Don’t make yourself or other people think your design system will change the world by saving you time. Instead, focus on things that are really important, like designers and developers understanding each other.
Don’t do everything at once. At the start of your journey, it can be tempting to try and make a complete design system. This won’t work as you’ll have to explain and decide upon everything you make together with other designers and developers. Instead, try to take small steps over time.
Design for people. The biggest mistake I made is thinking that I could improve the connection between designers and developers by putting a system between them. It’s much better to actually get them in a room and have them making decisions together, even when this process takes a lot of time and effort.
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