A design system is a shared language: tokens, components and rules that designers and engineers both use. The payoff shows up in speed, consistency and fewer arguments.
Where the time goes
Without a system, every new screen reinvents buttons, spacing and states. With one, engineers assemble screens from tested parts and designers focus on the problem instead of the pixels.
Start small
- Colour, type and spacing tokens
- Ten core components
- Documented states and accessibility rules
Consistency is a feature your users feel before they can name it.
