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Terra Design System

When I started on Terra, Mango’s design system was barely more than a repository of components and a few foundations. It served designers, not the product. My job was to relaunch it, give it structure, earn back trust, and make it the place where design and engineering meet.

Client
Mango
Role
Design System Specialist
Year
2024
Team
Hybrid model with squad developers, later part-time DS developers
Duration
Ongoing
  • +138%Visits to the documentation in the first five months
  • ≈0Hard-coded colours left, replaced by tokens
  • 3Themes from one token structure (Shop, Outlet and internal tools)

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The summary and results above are public. The rest, how the project actually worked, is shared under a password because it covers information Mango hasn’t made public. If you’re a recruiter or hiring manager and don’t have it, get in touch and I’ll send it over.