I revisited Brad Frost’s Atomic Design principles to help guide component creation, applying concepts of modular design to build a cohesive system.

I examined industry-leading design systems—IBM’s Carbon, Adobe’s Spectrum, and Goldman Sachs’ system—to gain insights into component behaviors and documentation best practices.

I reviewed ongoing FreeWheel projects to identify patterns and inconsistencies, creating a standardized approach to component design across the system.

I began by designing components such as Accordion, File Upload, Dropdown Select, and others, building out the core elements of the design system.

Using Atlassian Confluence, we organized the design system into tabs for Foundations, Patterns, Components, and In-Progress, creating a user-friendly structure for team members.

Midway through my internship, we began transitioning the design system library from Adobe XD to Figma, which provided improved functionality and allowed us to embed prototypes directly in Confluence.