# Design system 102: How to build a design system

DevFeed: [Design system 102: How to build a design system](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/design-system-102-how-to-build-a-design-system-9609.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/design-systems-102-how-to-build-your-design-system/>)

Author: Chad Bergman

Published: 2024-04-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [Design system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/design-system.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/components.md>), [design-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-systems.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to building a design system around an organization's goals and challenges. It covers defining the system's purpose, identifying problems to solve, reviewing product interfaces across platforms and devices, and cataloging reusable components and patterns in the codebase.

## Source excerpt

It's time to build your design system! We'll walk you through the basics of creating a system tailored to your unique goals and challenges, whether building from scratch or starting with existing pieces.