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Built design system scaling team from 3 to 15 designers

Created a comprehensive design system with 50+ components, documentation, and Figma plugins, enabling consistent design across 5 product teams.

Built design system scaling team from 3 to 15 designers
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Sarah Chen

Product Designer & UX Researcher

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Impact & Results

Design systems are investments that compound over time.

The Story

How this challenge was approached and solved

Led the initiative to create a unified design system as the company scaled. Conducted an audit of existing components across products, identified patterns, and built a component library in Figma with variants, auto-layout, and proper documentation. Created a Storybook instance for developers, wrote usage guidelines, and built internal Figma plugins for faster workflow. The system reduced design handoff time by 40% and increased design consistency scores from 65% to 92%.

Focus Areas

Design SystemsUIProduct Strategy

Tools & Technologies

FigmaStorybookReactFigma Plugins

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