To formalize a more structured design system process:

• Created a field guide “how-to” for navigating, utilizing, and contributing to the design system

• Outlined hand-off guidelines for all component changes

• Created a design product brief to outline goals, hypotheses, current work, and planned work

To foster cross-functional collaboration and buy-in:

• Hosted regular design team meetings to discuss current and upcoming design system work and surface concerns

• Synced regularly with developers to understand constraints

• Shared regular updates through digital communications (primarily Slack)

To increase system navigability and component ease of use:

• Restructured the desktop design system to follow atomic design principles

• Converted pre-existing components to Figma variants