Atomic Design is a popular way to organize and maintain components and modules for design teams. It’s a file structure method that breaks down every page element into simple buckets.
A file structure can be used to organize files (e.g., classes and components). To ensure that development processes run as efficiently as possible, it is important to organize files in a certain way. This article will discuss Atomic Design and each component of the methodology.
What is Atomic Design?
Atomic Design refers to a particular way of organizing the components of a project. Atomic concepts directly inspire it in chemistry. Atomic Design is based on the idea of an atom as the smallest unit and a molecule as the combination of atoms. Finally, it inspires by the notion of organisms being made up of molecules.
The Atomic Design methodology in React Native
Atomic Design, as we have already discussed, is a chemistry-inspired concept that takes its inspiration from the notion of molecules and atoms. These are the five levels of Atomic Design:
Atoms
Atoms are the basic units of a project. These are the building blocks of the entire design. These inputs can include buttons, color palettes, and animation buttons. These smallest units can be used in the project’s molecules, organisms, or templates.
They should be accessible from anywhere and be easy to use.
Molecules
We all know that when two or more atoms are bonded, they create a molecule with new combined properties. Atomic Designs also combine different atomic components to create a new component.
Organisms
As we move up the chain and combine multiple molecules, we create an organism. Organs are not considered part of a project’s overall structure. They are meant to be independent and can be used on different parts of the project.
This stage is when we begin to see a more structured UI. The header and music controls are made up of a variety of molecules. Because they have the same structure, headers can be reused on multiple pages in a project.
Templates
These are many organisms that have been grouped to create the layout or skeleton of a page. This is the place where all aspects of the design come together. It’s like a blueprint. These pages do not contain any data other than what is required by the UI design.
Pages
Templates are pages. These are the final design form, which is made into full-size templates. When the data and templates are combined, the result is a page.
The templates’ feasibility can also be demonstrated on pages. You can see how designs react to more data. Chats, for example, can contain multiple types of data.
Conclusion
There are many ways to organize your React Native projects. React’s official website notes no standard for managing files and folders. Atomic Design may be the right choice if you are looking for an easy but effective way to organize your project files while you create apps.