Design System Development
From design consistency to streamlining development, design systems are vital for businesses that want to scale without compromise.
Our design system service will implement a living system of reusable components, introducing faster development, consistent changes, and more effective branding.
A design system is a library of reusable components and defined standards for assembling any applications or elements.
Buttons, forms, typography, colors… all of these are vital to ensuring a smooth design, consistent UI and branding across all your websites, apps and digital services.
With a Design System, code is recalled from the central repository, so any changes at the source are immediately rolled out everywhere - no mistakes, no forgotten updates and no time wasted creating anything 100% manually.
What Companies Use Design Systems?
Design systems are used by countless organizations to manage their growing digital range. Here are some of the most well known.
Shopify
Microsoft
IBM
Atlassian
Apple
Why Do You Need a Design System?
When you make a new product, how much time is spent by developers recreating the same assets that appear everywhere - such as buttons, labels, and layouts?
What’s more, is it always completely, 100% accurate?
Enough changes here and there break consistency. A design system doesn’t just save time; by recalling code, there’s no room for error. What’s more, by using templates and larger structures, every new page or application will feel like part of the brand - it’s this familiar, welcoming feeling that makes customers feel safe.
Benefits of a Design System
Faster Development
Design systems remove repetitive tasks, moving projects from development to market faster than ever.
Consistency
When everything is recalled, nothing can deviate: your designated style is safe!
Automation
Need to make a change? Update the design system and watch all your digital products update as well.
Better Communication
Developers and designers now know what each item is - nothing gets lost in translation. A design system is a singular source of truth.
Complete Coverage
Apps, Desktop Products, Websites… a design system can enhance any digital presence your business has.
Rapid Prototyping
With a design system, you can use existing assets to quickly get the visual essentials together, making for a better PoC!
The Best Design Systems Use Atomic Design
With the Atomic theory - designed by Brad Frost - we can break visual elements into atoms, molecules, and organisms. Design systems start with the atoms and work their way up, ensuring the utmost consistency.
Atoms
Labels, buttons, input boxes… atoms are the bare essential elements. Everything starts here.
Molecules
Functional inputs, text boxes, modules… the elements that appear across pages and apps.
Organisms
Headers, search forms, templates… use your molecules to create everything you need.
Once you have your atoms, molecules, and organisms
in one place.
Development becomes so much easier. If designers or developers need to make something new, they use the organisms to put it together.
When they have a need that isn’t currently met, atoms and molecules can ensure it is created (and added to the library as its own organism) in no time at all!
What Else Can a Design System Cover?
Typography
Which fonts and text sizes are used - as well as how and where they’re applied.
Color Palette
Primary colors, secondary colors and branding palettes are essential for consistency.
Logo
Ensure your logo is used correctly, including size, spacing and color variants.
Icons
Likewise, establish your iconography and graphics in one central location.
Brand Values
What does your company stand for? How is this reflected in your products? They can’t be coded, but your design system should include them.
Style Guide
Messaging and tone of voice - ensure your design system is a single source of truth for everyone, including marketing and branding, not just designers and developers.
Case Study
Activity.me - online sport events search engine
Printbox editor
Audiobook app
Happy clients
Meet brands satisfied with our approach.
