My 1st issue! Learn about design systems and using Github

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You'll need to complete Hack for LA onboarding before beginning this checklist. If you're deciding between HFLA teams, you can request in our Slack channel to observe one of our all-hands meetings first.

Slack

• Introduce yourself in the #design-systems Slack channel. Request a recurring 1-on-1 meeting with your team lead, and that the PM grant you access to our Google Drive, Google Calendar meetings, Figma project, and Github repo. (Until you have access, some of the following links will not work.) @ the PM and your team lead in this message.
  • Check your calendar and accept the invites to our recurring meetings. You might occasionally be asked to attend a meeting outside of your function.
• Update your Slack profile in the HFLA workspace. Under Title, type in your role and the name of the team (i.e. "UX Writer, Design Systems").
  • Under Pronunciation, type in any pronunciation guidelines and your preferred pronouns.

GitHub

Doing the following tasks on desktop is recommended.

Profile settings

• At the top right of this very webpage, you'll see a row of dropdown menus. Click "Pins" and select the "Profile" checkbox. Now, you and all Github members will be able to find DS via your profile (github.com/yourusername).
  • Click "⭐ Star" so the button turns into ⭐ Starred. Now, people will be able to find your profile from our repository's homepage.

Issue settings

• Below the Pins and Star settings, you'll see a list of more settings, starting with "Assignee" at the top. Add your Github username as an assignee.
  • Select the label role: _ (your role).
  • Select the project Learning about design systems.
  • Click 🚧 BACKLOG to open a dropdown, and select ✈️ IN PROGRESS.

About project documentation

• At the top of this page, find "Wiki." Under "Pages," read the "Documentation 101" article about how project documentation works.
• At the very top of this page, find "Issues." Here you'll be able to find all issues that you've created or been assigned to, regardless of which repository it's a part of.

Drive

• In our Google Drive folder, add yourself to our roster spreadsheet.
• Under "Tutorials", find the PDF of Alla Kholmatova's Design Systems book and read chapter 1 (pages 18-45).
• Under "User Insights" > "Stakeholder", listen to the stakeholder interview. You can follow along with the transcript.

Other readings

• Learn about user-centered design (more terms and definitions) and task analysis.
• Watch Figma's official Figma tutorials. Depending on what role you are, you may need to watch more or less of the videos to get a sense of how to navigate Figma.
• Read about the differences between frames and groups (part 2, part 3).

If you are a UXer

• Click the green button Submit new issue on this page. This issue will generate under HfLA's UX/UI community of practice and is meant to track the skills you learn during your time at HfLA.

If you are a developer

• Read the research from the previous lead developer.

If you are a product manager

• Schedule a meeting with Bonnie.
• Read this NNG article on the complexity of defining PM responsibilities.

Yay!

• Once you're completely done with all action items on this issue, add a comment below and @ the PM and your team lead.