Boost Enterprise UI Efficiency with the Matrix Design System

Introduction

Matrix is an enterprise‑level product design system created to improve labor productivity and provide a universal solution for design, development, and product teams. It aims to make project development more intuitive, efficient, and simple.

What is Matrix

Matrix (matrix.58.com) includes a comprehensive design guide, the G1 component library , the Matrix Magic template site , and online design tools. These resources together form a full‑stack solution for building enterprise back‑office systems.

Value of Matrix

Matrix addresses common pain points in enterprise product development:

For developers: reduces duplicate work, ensures visual consistency, and provides a reusable front‑end framework for rapid development.

For designers: enables quick creation of design drafts using the component library and templates, and offers continuously updated design resources.

For product teams: the Matrix Axure component library helps build high‑fidelity prototypes that follow unified interaction rules.

Typical Features

G1 Component Library (Basis Gene) – an online Vue component library with 7 categories and over 50 components, already used across multiple 58.com business lines.

Sketch Global Component Library – a design‑side library with variable definitions, allowing a single component to adapt to many scenarios and simplifying theme updates.

Theme colors can be switched by adjusting a few parameters, enabling fast visual updates across different business lines.

Matrix Magic Template Site – a ready‑to‑use collection of templates (modal, login, result, detail, list, form, data, etc.) that combine Matrix components into typical business pages.

Matrix Axure Component Library – provides reusable Axure components for product teams to create high‑fidelity prototypes that follow Matrix design standards.

Design Theory

Atomic Design Theory – breaks UI down into atoms, molecules, organisms, templates, and pages, enabling a systematic, reusable component hierarchy.

8‑Point Grid Principle – uses multiples of 8 px for spacing and sizing, improving consistency and responsiveness across devices.

Layout and Responsive Rules – base resolution set to 1440×900, with left/right/top layouts, fixed top bar (64 px), collapsible sidebar (236 px/64 px), and content area that adapts dynamically.

Conclusion

Matrix released its first internal version in January 2020 and became an open‑source project in June 2020, marking a milestone as the only company‑level open‑source project jointly built by technical and design teams. It continues to set industry standards for enterprise UI design.