# Building a design system that breathes with Headspace

DevFeed: [Building a design system that breathes with Headspace](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-a-design-system-that-breathes-with-headspace-9551.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/building-a-design-system-that-breathes-with-headspace/>)

Author: Caitlin Lee

Published: 2023-12-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [growth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth.md>), [mental-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mental-health.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Headspace describes how it is evolving a Figma-based design system to support rapid growth across its app, wearables, and VR products. The previous system relied on manual work, hard-coded color values, and plugins, creating inconsistencies and slowing design and engineering workflows.

## Source excerpt

In a world that can often feel stressful, Headspace, the meditation company, has given us reason to pause with its flagship app, which has made meditation and its benefits on sleep, mental health, and happiness more accessible.