Effective spacing systems & scales in UI design
Pro tip: Define a spacing system to take the guesswork out of designing layouts.
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What is a spacing system/scale?
A spacing system or scale is, simply put, a set of spacing values you use across your design as part of a design system. As we’ve seen before in the box model, by spacing, we refer to the margin between design objects or the padding within them.
In this tip
Learn how to set up and use a spacing scale, find pro tips on making it effective, and dive into advanced topics like spacing tokens and token naming for design systems.
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