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Fifteen versions of the same button
Without shared components, each designer and developer creates their own, and the product slowly fragments.
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Tokens, components and patterns that make every new screen faster, cheaper and consistent.
Without a system, every new page is designed from scratch and every team invents its own button. We build design systems in Figma, with tokens, components and clear documentation, matched to your code, so design and development speak the same language.
- Source of truth for design and code
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- Source of truth for design and code
- Accessibility built into every component
- AA
- Accessibility built into every component
- Typical timeline for a core system
- 4–8 wks
- Typical timeline for a core system
Components
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Tokens · type · colour
Design tokensComponent libraryFigma variablesPatterns and templatesAccessibility rulesDocumentationCode alignmentGovernanceDesign tokensComponent libraryFigma variablesPatterns and templatesAccessibility rulesDocumentationCode alignmentGovernance
Sound familiar?
The problems we hear most often before someone asks us about design systems in Figma.
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New pages take too long
Every screen starts from zero, so design and development time keeps growing as the product grows.
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Design and code drift apart
The Figma file says one thing, the live product says another, and nobody's sure which is right.
What's included
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Audit
We collect every colour, type style and component in use today and find the inconsistencies.
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Design tokens
Colour, type, spacing, radius and shadow as Figma variables, ready to map to code.
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Component library
Buttons, inputs, cards, navigation, modals and more, with variants and every state.
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Patterns and templates
Common layouts and flows built from components, so new pages come together quickly.
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Documentation
When and how to use each component, accessibility notes and do's and don'ts.
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Code alignment
Tokens and naming matched to your codebase, with optional Storybook for developers.
How we do it
You follow every step live in Mission Control, your project dashboard: tasks, files, approvals and a launch forecast.
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Audit
An inventory of what exists across your product and the inconsistencies it reveals.
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Foundations
Tokens for colour, type, spacing and elevation, agreed and documented.
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Components
We build the components your product uses most, with variants and states.
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Roll out
Documentation, training and a governance plan so the system stays healthy.
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Source of truth for design and code
AA
Accessibility built into every component
4–8 wks
Typical timeline for a core system
Built for
Who this is for.
SaaS products with several designers or teams
Companies with many websites or brands
Products scaling fast
Teams moving to a component-based front end
Tools we useFigmaFigJamMazeHotjarFramerStorybook
Helpful extras
Try it yourself, or see what's built in.
Questions
Design systems in Figma, answered.
Something else on your mind? Ask the Zelvorm Concierge in the corner, or talk to the team.
A style guide documents visual rules such as colours and type. A design system adds reusable components, patterns, tokens and guidance, shared by design and code.
More in UI/UX Design
The rest of the toolkit.
- 01User research & personasInterviews, data and personas built on evidence, not on the loudest opinion in the room.
- 02Information architectureSitemaps, navigation and labels tested with real users, so nobody has to hunt for anything.
- 03Wireframes & user flowsEvery screen and every step mapped out, tested and agreed while changes are still cheap.
- 04High-fidelity UI designPolished, accessible screens with every state designed and ready for development.
- 05Interactive prototypesClickable prototypes realistic enough to test with users, show investors and brief developers.
- 06Usability testingModerated and remote testing that shows exactly where people struggle, and what to change.
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