What Is a Design System, Anyway?
Imagine a digital recipe book that keeps every chef in your kitchen using the same ingredients, flavors, and plating. That’s what your design system provides. It’s a set of unified design principles, reusable user interface components (buttons, fields, lightning-fast modals, you name it), and the digital DNA that ensures your products “feel like you” no matter where or how your audience interacts.
But it’s more than just a style guide. A design system is a comprehensive collection of design tokens, assets, and best practices that guide your design philosophy and development teams to build user interfaces that are intuitive, scalable, and consistent across different products and platforms.