Design Systems
Resilient and reusable foundational references.
At Slide UX, we think beyond the handoff to deliver references you can use to create great experiences even when we’re not around.
Large applications or product ecosystems contain many screens and elements.
A design system is a repository of reusable components, patterns, and guidelines (often with a code) that provide a framework for designers and developers to quickly create consistent designs.
Like a style guide but much deeper, a design system contains a library of components, often including elements such as icons, buttons, form fields, and interactive modules that appear across your application. It explains how the elements are used, details the rules each element follows, and ideally includes coded components as well.
Why invest in a design system?
A strong design system can make product managers, designers and developers more efficient, while delivering a more consistent user interface.
Whether you start with a style guide or opt for a full-blown design system, these deliverables ensure pixel-perfect implementation with interactive specs that expose properties, dimensions, and grid behaviors to your developers. Cut time and mistakes with copy-and-paste property panels and platform-optimized assets.
Our role in design systems
If you already have a design system, we’ll reference it. We can also help add to and maintain it.
If you don’t have one, we can help you get started.
Collaboration is key.
Design systems serve many parties with different interests. Product teams, marketers, developers, and designers may all refer to this central source of truth, which means that a change can impact many people.
Identifying the need for new standards, aligning on a new component, communicating changes, and managing their cascading impact is work that has to be considered if you decide to invest in a design system.
At Slide UX, we’re familiar with the workflow and logistics of designing based on a design system, while continuously improving it.
““It’s one thing for a designer to come up with a good design, but to also be aware of the needs of the developer and how to make it technically plug into an application, was one of the things that we really needed.””
More about our design systems
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Design systems typically begin with an outline to ensure that the system will meet the needs of your organization.
We review first drafts of new content as they are completed.
Due to the deep nature of a design system, there is continual review of changes and additions.
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These activities often include the following deliverables:
Design system, created and maintained in Figma
Change log
Meeting notes
Recordings of all meetings & sessions
Ready to talk specifics?
Book a free consultation to dig into pricing and timeline.
Why Slide UX?
We’re experts in UI design, user research, and UX strategy.
We're consistently ranked among the top 5 UX agencies worldwide based on client ratings, but we maintain a humble and down-to-earth culture.
We’re going to be here for you. We’ve been in business for 11+ years, and we’ve served nearly 200 product and marketing leaders in a range of industries.
Our flexible agreements allow you to scale resources up and down as needed over time, from part-time to a full team.
Our team is fully US-based, and dedicated to excellent responsiveness and communication. Sliders are employees (not contractors), and receive continuous training to stay up-to-date.
As a woman-owned family business, we genuinely care about each client.