Achieve Consistency and Design Quality
Ensure a unified brand experience and high-quality design across platforms by providing a single source of truth for designers and developers.
Solutions
Solutions
Ideate & Shape (coming soon)
Design system services are beneficial in the following key cases:
Large or multiple teams are working on the project, leading to difficult consistency maintenance and potential miscommunication.
Frequent design updates across multiple layouts, which can result in inconsistencies and errors without established standards.
Rapid product scaling, creating issues with maintaining a cohesive user experience, risking brand integrity and usability across different devices.
Key design system components for scalable growth
Interface Components
A library of reusable elements (buttons, forms, icons, modals).
Typography
Rules for font usage, sizes, styles, and spacing.
Color Palette
Sets of colors and their combinations, including primary, accent, and auxiliary colors.
Tone and Style
How the product interacts with users through text, messages, and error notifications.
Grid and Spacing
Guidelines for element spacing and layout.
Interaction Principles
Animations, hover effects, and user interaction behavior.
Building a cohesive design system with Qubstudio’s step-by-step approach
01
Discovery and Research
We begin by auditing existing designs to identify inconsistencies. We gather feedback from stakeholders, users, and teams to uncover pain points and understand their needs. Defining the goals for the design system helps us outline the scope and set priorities for key components.
02
Building the Foundation & Style Direction
We define the common style direction and establish core design principles. At this point, foundational elements like color palettes, typography, grid systems, and spacing are developed. We also create a component library with reusable elements, collaborating closely with developers to ensure easy integration.
03
Creating Documentation and Guidelines
The comprehensive documentation helps explain how to use each component, including best practices, do’s, and don’ts. Here we organize patterns that combine components into more complex UI elements or templates, such as navigation bars, forms, or card layouts.
04
Development and Implementation
We collaborate with developers to translate design components into code, creating code snippets for easy integration with existing systems. Components are tested for usability, accessibility, and performance to ensure they meet high standards.
05
Launch, Maintenance, and Continuous Improvement
We roll out the design system with a clear adoption plan, providing training and resources for smooth integration. We promote its use across teams and gather ongoing feedback. The system is also regularly updated, with a governance model in place to ensure long-term consistency and scalability.
Team
Product Designer(s)
Project Manager
Copywriter (optional)
Tech expert (optional)
Timeline
From 2 months up to 6 months, depending on the complexity
Deliverables
Design System Repository (a style guide, a component library, and a pattern library)
Design Guidelines
Documentation
Deliver exceptional experiences with a scalable design system
Improve Efficiency and Reducing Costs
Ready-to-use components and clear guidelines speed up development, reduce errors, and lower long-term costs.
Ensure Seamless Scalability
A design language makes it easy to maintain consistency and brand identity while scaling products or adding new features across multiple platforms.
Nadia Lushchak
CEO at Qubstudio, Ph.D.
“As product ecosystems scale and design teams expand, maintaining consistency becomes a challenge. A lack of standardized UI and UX disrupts seamless omnichannel experiences, frustrating users and weakening brand loyalty. Establishing a design system is a strategic solution to these challenges, delivering a cohesive user experience at scale.”
Case studies
BluePallet 🇺🇸
Building Scalable Solutions for the Chemical Commerce Platform
Our client, an end-to-end industrial commerce platform, faced inconsistencies in their user interface across various product offerings. As a result, this led to fragmented user experiences and longer development times.
After redefining the product and embracing innovative features, we began crafting a cohesive design system.
- The detailed documentation, along with new acceptance criteria and a comprehensive design system, ensured consistency and reduced errors.
- Unified visual language bolstered brand identity and user experience.
- Reusable design components and guidelines slashed development time.
- A built foundation enabled the seamless evolution and expansion of digital products.
As a result, the system encompasses components, patterns, and guidelines — everything to achieve consistency and enable scalability of the commerce platform.
Unlock the Power of a Scalable Design System for Seamless Growth
Let’s explore how our design system services can create consistency, streamline development, and drive seamless growth across your products.
Select a time that works for you, or simply complete the form, and our specialists will reach out to you for a design system consultancy.
Nadia Lushchak
CEO, Ph.D.
Custom solutions crafted to support your product at every lifecycle stage