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Design & Style Guide

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Google: Design & Style Guide
Google: Design & Style Guide

A design guide and deck specification that standardized how my team within Google built internal presentations, in line with Google's branding.

Deliverables

  • Branding01
  • Style guide02
  • Documentation03

Client

  • Google
  • TechnologySector

The mission

Standardize how decks are used creatively within the team, and make the case for why that consistency matters.

The challenge

My team within Google had a 50% drop rate on decks that showcased upcoming information. We looked to standardize how decks should be used creatively within the team for internal use while conveying the necessity surrounding its use.

The concept

Outlined everything necessary from the original database deck for streamlining, and identified the most important assets needed. Testing and data collection from previous decks, along with feedback from writers, informed the system.

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Design guide / specification templateDesign guide / specification template
Typography & primary logosTypography & primary logos
Primary colors & palettePrimary colors & palette
Table of contents / section dividerTable of contents / section divider
Displaying codeDisplaying code
Hero icon assetsHero icon assets
The impact

Keeping in line with Google's branding, the new style guide and deck specification was adopted by over 90% of the team (close to 400 people) within the first month, and became the new standard shortly after.

90%+Team adoption in month one
~400People using the system
50%Deck drop rate addressed

Credits

Branding and style guide: Remy Cuesta

Tools

Illustrator, InDesign, Figma