Space Design System

Overview

A SaaS startup approached us with the challenge of redesigning their web application to improve user experience, consistency, and performance. Their existing UI was inconsistent, difficult to maintain, and lacked scalability. To solve this, we implemented Space Design System, ensuring a structured and efficient design workflow.

Problem Statement

Challenges Faced:

• Inconsistent UI – Different sections of the application used varying design styles.
• Poor Scalability – The existing CSS structure made it difficult to introduce new features.
• Slow Development Process – Recreating UI components manually for different pages was time-consuming.
• Lack of Dark Mode Support – Users requested a dark mode for better accessibility.

The goal is to enhance the consistency between designs through products and between design and implementation. Also, mitigate the time for implementing the user interface and have one source of truth for design and development documentation.

Design Foundation

I joined the team in the beginning and created the foundation for the design system including the color and typography system for visual language.

Color

Define a color palette and color using guide to use consistently within components and pages and meet the contrast for accessibility

Typography

Define responsive typography styles (for design-tool UI kit and CSS utilities) for consistency between design and development

Components

I define how components look and work, then set them up in Figma. On the other hand, discuss with developers to unify component to make them consistent with Figma Variants.

Solution: Adopting Space Design System

To tackle these issues, we decided to integrate Space Design System, which provided:

• A Pre-built Component Library – Ensured uniformity across the application.
• Scalable CSS Architecture – Used SCSS variables and utility classes for easy customization.
• Faster Development – Ready-to-use UI components reduced design and coding time.

Results & Impact

• 30% Faster Development Time – Reusing components significantly reduced UI build time.
• Improved UI Consistency – The application now follows a uniform design language.
• Better Performance – Optimized assets led to a 15% improvement in page speed.
• Scalability for Future Features – The structured design system made adding new components easier.

Conclusion

Implementing Space Design System transformed the SaaS application into a cohesive, scalable, and high-performance product. The result was not just a visually appealing UI, but also a more efficient development process, enabling the team to focus on innovation rather than repetitive UI fixes.

Visit the website at: Space Design Systems