Explore the Silk design system with step-by-step design system documentation. Learn about setup, customization, and best practices for product teams.

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Silk is a free, open design system by Netguru built for mobile and responsive web in Figma. The documentation covers full setup (publishing Phosphor icons and Silk libraries), and deep customization across colors (built-in palette swapping and custom palette generation using AI prompts), typography (font families, sizes, weights, line heights), iconography, shapes, spacing, grid/layout, and component architecture. It also details naming conventions, component property patterns, and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility requirements for building or extending components.

Silk Design System Documentation

<p>Nice to see a design system that also explains naming patterns and accessibility rules clearly. Those small details make it much easier for teams to scale components without creating design inconsistencies later.</p>
