Patterns Explained
Patterns are centralized definitions of how Workday solves recurring design problems.
Patterns on Canvas are divided into Patterns and Product Examples. Patterns include a strong design system POV, tactical advice, best practice guides and preferred product examples selected from product team submissions. Product Examples provide a collection of examples for how this pattern is currently being solved across product teams, but do not include design system guidance or best practice advice. When using Product Examples additional discovery on what is best for your product's use-case will be required. Examples shown within Product Examples may use a mix of Canvas, Platform, and custom components. Many, but not all, Product Examples will evolve to become Patterns.
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Canvas Design System is focused on increasing the design knowledge and solutions from product and platform teams which we surface on our site.Do you have pattern knowledge to share?
Use the Canvas templates below to document a pattern or product example. You get authorship credit and the Canvas team will support you fully throughout the process.
Note: You can still reference older Canvas patterns in the v9 version of the site, but these older patterns do not contain standardized tactical best practice advice and product examples.
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Product Examples
Product Examples provide a collection of examples for how this pattern is currently being solved across product teams.
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