Design System Technical Specialist-design system guidance and tips

Example

Developing a unified set of UI components (buttons, inputs, navigation bars) that can be reused across multiple projects to ensure consistency and efficiency in the design process.

Scenario

A specialist might build a component library for a SaaS product, ensuring that elements such as buttons and forms have a consistent look and feel, reducing the need for designers and developers to recreate these elements for each new feature or service.

Example

Defining and managing design tokens, which are the visual design atoms of the design system (like color, spacing, and typography), to maintain a consistent style across a product suite.

Scenario

In a scenario where a company’s branding gets updated, a specialist would manage and update the design tokens to reflect the new brand colors and typography, ensuring these changes propagate across all digital products automatically.

Example

Creating comprehensive documentation and guidelines for using the design system, including best practices, usage guidelines, and coding standards to ensure that teams use the design system effectively.

Scenario

For a new team member onboarding, the specialist ensures there is clear documentation on how to use the design system, making it easier for them to understand and adhere to the company’s design standards from the start.