Design System Setup / Optimization

About this Service

I help teams create, structure, or improve design systems so design and engineering can move faster with consistency and scalability.

This service is focused on building a practical, production-ready system, not just a UI kit. The goal is to reduce design debt, standardize decisions, and make it easier for teams to ship features.

Depending on your current stage, I can help with:

1. Design system foundation

  • Token architecture (color, spacing, typography, radii, shadows)

  • Semantic token structure

  • Light / dark theme setup

  • Naming conventions and scalability

2. Component system

  • Core UI components and variants

  • States, interactions, and behavior

  • Component documentation

  • Design patterns for common flows

3. Product integration

  • Aligning the system with the existing product

  • Refactoring inconsistent UI patterns

  • Reducing design debt

  • Preparing components for engineering implementation

4. Scaling the system

  • Figma component architecture

  • Variables and token management

  • Collaboration with engineering

  • Preparing the system for libraries like Tailwind / ShadCN or similar frameworks

Deliverables may include:

token architecture, Figma component library, documentation, UI patterns, and scalable design guidelines.

Best suited for startups and product teams that want to standardize UI, speed up development, and maintain product consistency as they scale.

Tools: Figma, design tokens, variables, and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate system creation.

$4,000
Quick Hire
This service contains 2 payment milestones
1
Kickoff Payment
Due at checkout
$2,000
2
Final Delivery
$2,000
Concepts and revisions: 1 concept, 1 revision
Project Duration: 2 weeks