I collaborated with Bolttech's design team to develop a comprehensive design system from the ground up
This initiative involved creating standardized components, thorough documentation, and design tokens to ensure consistency and efficiency across the company's digital products.
Context:
Bolttech lacked a unified design system, which led to inconsistencies across its digital platforms. This lack of standardization created challenges in maintaining a cohesive user experience and slowed down both design and development processes.
Problem:
Inconsistent design components and interactions across platforms.
Lack of a centralized framework for design and development collaboration.
Difficulty in scaling and maintaining consistency as the company grew.
Objective:
Create a unified design system that would standardize components, improve collaboration between design and development teams, and ensure consistency across all digital products.
Responsibilities:
Design components aligned with Bolttech’s brand guidelines.
Document the design system using tools like Zeroheight.
Create design tokens in Figma to ensure seamless integration with development workflows.
Research and Planning:
Analyzed existing design inconsistencies and identified key areas for improvement.
Collaborated with stakeholders to define the design system’s scope and goals.
Design and Development:
Designed reusable components and interactions aligned with Bolttech’s brand guidelines.
Used Figma to create design tokens, ensuring consistency across all platforms.
Documented the design system in Zeroheight, making it accessible to both design and development teams.
Implementation:
Worked closely with developers to integrate the design system into Bolttech’s digital products.
Conducted training sessions for designers and developers to ensure proper adoption of the new system.
Impact:
Streamlined workflows: The design system reduced the time spent on recreating components and resolving inconsistencies.
Enhanced user experience: Standardized components and interactions improved the overall usability and consistency of Bolttech’s digital products.
Scalability: The design system provided a solid foundation for future growth, enabling faster and more efficient development of new features and products.
Key Learnings:
A unified design system is essential for maintaining consistency and scalability in a growing company.
Collaboration between design and development teams is crucial for successful implementation.
Tools like Figma and Zeroheight are invaluable for creating and documenting design systems.
