Design systems that
actually ship
Research, information architecture, interaction, visual, system engineering and accessibility — treated as one discipline with engineering-grade rigor. Tokens, primitives and accessibility in CI, not a Figma library that decays.
CAPABILITIES
Six design surfaces under one engineering-led studio
Research, IA, interaction, visual, system and accessibility — delivered as a single discipline so every artefact lands in code with the token contract and a11y baked in.
Research & discovery
User interviews, JTBD, usability studies, diary studies, competitive audits, quantitative behavioural analysis.
Information architecture
Taxonomies, navigation, search, URL structure, content models, sitemap surgery, findability audits with tree tests.
Interaction design
Flows, wireframes, prototypes, micro-interactions, state machines, motion and feedback language.
Visual systems
Typography, colour, spacing, grid, iconography, illustration style, brand-to-product translation.
Design system engineering
Tokens, themes, primitives, components, patterns, multi-brand + multi-platform distribution with CI.
Accessibility & quality
WCAG 2.2 AA, assistive tech testing, colour and motion safety, reduced-motion and dark-mode parity.
TOKEN ARCHITECTURE
Five layers that keep a system honest
The token structure that survives a rebrand, a new platform and a fresh designer. Primitive, semantic, component, motion and theme — each with a distinct job and no colour values leaking into components.
Accessibility must live in CI, not on a pre-launch checklist. axe-core in the pipeline, assistive-tech in design reviews and contrast tokens that fail builds when broken.
STACK
Research · design · system · accessibility
Default toolkit across the four design lanes. Substitutions driven by incumbent design platform, the component library's host framework and a11y audit obligations.
Research
- Maze · Dovetail · Great Question
- UsabilityHub · UserTesting
- Hotjar · FullStory · PostHog
- HEART + SUS instruments
Design
- Figma · Figma variables
- FigJam · Miro for discovery
- Principle · Rive for motion
- Version-controlled source-of-truth
System · delivery
- Tokens: Style Dictionary · Terrazzo
- React · Vue · Solid primitives
- Storybook · Histoire + Chromatic
- Radix · Ark · Base UI primitives
Accessibility
- axe-core in CI · Pa11y
- Manual AT checks (VoiceOver · NVDA)
- Contrast + motion linting
- WCAG 2.2 AA audit packs
Adjacent disciplines
Where design systems connect
Web & Content Platforms
Design systems land on real web platforms with edge routing, locale switching and CWV targets.
ProductSaaS Product Development
Multi-brand + multi-tenant product design, billing screens, admin surfaces and onboarding flows.
QualityQA & Release Governance
Visual regression, a11y automation and release gates that hold the design contract.
MobileMobile App Development
iOS + Android tokens, native motion, VoiceOver + TalkBack compliance in the design system itself.
Run design like a product discipline, not an afterthought
Share your current design language, component inventory, accessibility obligations and the three hardest screens in the product. We come back with a system-audit, token plan and 90-day migration proposal inside ten working days.