# Design system 103: Design system documentation that drives adoption

DevFeed: [Design system 103: Design system documentation that drives adoption](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/design-system-103-design-system-documentation-that-drives-adoption-9611.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/design-systems-103-documentation-that-drives-adoption/>)

Author: Carly Ayres

Published: 2025-01-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Material Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/material-design.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [design-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-systems.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how clear, living documentation helps design systems drive adoption by turning abstract principles into practical guidance. It discusses consistency, onboarding, source-of-truth decisions, custom documentation sites, and collaboration between designers and developers, with examples from Razorpay, Bumble, GitHub, HP, Google, IBM, and eBay.

## Source excerpt

Clear documentation transforms abstract design principles into practical tools. Here's how leading teams build and maintain living documentation that evolves alongside their design systems.