The Project

With all the new B2B client work, our team was creating local component libraries for each project. This worked when the only project was Molina Health. However, once we had multiple projects in flight at the same time, those local component libraries quickly created inconsistency between globally used design elements like form fields, buttons, fonts, and colors.

In between current project deliverables, and while waiting for feedback on my designs, I took the initiative to audit the components in my projects. I then audited the projects of the other 3 designers on the team. Overall, there were 6 unique projects that needed a mix of global and unique components.

I ensured that communication was open, and that everyone had the most up to date information on the design direction of both design systems.

Now that I had alignment and consensus from design and engineering. This ensured that the components, interfaces, and interactions maintained consistency across projects.

I conducted weekly design system meetings to ensure the design system met their needs, to learn which components are still needed, and to deliver components for whichever screens they were currently working on at the time. This resulted in less time being spent creating design elements and local components by all designers on the team. This resulted in less time being spent creating design elements and local components by all designers on the team.