Segments
The Morningstar Design System employs the concept of segments for areas of design, development, and systems practice that require specialized participation and contribution from a subset of community members.
Current Segments
The current segments, and their owners, are:
| Visual Language |
Matt Jankowski |
| Components |
Adam Rowe |
| UX Patterns |
Irena Svidovsky |
| Editorial |
Jennifer Mystkowski |
| Charting |
Katie Wolf |
| Accessibility |
Caroline Collins |
| Iconography |
Jonathan Duncan |
| Brand |
Jason Ackley |
| Code Practice |
James Colvard |
Responsibilities
A segment owner is responsible for:
- Cultivating participation and connecting interested contributors around an identified topic.
- Establishing a segment objective and achieving key results over time.
- Recommending medium- to large-scale System features and enhancements.
- Attending design critiques/showcases to identify potential areas of inconsistency or to highlight how an existing component can solve a product team's need.
- Analyzing and monitoring existing product development efforts relevant to the segment across both Institutional and Consumer product lines.
- Setting up and moderating irregular discussions between segment participants from the design and engineering communities.
- Approving contributions of new features in the segment, including those designed, built, and documented by members of the core MDS team.
In general, participating in MDS as a segment owner requires two to four hours per week, on average.
