Wonder Blocks: on the creation of Khan Academy’s Design System

Khan Academy is a unique not-for-profit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

Did you know Khan Academy is a not-for-profit? You might be familiar with our video content – that was just our beginning. Nowadays, we build for teachers and students working together in classrooms. We also design for people preparing for a big standardized test on their own; district administrators trying to support teachers; our creators who make, translate and localize content; parents; and donors. We make products, tools, programs, and content. It’s all part of our our mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere! The design team works to meld deep design craft wit

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• Yung-Hsuan Yang
• Malik Piara
• Athena Leong
• Kristen Cheung

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