Design systems that keep design and development working together

When every team rebuilds the same button or form, inconsistency spreads across the product. Studio IDD creates design systems with shared foundations, reusable components and practical documentation for the people designing and building your interface.

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IDEAS INTO EXPERIENCES

Clarity.
Character.
Craft.

STUDIO IDD / DESIGN SYSTEM
Concept study · Tokens · Components · Consistency

A GOOD PLACE TO START

Bring consistency to a growing product

01

A design system is useful when screens drift apart, repeated components slow delivery or designers and developers use different definitions. We begin with the patterns already in your product and prioritise the ones used most often.

01OUR EXPERTISE

Foundations, components and guidance

A considered approach, from the first question to the details that make it work.

01

Interface audit

An inventory identifies repeated patterns, inconsistent states and opportunities for consolidation.

02

Design tokens

Colour, spacing, typography and related values establish a shared vocabulary. Naming and theme structure are planned for the product’s actual needs.

03

Figma and code components

Reusable components cover the agreed variants, states and behaviour. The relationship between design and implementation is documented rather than left to interpretation.

04

Documentation and adoption

Usage rules, examples and contribution guidance help the team choose components and evolve the library without creating new inconsistencies.

02HOW WE WORK

Build the system around real screens

Each stage moves the work forward. You see the decisions, review the progress and know what comes next.

  1. 01

    Audit

    Inventory the interface and agree priorities.

  2. 02

    Define

    Establish tokens and component requirements.

  3. 03

    Build and apply

    Create the library and test it in representative screens.

  4. 04

    Document and roll out

    Prepare guidance and an adoption plan.

03BUILT TO HAND OVER

What your team receives

  • The agreed token set, component library, documentation and adoption guidance. Code components are included where scoped.

Design system questions

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No. Adoption can begin with a small set of high-use components and expand as screens are updated.
Yes. We review its structure, variants and relationship to the live interface before deciding what to retain.
Ownership and contribution rules are part of the rollout plan. Your team can maintain it or scope continued support.
The timeline is agreed after scope review, since multiple themes, brands, platforms and existing component quality influence the work. Work begins with an audit, moves to tokens and component requirements, then builds and tests the library in representative screens. Documentation and an adoption plan come last so the guidance matches the components.
A design token is a named value, such as a colour, spacing step or type size, that design and code both reference. Tokens give the team a shared vocabulary, so a change to a value can be applied consistently across the components that use it.
Studio IDD includes code components for your design system where they are scoped, covering the agreed variants, states and behaviour. The relationship between design and implementation is documented rather than left to interpretation. Code components can be written in React for a Next.js front end, in your own repository.