We used Zeplin and React Storybook together to speed up development and collaboration across the company when building Stack Decisions. #StackDecisionsLaunch
We used Zeplin to handoff designs and style guides from the design team to engineering. Because Zeplin automatically generates accurate specs, assets and code snippets from designs we were able to stay on the same page as a team and save time in development. Additionally the friction in communication between the design and development teams is greatly reduced as Zeplin will notify us when designs are updated.
We used React Storybook in a similar fashion to create a library of shared components. It allows us to organize our components into a library, view the different states of each component, and interactively develop and test components. Because React Storybook runs outside of our main application it allows us to develop UI components in isolation, which can improve component reuse, testability, and development speed. We were able to build quickly without having to worry about application-specific dependencies.
