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Alexander Fandén - Managing a Design System Team

Alexander Fandén - Managing a Design System Team

Update: 2024-12-05
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Interview with Alexander Fandén, Agoda's Design System Lead. He leads a 17-member team supporting over 7,000 employees. We explored managing a mature design system and keeping it effective.

Our discussion covered:

🔹 The need for internal education to promote the design system.
🔹 How seven years of work shaped Agoda's design system.
🔹 The importance of A/B testing for design changes.
🔹 Balancing standard components with the need for customization.
🔹 A special boot camp to onboard new designers.
🔹 The value of clear naming in design.
🔹 The role of intuition in design decisions.
🔹 What is active adoption?

And so much more…

Tools mentioned:
🔗 Airtable: Airtable.com
🔗 Gitbook


🌎 Official website: https://thedesignsystem.guide/intervi...

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Alexander Fandén - Managing a Design System Team

Alexander Fandén - Managing a Design System Team

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