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:

Segment	Coordinator
Visual Language	Matt Jankowski
Components	Adam Rowe
UX Patterns	Irena Svidovsky
Editorial	Jennifer Mystkowski
Charting	Katie Wolf
Accessibility	[Vacant]
Iconography	Jonathan Duncan
Brand	Jason Ackley

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.