Xcel Energy Design System (XEDS)
The business goal: Create a digital design system that can be used by contractor developers, designers, product owners, and third-party partners to build branded websites and applications that meet corporate standards.
The Process and Solution
This effort was an expansion of user interface standards I created in 2016. New components were designed by various product teams. A submission and governance process was established to manage work intake and documenation needs.
For this project I worked with the lead UX and content designers to establish the core design and functionality. I created many of the cross-team design patterns. Since 2021 I manage the daily operation of the design system including owning governance and design asset management updates. In 2022 I migrated the design system from Sketch to Figma.
Tasks
- Interviews
- Process analysis
- Technical documentation
- Component design and updates
- Pattern design
- Microcopy creation
Tools
- Sketch
- Figma
- InVision
- Atlassian
Outcomes
- Project delivered on time
- Components used on major product teams
- Design patterns used in process flows