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Design systems that engineers actually use
Tokens, accessible components and lightweight governance: what makes a design system stick.
By Turtle IT Solution DesignPublished Updated 5 min read
Start with design tokens
Colours, spacing, typography and radii defined once as tokens keep design files and code in sync, and make rebranding a configuration change instead of a project.
Accessible components first
Buttons, form fields, dialogs and menus are where accessibility bugs hide. Getting keyboard behaviour and focus management right once means every product team inherits it.
Lightweight governance
A small core team, a clear contribution process and visible documentation keep the system alive. Measure adoption, not the number of components.