Building a Design System from Scratch

Why Design Systems?

Design systems create consistency, speed up development, and improve collaboration between designers and developers.

Start with Foundations

Define your colors, typography, spacing scale, and elevation system first.

Build Components

Create reusable components with clear APIs. Document them thoroughly.

Governance

Decide who can contribute and how. A design system needs stewardship.

Living Documentation

Tools like Storybook make design systems accessible and searchable.

A good design system is never done—it evolves with your product.