RYAN GACHET
DESIGN SYSTEMS
Building easily adopted systems for both designers and developers
Success for a Design System is measured by adoption by both Designers and their Development counterparts. I have lead multiple Design System efforts over the past 10 years focusing on these measures and have been highly successful.
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LIBERTY & SAFECO DESIGN SYSTEMS
Focusing on Cohesion and Adoption
Leveraging my successes and failures in past Design Systems, I shepherded a multi-disciplinary team through the development of a cohesive multi-brand design system. This system was successfully adopted due to the strategy of supporting multiple modern tech stacks (e.g. React, Angular, etc.) and focusing on processes for easy adoption by developers.
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Results:
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Fourth major update of the design system with zero regressions
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100% adoption amongst my Designers and our Development counterparts
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100% of components meet accessibility standards
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Multiple case studies quantifying development hours saved through adoption
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UPDATING THE BRAND
Deep Partnership with Brand
In order to create cohesive digital experiences for Safeco customers, I partnered with Marketing in the development of a new Safeco Brand Guideline. The focus was on: updating the Safeco brand, aligning with Liberty Mutual's brand palette, ensuring scalability, and ensuring that all standards supported Digital Experiences and Accessibility requirements.
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Results
Refreshed Brand Guidelines in less than 3 months
100% adoption of Brand Guidelines in Design System within 4 weeks
100% adoption of Brand Guidelines within Squad roadmaps within 3 months
