ROLE
Design Lead, leading Design System strategy, execution, and team collaboration
SCOPE
Organization-wide across multiple products and teams
Project Overview
As WSC grew, different products evolved with their own patterns, creating inconsistencies across the experience.
The goal was to establish a unified design language and a shared way of working across the organization.
Challenge
How do you create consistency across an entire organization
The challenge went beyond creating a component library. With multiple products and teams working in parallel, we needed to establish shared principles, a common visual language, and a consistent way of working. The system also needed to be flexible enough to support different product needs while maintaining consistency across the organization.
Approach
Method 01
Map the existing system
Mapping patterns to identify inconsistencies and opportunities.
Method 02
Build a shared component
Creating reusable components, foundations, and scalable patterns for consistency.
Method 03
Establish ways of working
Defining shared workflows and review processes across Design and Engineering.
Implementation
Two product screens side by side showing the visual transformation
Before
After
A selection of the reusable components and patterns created for the system
Components
Animations
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Impact
Consistency: Products became more consistent through a shared visual language and reusable components.
Efficiency: Reusable components reduced the time needed to design and build new product experiences.
Collaboration: Designers and developers established a more aligned way of working together.