Getting Started For Designers

Astro UXDS design assets include files for creating Astro application mockups and wireframes in Figma.

Before reading any further, we recommend you review available Astro components on the Astro Storybook site. Examples of Astro in-use can be seen within the Astro Service Specific Design pages.

• Color
• Typography
• Theme
• Grid
• Glossary

• Astro 7 UXDS - Dark Theme
• Astro UXDS 6.0 - Dark Theme
• Astro UXDS 6.0 - Light Theme
• Astro UXDS 6.0 - Wireframe Theme
• Astro UXDS Icon Library

The Astro team has worked with EGS to establish the EGS Design Compliance requirements for developers targeting the EGS Platform. These requirements are specific to EGS development; these requirements are based on common best practices and accessibility guidelines and it is highly recommended for all users to incorporate them into their applications.

EGS Design Compliance

Astro strives to achieve compliance with applicable DOD design standards. Astro 7 was audited to determine its level of compliance with relevant items in Section 5.17 (Information Systems) of MIL-STD-1472H, and as of September 29, 2022 this is our assessment of Astro UXDS compliance.

MIL-STD-1472H Compliance

• Research
• UI Design
• Visual Design
• Service Specific

UX Design:

• GRM Service
• TT&C Service
• FD Service UX Design

Each page on astrouxds.com has a support button at the bottom of the page for technical support.

Web Design

• Stackoverflow – Questions and problem solving
• SmashingMagazine - HTML, CSS, JS, UX/UI, typography and design
• Alistapart - Web design, development, standards, and best practices
• Abookapart - Books for web design, development, standards, and best practices
• w3.org - Authoritative source for HTML standards
• Accessible Colors - Evaluate color combinations using the WCAG 2.0 guidelines for contrast
• Can I Use? - Browser support tables

• An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, Second Edition, by Wickens, Lee, Liu, Becke
• About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design 4th Edition by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, Christopher Noessel
• HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith (Online, and for purchase)
• Just Enough Research by Erika Hall
• Microinteractions: Designing with Details 1st Edition by Dan Saffer
• Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience by Rex Hartson, Pardha S. Pylar
• Sketching User Experiences by Bill Buxton
• Writing for Interaction: Crafting the Information Experience for Web and Software Apps by Linda Newman Lior

• Figma
• Balsamiq
• Powerpoint
• Keynote
• Axure
• Invision
• Sketch