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Taking Stress Out Design System Management

  • Masha Shaposhnikova
  • December 15, 2022
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Quick summary ↬  In this article, Masha goes over five tips that make it easier to manage a design system while increasing its effectiveness. This short guide is aimed at smaller teams.

As a sole design system maintainer, I try to minimize the time I spend in Slack or meetings and maximize the time I spend in Figma or code (aka, focused and actually working).

For the past four years, I’ve been figuring out how to set up my workflow to achieve that goal. In this article, I want to share what did and didn’t work for me and what you can do to:

  • Stress less about design system management.
  • Reduce noise.
  • Maintain transparency in your process.
  • Minimize disruptions for your team and customers.

Let’s dive right in!

Invest Time To Create A Plan

Unless you are joining a company from the outset, you’re probably not starting a design system from scratch. It’s essential to take the time and analyze what’s there instead of jumping right in and treating it like a blank canvas.

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About The Author

Masha is a product designer and developer with a deep love for design systems and open-source design.

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