Lessons from building design systems for multi-billion brands

During all the years working with design systems, I have faced many challenges; this is why I want to share some of the lessons I’ve learned, hoping that this will help anyone looking to create a design system or improve an existing one.

There's a commonly agreed definition of a Design System:

A library of design patterns, rules, and UX guidelines that enables companies to ship and maintain consistent products at scale.

A design system is an underlying layer of design, and most often, clients and companies don't pay too much attention to it. However, companies that design at scale reap al…