Managing Complexity in a Growing Team

Product design

Overview

As the company’s first designer, I built and maintained a scalable design system from the ground up. The system evolved alongside the expanding product and team, adapting to new features, variations, and advancing technologies. Close collaboration with development and product teams ensured continuous refinement of core components to support rapid growth.

Challenge

The primary challenge was keeping the design system adaptable and scalable amid rapid product expansion and evolving features. Ensuring consistency, integrating with development efforts, and regularly updating components without disrupting existing systems, required ongoing collaboration and flexibility. Testing and feedback loops were essential to maintain integrity and usability across product versions.

Outcome

By working closely with developers, I delivered a flexible, scalable design system that adapted to new demands efficiently. Iterative improvements and phased rollouts enabled quick integration of new features, enhanced design consistency, reduced redundancies, and provided a cohesive user experience across the product.

Company

SkillLab

Year

2021 - Present

Field

UI design

Role

Lead Product Designer