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Design System at a GovTech AI Startup

Built and evolved a comprehensive design system at Daupler — 4,000+ component variants and 761 design tokens synced from Figma through GitLab to Storybook.

Client
Daupler
Role
Lead Product Designer
Duration
2020–2023
Tools
Figma, Tokens Studio, Storybook
Design System components at Daupler GovTech AI startup

Daupler

Outcome: 4,000+ component variants and 700+ styles shipped across the product.


Overview

Daupler is a GovTech AI startup that helps utility companies and local governments manage infrastructure incidents in real time. As the sole product designer, I built the design system from the ground up — establishing component standards, design tokens, and the infrastructure to keep design and code in sync as the product scaled.


Syncing Design with Code

4,000+ Component Variants & 700+ Styles

I created 761 tokens for colors, shadows, spacing, sizing, and more using the Figma plugin Tokens Studio for Figma. The tokens were applied to Figma components so that all component properties were controlled by tokens. The tokens were then synced through GitLab to coded components visible in Storybook — creating a single source of truth between design and engineering.

Design system toolchain — Figma, Tokens Studio, GitLab, Storybook Design tokens in Tokens Studio for Figma

Colors

Color token system

Text

Typography styles and scale

Shadows

Shadow token system

Molecules and Organisms

Buttons

Button component variants

Input Fields

Input field component variants