Wave Design System
Client
Wave Apps
Industries
Social Media Travel
Work
Strategy Typography Color Palette Iconography Tokens Components Documentation Governance Maintenance
Collaborator(s)
Head of Product Chief Technology Officer
Project Status
Shipped 2023
After designing initial product workflows, it became clear a design system was needed to maintain consistency across the Wave product experience. We hypothesized that investing in the building and maintenance of the system would yield a 20% increase in productivity and optimize designer-developer collaboration.
Post-launch, we evaluated our hypothesis and found the system was a success. Productivity was very close to our 20% estimate, while system consumers reported an increase in communication and collaboration in meetings. However, additional sprints were needed until the system was at a place design, product, and engineering used it consistently.