Component Libraries for App, Web, Data Visualization.

Principles

We create trust

Be honest and ethical in how we design and build products that create a safe and easy to use interface to our customers

We embrace accessibility

Embrace accessibility and make sure our products are inclusive and meet accessibility requirements

We design for real users

At ZDS our design process isn´t just focused on building products - its aimed at creating products with real users at the core. We continually test and learn to create products that add value to our customers lives.

We build consistency

By using a common language we build consistency by aligning our values and sharing knowledge across Zurich

We design for flexibility

Every user is different and so is their device and internet access that is why the foundation of ZDS has been designed and built to effortlessly adapt to these factors in order to always provide the best experience possible

System governance & internal process

The Zurich Design System team actively promotes the utilization of ZDS by providing comprehensive guidelines, training, fostering a collaborative community and offering ongoing maintenance and support.

The primary maintenance and development of ZDS is carried out by a dedicated core team while strategic oversight is managed by an internal board of design advisors. In this way our approach ensures professionalism and inclusivity in all aspects of our work.