Finastra Design System
The Finastra Design System provided as a theme and components library
Overview
The Finastra Design System repository provides assets and resources for building applications quickly and consistently. It offers support for applying Finastra branding and UX best practices. The repository includes a web theme built on modern CSS standards, providing foundations for applying Finastra branding, as well as web components that can be used with any major framework. Additionally, there are other resources available, such as a UI kit on Figma and a Microsoft Power BI theme.
Features
- Web Theme: Built on modern CSS standards, provides foundations for applying Finastra branding, including colors, typography, elevations, and spacings. Offers light/dark mode support and targets WCAG AA accessibility rating.
- Web Components: Framework agnostic implementation of the Finastra design system. Can be used with any major framework (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte) and provides Finastra branded components for financial apps. Utilizes the web theme.
- UI Kit on Figma: Source of truth for designers, providing foundations and components. Useful for developers looking for accurate specifications. Additional Figma resources, such as ideation tools, are also provided.
- Power BI Theme: Microsoft Power BI theme specified in JSON.
Summary
The Finastra Design System repository offers a comprehensive set of assets and resources for building applications with consistent branding and UX. Its web theme and web components provide the foundations and branded components necessary for financial apps. Additionally, the repository includes a UI kit on Figma for designers and a Power BI theme for Microsoft Power BI users. Contributions to the repository are welcome and guidelines for contributing can be found in the documentation.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Stylelint
Stylelint is a modern linter for CSS that helps you avoid errors and enforce consistent styling conventions. It provides rules for detecting errors and warnings, and can be configured to match your specific project's requirements.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Web Components
Web components provide a way to create reusable, encapsulated UI components using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They allow developers to create complex UI components that can be easily shared across multiple projects and frameworks. Web components are built using four main specifications: Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, and ES Modules.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.