scott padgett
Design systems leader making complexity scale
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Across the industry, design systems are maturing, but their governance isn’t.
Design-System Audit
Mapping out the design system removes fear, and surfaces gaps that have not be identified.
Resources:1 Developer
1 Product Designer
1 Design System Architect
1) Define the audit scope
2) Inventory what exists
3) Measure adoption and drift
4) Quality audit (the “does it actually work?” pass)
5) Governance and workflow audit
Prioritize fixes and build the roadmap
Impact × Reach ÷ Effort
Quick wins: doc fixes, naming cleanup, missing states, small a11y tweaks
System stability: token alignment, theming, component API consistency
High leverage rebuilds: tables, forms, search filters, navigation
Governance upgrades: intake, release cadence, contribution model = Output: 30, 60, 90 day plan.
Designers
Can seen what’s reusable and what needs consolidation.
Developers
Can see where coded components diverge from Figma counterparts.
Leadership
can see a single, unified map of the system’s health and scale.
Component Analytics
In-Store Team
10
Global
5
Detached
3
Custom
12
Variants
Library ID
MUI
APPLE MOBILE
Published
Usage
12 / 126
5 / 220
Detached
3
0
Adoption
60%
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scott padgett
Design systems leader making complexity scale
Select
Works
Across the industry, design systems are maturing, but their governance isn’t.
Design-System Audit
Mapping out the design system removes fear, and surfaces gaps that have not be identified.
Resources:1 Developer
1 Product Designer
1 Design System Architect
1) Define the audit scope
2) Inventory what exists
3) Measure adoption and drift
4) Quality audit (the “does it actually work?” pass)
5) Governance and workflow audit
Prioritize fixes and build the roadmap
Impact × Reach ÷ Effort
Quick wins: doc fixes, naming cleanup, missing states, small a11y tweaks
System stability: token alignment, theming, component API consistency
High leverage rebuilds: tables, forms, search filters, navigation
Governance upgrades: intake, release cadence, contribution model = Output: 30, 60, 90 day plan.
Designers
Can seen what’s reusable and what needs consolidation.
Developers
Can see where coded components diverge from Figma counterparts.
Leadership
can see a single, unified map of the system’s health and scale.
Component Analytics
In-Store Team
10
Global
5
Detached
3
Custom
12
Variants
Library ID
MUI
APPLE MOBILE
Published
Usage
12 / 126
5 / 220
Detached
3
0
Adoption
60%
-
scott padgett
Design systems leader making complexity scale
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From Design to Development. Great design systems live or die in the handoff
Across the industry, design systems are maturing, but their governance isn’t.
Design-System Audit
Mapping out the design system removes fear, and surfaces gaps that have not be identified.
Resources:1 Developer
1 Product Designer
1 Design System Architect
1) Define the audit scope
2) Inventory what exists
3) Measure adoption and drift
4) Quality audit (the “does it actually work?” pass)
5) Governance and workflow audit
Prioritize fixes and build the roadmap, using this simple formula:
Impact × Reach ÷ Effort
Quick wins: doc fixes, naming cleanup, missing states, small a11y tweaks
System stability: token alignment, theming, component API consistency
High leverage rebuilds: tables, forms, search filters, navigation
Governance upgrades: intake, release cadence, contribution model = Output: 30, 60, 90 day plan.
Designers
Can seen what’s reusable and what needs consolidation.
Developers
Can see where coded components diverge from Figma counterparts.
Leadership
can see a single, unified map of the system’s health and scale.
Component Analytics
In-Store Team
10
Global
5
Detached
3
Custom
12
Variants
Library ID
MUI
APPLE MOBILE
Published
Usage
12 / 126
5 / 220
Detached
3
0
Adoption
60%
-
scott padgett
Design systems leader making complexity scale
Home
About
Work
Contact
My Work
From Design to Development. Great design systems live or die in the handoff
Across the industry, design systems are maturing, but their governance isn’t.
Design-System Audit
Mapping out the design system removes fear, and surfaces gaps that have not be identified.
Resources:1 Developer
1 Product Designer
1 Design System Architect
1) Define the audit scope
2) Inventory what exists
3) Measure adoption and drift
4) Quality audit (the “does it actually work?” pass)
5) Governance and workflow audit
Prioritize fixes and build the roadmap
Impact × Reach ÷ Effort
Quick wins: doc fixes, naming cleanup, missing states, small a11y tweaks
System stability: token alignment, theming, component API consistency
High leverage rebuilds: tables, forms, search filters, navigation
Governance upgrades: intake, release cadence, contribution model = Output: 30, 60, 90 day plan.
Designers
Can seen what’s reusable and what needs consolidation.
Developers
Can see where coded components diverge from Figma counterparts.
Leadership
can see a single, unified map of the system’s health and scale.
Component Analytics
In-Store Team
10
Global
5
Detached
3
Custom
12
Variants
Library ID
MUI
APPLE MOBILE
Published
Usage
12 / 126
5 / 220
Detached
3
0
Adoption
60%
-