Foundation
Introduction
Last updated: 23 December 2025, 11:06 by Daniel Wysocki
The Foundations layer defines the core standards for colour, typography, and spacing. In addition, principles for iconography, illustration, and motion design extend the Design System’s visual language, ensuring consistency and coherence across all products and platforms.
Getting Started
Design
Access layer styles, icons, and illustrations in the Foundation library on Figma: Nordea Foundation
Ensure that both Foundation and Nordea Design System libraries are enabled in your Figma files for full functionality.
Additional assets can be located through:
- Icon search in Resources
- UI illustration search in Resources
- Spot illustration search in Resources
- Downloads section in Resources
Develop
Explore development documentation and platform-specific resources, including: