A design system that keeps every release consistent

Design system services for scaling B2B products. We turn repeated design decisions into tokens, components, patterns, and documentation — so every team ships the same product.

Scale my system
Design system boards with typography, tokens, spacing, variants, and a component builder
Built for teams outpacing their design capacity

A design system is the shared foundation a product ships on: tokens, components, patterns, and documentation kept in sync between design and code — so new features assemble from proven parts.

We use AI to generate and maintain the documentation layer most systems never get. Designers own structure and quality.

Design system foundations: color, typography, AI assistance, components, and documentation

From audit to governance — everything a working design system needs, in Figma and in code.

01

Design system audit

Every screen, component, and inconsistency inventoried — with AI-assisted scanning — into a clear map of what to unify first.

02

Tokens & foundations

Color, type, spacing, radius, and elevation as named design tokens — one source of truth for design and engineering.

03

Component library

Accessible, variant-complete components in Figma, mapped one-to-one to your codebase.

04

Patterns & templates

Repeatable flows — forms, tables, empty states, onboarding — solved once and reused everywhere.

05

Documentation & governance

Usage rules, do-and-don'ts, and a contribution process — AI-maintained, so docs never fall behind the product.

How we build a design system

Staged milestones in priority order — following our decision-led design process — so the system pays off from the first release, not after a year-long rebuild.

  1. 01
    Audit & scope

    We inventory the current UI, measure inconsistency, and agree what the system must cover first to pay off fastest.

  2. 02
    Foundations

    Design tokens and primitives land first, so every later component inherits the same decisions — in Figma and in code.

  3. 03
    Components & patterns

    The library grows in priority order — built against real product screens, not abstract examples — with engineering reviewing parity.

  4. 04
    Documentation & adoption

    Docs, usage rules, and a contribution model roll out with the system. We stay on to govern it — or hand it to your team.

UI kit vs design system

Most scaling products have a UI kit and call it a system. The difference shows up in every release.

Criteria Design system built by Ailume UI kit
Scope Tokens, components, patterns, docs — in design and code Screens and styles in Figma
Source of truth One versioned system Whatever file is newest
Documentation Built in, AI-maintained Rare, goes stale
Cost of a new feature Assembled from proven parts Redrawn each time
Consistency across teams Enforced by structure Drifts with every release
Engineering parity Mapped one-to-one to code Design ≠ code

Signals you've outgrown
your UI kit

If two or more of these sound familiar, the product needs
a system, not more screens

The same button exists in five slightly different versions

New designers and engineers take weeks to learn "how we do things"

Every feature re-opens debates the team already settled

Design and code drifted apart and handoff turned into archaeology

Multiple teams ship to one product with visibly different results

A rebrand or redesign is coming and the UI has no single source of truth

The math behind the system

Design-system coverage

90%

Brief to first concepts

8 days

Cost per iteration

-30%

What clients ask us most

Do you build new design systems or fix existing ones?

Both. We build systems from scratch for products that never had one, and we audit, consolidate, and extend systems that drifted. The starting point is always the same: an inventory of what exists and a map of what to unify first.

How long does it take to build a design system?

Foundations — tokens, primitives, and the first critical components — land in weeks, not quarters. Coverage then grows in staged milestones in priority order, so the system pays off from the first release instead of after a year-long rebuild.

Do you deliver the design system in code or just in Figma?

Both sides of the contract. The Figma library ships with tokens exported in a format your stack consumes, and we review component parity with your engineers — so design and code stay mapped one-to-one instead of drifting apart.

Who maintains the design system afterwards?

Your choice. We hand over a contribution model and governance rules your team can run — or our embedded design team keeps maintaining the system as the product grows. Either way, the documentation stays current: AI keeps it in sync.

How do you use AI in design system work?

AI scans the product during audits, generates variant and state coverage, and writes and maintains the documentation layer most systems never get. Designers own the structure, naming, and quality of every token and component.

What does a design system cost?

It's scoped by coverage: how many components, patterns, and platforms the system must serve first. Because AI removes most production and documentation drag, the same coverage typically costs meaningfully less than a traditional agency build — here's the math behind AI-augmented product design cost.

Scale your system

Show us your product and your UI kit. We'll map what a working design system would cover first — and what it would save you every release after that.

Scale my system