AgeWell Design System
40% faster engineering handover · WCAG 2.1 AA
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Component library in Figma, screenshot to come
Standard UI Kits Failed Accessibility Testing
Material and Eva failed accessibility tests for our users aged 65+ with frailty, cataracts and tremors. No suitable market solution existed.
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Vendor confirmation that no suitable market solution existed
An 18pt Minimum Body Size
Industry standard runs a 14 or 16px base font. I built a system on an 18pt minimum body size and high-contrast ratios instead.
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Typography and button component sheet, showing the scale
An Atomic Design Structure
I built an Atomic Design structure in Figma, giving engineering a shared component library and removing UI inconsistencies.
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Atomic view, base through atom to molecule
The Impact
Faster handover
Reduced engineering handover time by 40%.
Full compliance
100% WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across the product suite.
Open-source reach
Open-sourced components used by 250+ designers globally.