SaaS UI Design System
Duurii Maa
UX Designer
Design Systems
UI Designer
Figma
Miro
Storybook
Design system for a rapidly scaling startup
Outcome
Accessibility baked into the process
Having the opportunity to build a Design System from scratch meant that accessibility became part of the process, rather than an afterthought.
Some of the key principles taken into account were: checking colour contrast on different background and across different interaction states (this included me going down a deep rabbit hole of accessibility standards for disabled buttons)
including text labels with icons on mobile navigation
consistency across layouts and similar UI elements
that adherence to accessibility standards is a shared mission.
Results
The Design System played a key role in ensuring a successful launch:
it provided a cohesive look and feel for the rebrand
it streamlined the design process,
it led to a faster design to market time, providing developers with a single source of truth and a set of reusable components and patterns
