A big part of my role was helping build the foundations for ANZ’s web and mobile libraries. We moved what we could over from Sketch to Figma, but a lot of it had to be rebuilt from scratch. I set up and maintained the libraries, refined and published components, and worked closely with designers and developers to keep things aligned across goMoney and Internet Banking. I also worked with feature teams so new work could feed back into the system instead of drifting into one-off solutions.

As Figma changed, the libraries changed with it. I rebuilt parts where it made sense and brought in things like auto layout, component properties, variables and branching as those features became more useful. A lot of the work was practical: making the components solid, improving patterns, and keeping a tight link between design and production.

Adoption wasn’t something we could force. If the library slowed people down, they just wouldn’t use it. So part of the work was getting teams involved, building a contribution model, working through component and pattern deprecation, and understanding what designers actually needed day to day. The aim was to make the system useful enough that it became part of the workflow, not just another library file sitting off to the side.

In the end, we built a design system that gave designers a clearer starting point and made day-to-day work easier. There was less time spent rebuilding common screens and components, better consistency across products, and a tighter link between design and production.