Challenge: Lack of UI consistency across patient and provider mobile applications, slow development cycles, and critical accessibility compliance issues (WCAG AA).
Solution: Creation and implementation of a comprehensive, cross-platform design system.
The Building Blocks
Color System: The system utilized a deep, trusting Navy Blue (primary) and a calming Teal Blue (secondary) for branding. Critical focus was placed on the Semantic Colors (Success, Warning, Error) to ensure immediate and unambiguous data interpretation (e.g., distinguishing a "Cancelled" appointment from a "Completed" task).
Typography: A clear, mobile-optimized typography scale was implemented, ensuring the Display Heading and Dashboard Overview headers were legible at a glance, vital for quick decision-making by medical staff.
Spacing & Grid: An 8pt grid system standardized all padding and margins, creating professional, clean data density required for clinical tables and patient records.
Buttons
Iconography
Components
Results and Impact
Design-to-Development Handoff Time: Reduced by 45% due to the adoption of a unified Storybook documentation site and code snippets.
Consistency Score: Product-wide visual consistency achieved 98%, as measured by the reduction of redundant, non-system components.
Accessibility: The mobile app now meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards across all core user flows, lowering organizational risk and expanding usability.
New Hire Onboarding: Time required for new designers and developers to become productive on the BrainyCare application was reduced from three weeks to under one week.