Constructing with Lego bricks

What precisely is a Design System and what do we’d like it for? Rens breaks it down: “To family and friends I usually describe it as constructing the ‘Lego bricks’ that type the spine of a product; consider enter fields or buttons for instance. We then use design tokens to specify the color or type of every block or button. Whereas bol used to regulate these design parts all through the group, now we centralize them. Moreover saving an amazing period of time, this manner of working ensures consistency and permits the organisation to innovate sooner.”

Just lately, bol carried out its new visible id, presenting the right second for the Design System to shine. Rens shares enthusiastically, “Modifications on the smallest stage – like transitioning from ‘bol blue’ to a barely darker blue – had been carried out into our Design System and immediately transferred all through the entire group, making it accessible to over fifty groups. Moments like these actually spotlight the added worth of what we’re doing right here.”

Pleased with our work

Whereas Rens primarily focuses on design, Redmar applies his expertise in a totally completely different discipline. “As Crew Lead, I set the route we’re heading in direction of, and resolve which steps we should always take to get there. Whereas this function would possibly sometimes be stuffed by somebody with a design background, bol acknowledged that my expertise in data-driven work really provides extra worth to the undertaking. It’s important to display that what we’re doing, additionally will get us the outcomes that we would like.”

To make the required adjustments and add options primarily based on what’s wanted, each Rens and Redmar work intently with designers and software program engineers throughout the group. Rens: “I’m significantly happy with our not too long ago up to date desk part. The code had gotten too sophisticated, making it exhausting for groups to keep up and use. After assessing the wants throughout the firm, we mixed completely different components and fully rebuilt the desk. I can confidently say it was our most bold undertaking up to now, but additionally our most profitable one; throughout all interfaces utilizing the Design System, this up to date part is now most generally used.”

Redmar provides, “Finishing such an enormous undertaking collectively is absolutely satisfying. That’s why we made certain to rejoice it correctly with a launch social gathering and cake. Wins ought to be celebrated, and fortuitously, there’s loads of alternative for that at bol.”