So, you’ve built your Design System and have spent hours, days, weeks or months painstakingly documenting your styles, components, spacing and grids and their usage. Only to discover every time you see a product screen from another team, it looks a little — off. Documentation, aka the third big piece…

Building the bridge between Designers and Developers — Now, before we get into it, no, I’m not about to talk about a methodology for effectively working with Developers in product teams — because people aren’t processes, nor should we treat them like they are. So, if you’re here for that kind of content, you’ve come to the wrong…

And where to find one — Right now, you might be thinking, I already have a Design System or a UI kit that gives me everything I need, and it’s working just fine. Do I need a process for creating components in my Design System? And, while I could sit here and tell you, yes, your…

How we created an international type library for everyone, everywhere. — What does it mean to build a truly international account? Is it to be able to hold many currencies? Sure. Work in many countries? Definitely. Speak your language? Well, now you’re talking — literally. Let’s take a closer look at how we took our typography from a complicated mess with…

How we made a globally recognisable and scalable icon library. — Icons. The small, seemingly insignificant, hieroglyph-esque things you see everywhere. While small, they are mighty, and play a crucial role in our modern life. From helping us find our way through a foreign city, to making a new service feel intuitive to use, those little icons do a lot of…

Stand out, show your best work and get that damn job. — In a world where competition is becoming increasingly high thanks to that slowly deflating tech bubble, getting first impressions right is important. I recently was asked to review over 300+ portfolios quickly to hire one role — no, I'm not joking; competition is fierce right now. And, while I have…

Hey, I'm Ness 👋🏼. I'm a Product Design Lead and, as the title suggests, a Design System specialist. Over the years, I've learnt a lot about building successful Design Systems. This is thanks to the lessons that come with working with many different types — ranging from reskinning existing systems…