## Systemize your product and brand with a clear guide Design systems can be implemented in a variety of ways. At their core, they give your team a guide for consistently building great products. ### Increased team velocity Get rid of the low-hanging fruit on each feature iteration. Focus on solving the real problems rather than what button they should use. ### Seamless collaboration Empower your team to collaborate faster and more clearly. Get more clarity about what things are called and the need to mock everything up. ### Consistent UX and UI Create comprehensive standards for your product, leaving your team to solve more significant issues so your customers know what to expect. ## Stop creating technical debt A design system is one part of the solution to solving most debt issues you’ll find on your product and team. - Inconsistent UX: Don’t leave key patterns on the table to be defined each iteration. - Rework: Keep consistent design tokens in your product and remove constant guessing and rework. - Confusion: Reduce communication breakdowns with a governance model and system guides. - Design and technical debt: Inconsistent components and patterns creating additional work and maintenance. ## How do we go about building a design system? Our design system process scales according to your product size and needs. We recommend starting with a pilot project. ### Phase one #### Deep Dive We'll help you to gain a deep understanding of your product, team, and existing design assets to lay the foundation for an effective design system. - Onboarding session - Brand review - Full product and system walkthrough - Naming convention planning - Tooling audit and review - Governance modeling - Team interviews ### Phase two #### Design System Iterations Iteratively refine and expand your design system, creating a comprehensive set of reusable design elements and documentation to empower your team. - Design token definition - Reference site documentation - Figma system schema - Coded component library - Atomic design UI kit creation ### Phase three #### Action Plan Implement the design system through a pilot project, establish team workflows, and develop a clear roadmap for future adoption and growth. - Pilot project rollout - Team cadence and governance model review - Action plan for next adoption ### Client testimonial > "For our design team, Headway's biggest area of impact was helping with the design system and the transition to Figma. It's increased the foundational elements and lets us operate at a 5-10x velocity. That was huge." Todd Kamps Head of Design at Roostify ## It's time to get your team a powerful design system Our team can work with you in 3 different ways and get you setup with design systems. ### Design System Training Our team will come alongside your team and help train them and build out your design system. Includes: - Kick off with your team - Review of current work - Action plan and scheduling - Daily team check-ins and guidance - In-depth walkthroughs of key design system processes and tools - Access to our design systems for designers starter course - UX pattern recommendations ### Figma UI Kit Get your design team running with a critical component of the design system, the UI kit. Includes: - Kick off with your team - Component audit and review - Figma Schema and Atomic Design structure - Design system UI kit creation - Design system governance - Design and developer coordination ### Full Design System Team Bring our full design system team on board to help establish and build your system. Includes: - Kick off with your team - Component audit and review - Figma schema and atomic design structure - Design system UI kit creation - Design system governance - Design and developer coordination - Component creation in front end technology ## Relevant resources ###### How to Maintain a Design System That Teams Actually Use 9 min [read the article](/content/blog/how-to-maintain-a-design-system-that-teams-actually-use/index.html) ###### Extending Your Enterprise Design System with a Product Library 5 min [read the article](/content/blog/extending-your-enterprise-design-system-with-a-product-library/index.html) ## Free Figma UI kit and design system Never start from scratch again. Quickly mockup a product design or marketing site for your project. ## Other ways we can help [**Digital Product Design - UI UX**](/content/service/digital-product-design-ui-ux/index.html) Get an initial design for your new product, test new feature ideas, enhance your current product with an audit. [**UX Audits**](/content/service/ux-audits/index.html) Get an actionable plan to improve your product and get happier customers with our comprehensive UX audit report. [**Design Ops and Training**](/content/service/design-ops-and-training/index.html) Get your product team up to speed on the lastest Figma concepts. We can even lead and mentor your team and help you hire the best designers for your needs.