Pharos Design System
JSTOR's design system for creating cohesive, supportive, and beautiful experiences for the intellectually curious.
What is Pharos Design System?
Pharos is JSTOR's design system, providing a comprehensive set of UI components, design guidelines, and tools for building cohesive and accessible digital library experiences. It solves the problem of inconsistent interfaces across JSTOR's platform by offering reusable components and clear design standards. The system includes both web components and React wrappers, along with extensive documentation and interactive examples.
Frontend developers and design teams working on JSTOR's platform or similar scholarly content applications who need consistent, accessible UI components. It's particularly valuable for organizations building digital library interfaces or knowledge platforms.
Developers choose Pharos because it's a battle-tested design system from a major digital library, offering robust accessibility features, visual consistency tools, and dual support for web components and React. Its integration with Chromatic for visual regression testing and comprehensive Storybook examples provide exceptional developer experience.
Overview
JSTOR's design system
Use Cases
Best For
- Building consistent user interfaces for digital library platforms
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