Our client, a Fortune 100 company with a strong global brand and over 300 member firms, oversees a dynamic ecosystem of more than 1,000 enterprise tools, which are continuously updated and enhanced with new solutions.
challenge
Unifying and standardizing enterprise-scale design language to accelerate worldwide delivery processes
Navigating this dynamic corporate landscape while maintaining market leadership required the company to streamline their delivery processes and ensure a cohesive experience across all enterprise applications. The goal was not only to unify design and user experiences but also to solve several key tasks:
- Maintaining brand compliance across a diverse set of enterprise tools, applications, and interfaces.
- Driving efficiency in design and development workflows by ensuring consistency and responsiveness across various devices and platforms.
- Supporting seamless ecosystem extension and internationalization for global audiences.
- Advancing accessibility for all users, supporting the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.
To address these challenges, the company turned to Trinetix to develop a comprehensive design system that would make up the foundation of transformation acceleration and business scaling.
solution
Co-creating a strategic enterprise value with a common, responsive, and accessible design system
Building on years of successful technology partnerships with the client, the Trinetix team had a deep understanding of the nuances of their enterprise business model, including the needs of the member firms.
By leveraging industry best practices and uniting our analytics, design, and tech expertise, we developed a robust design system that delivered strategic value across the organization.
Featuring over 70 reusable components available in different sizes and supporting 3 brand color themes, the system was designed to connect leadership, development, and design teams through Figma libraries, Angular and React code bases, and the showcase site.
PROJECT LEADERSHIP
For engagement managers and analysts across global offices, responsible for overseeing project workflows and ensuring timely delivery, the design system provided critical alignment with corporate standards and goals.
- Developinga globally approved and consistent tone of voice (ToV), ensuring all communications aligned with the company’s brand identity.
- Creatinga unified set of brand elements, enabling immediate brand compliance for all delivered solutions.
- Simplifying library updates with a set of consistent brand colors and components to ensure a seamless transition to the newest versions.
- Integrating accessible design, ensuring solutions met global WCAG 2.1 AA+ standards from the outset.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TEAMS
For designers and developers working across the company's extensive ecosystem, the design system provided essential tools and resources to streamline their workflows and enhance efficiency.
- Developing a Figma library and UI kits with pre-designed buttons, forms, and elements, eliminating the need to create components from scratch for each new solution.
- Fully documenting the library of reusable components and providing clear guidance on usage, including do's and don’ts, ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Equipping developers with pre-configured integrations that allowed them to work immediately with showcases, utilizing a constructor for on-the-fly component integration.
Apart from providing real-time value to company practitioners working on new product delivery and solution updates, the design system developed by Trinetix positively affected our client’s global operations, making a transformative impact on the company’s bottom line.
impact
Redefining enterprise efficiency and enabling consistent business growth through end-to-end design transformation
The introduction of the design system brought about substantial improvements in operational efficiency, delivery speed, and cost savings. By creating a consistent, brand-compliant user experience across a global ecosystem of solutions, the company has transformed its approach to design and development, achieving measurable results
01. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY ACROSS ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
The design system unified UI patterns and design standards across the enterprise ecosystem, boosting brand identity and streamlining new projects. This consistency was embraced by over 600 designers and developers.
02. ACCELERATED DELIVERY AND EFFICIENCY
With pre-approved, reusable components and patterns, the design system facilitated faster delivery and improved efficiency by 20%. The system’s success is reflected in over 35,000 downloads and its widespread adoption across teams.
03. COST SAVINGS AND TIME REDUCTION
In 2023 alone, streamlined workflows and standardized design elements delivered significant savings:
- $270,000saved in operational costs
- Up to 30% reduction in delivery time for new solutions
At present, Trinetix continues collaborating with the client to provide more enhancements that would make the existing design system even more impactful and self-sufficient. This includes introducing separate sections for user feedback collection and onboarding and AI integration for automating content updates and streamlining design system component usage.
Developing a design system is always a strategic solution that drives consistency, efficiency, and significant operational savings—this is exactly what global brands need to manage a complex ecosystem and stay ahead.
