My role
Senior UX Designer
Timeline
1 week
Team
3 designers · 5 engineers
Focus
Systems & accessibility
Work is enterprise focused, therefore not many images of work may be published publicly. Low-fidelity images provided when applicable.
Overview
Forma is a shared design system for a growing suite of products. Teams were solving the same interface problems in different ways. I partnered with designers and engineers to create foundations that support speed without sacrificing quality.
Context
A product audit revealed fragmented patterns, duplicated components, and uneven accessibility. The system needed to work across existing products while giving teams a practical path toward greater consistency.
The challenge
How might we create a shared language that makes the right design decision easier for every team?
The design question
Make consistency the easiest choice.
The approach
We audited real product screens, mapped repeated behaviors, and prioritized the patterns with the widest impact. Working sessions with product teams helped us distinguish shared needs from useful local differences.
Research and exploration · Replace with your process artifacts
The work
We established accessible color and type foundations, reusable components, and guidance that explains when and why to use each pattern. A lightweight contribution model helped the system become a shared practice rather than a separate destination.
The experience in detail · Replace with final product screens
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Start with the patterns teams use most
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Build accessibility into the foundations
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Treat contribution as part of the product
Outcomes
Use this section to connect the work to measurable change. Add your baseline, the result, and what you learned from the evidence. The figures below are placeholders.
XX%
Component adoption
X×
Design-to-build time
XX%
Accessibility coverage
Reflection
A design system succeeds when it changes how teams work together. The most valuable deliverable was a clearer shared language. Next, I would invest in adoption measurement, contribution feedback, and the patterns that connect entire workflows.
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