Essentry Design system
An extensive design system, offering a consistent set of guidelines, components, and patterns.
The essentry design system is a comprehensive design system that offers a consistent set of guidelines, components, and patterns. It is designed to help the team build products faster and more efficiently by providing a shared language and a collection of reusable components.
Initial Challenge
The team faced an initial challenge: how do we create a design system that balances flexibility for new projects while ensuring a consistent user experience across established products? This required a deep understanding of both the design team’s workflows and the development team’s technical constraints.
Building the System
To tackle this, I focused on structuring the system around key design principles: scalability, accessibility, and visual coherence. Each component was designed to be flexible yet maintain strict adherence to brand guidelines. I collaborated with designers and developers to define core components like buttons, inputs, and modals—ensuring they worked seamlessly across products.
Guides
The design system includes guidelines for typography, color, spacing, and other design elements to ensure a consistent look and feel across all products.
Interaction and Visual Design
To create a strong visual language, I designed interactive prototypes showcasing component behavior, transitions, and micro-interactions. These helped ensure the design system felt dynamic and engaging, rather than static templates. Each component’s behavior was documented and paired with Figma libraries and Storybook entries for developers.
Collaboration and Implementation
A significant part of this project was fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration. I hosted regular design reviews, ensuring feedback from developers and product managers was integrated into the system. I also created detailed documentation to onboard new team members quickly.
Impact
The new Essentry Design System accelerated product development timelines, reduced design inconsistencies, and empowered teams to prototype new ideas faster. It became a central source of truth, fostering collaboration across teams and supporting the company’s long-term product vision.