The BluePrint Series

In this episode of The Blueprint Series , David sits down with Ruth (Rue), a product designer at Chowdeck, to explore the company’s design approach. They dive into Chowdeck’s product structure, how its lean design team manages multiple apps, and the evolution of its design system. Ruth (Rue) also shares practical insights on workflows, from Figma organization to developer handoffs, offering a behi...

In this episode of The Blueprint Series , Emmanuel, a product designer at Raven Bank, shares how a small design team built a powerful system across personal, business, and enterprise banking. From playful to professional, learn how they scaled a style guide into a full design system in just four months — with smart workflows, rotating teams, and a focus on accessibility, primitives, and dev collab...

In this episode of  The Blueprint Series , we sit down with Joshua Oyedepo, Lead Product Designer at Eden Life, a lifestyle services company on a mission to be the OS for everyday living. From food delivery to home cleaning, Joshua walks us through what it’s like designing real-world services that people rely on daily. We explore how Eden Life's design system Lumina was built, evolved, and mai...

David Fayemi chats with Osas, product design lead at Big Cabal Media (the powerhouse behind publications like Zikoko and TechCabal), about their exciting design system journey. This isn't your typical design system story it's a vibrant evolution! Osas reveals the driving force behind revamping their existing system: eliminating repetitive tasks, empowering junior designers, and fostering a...

In this episode, David Fayemi talks to Gideon, Lead UX designer at Globals Bank, about how they created their design system, called Globus One. Globals Bank isn’t your regular old bank, they’re changing how design works in finance. Gideon shares how his team is building tools not just for customers, but for every department in the company. In this episode: What worked when convincing leadership to...

In this episode, Adimchi Oka a product designer of Cowrywise, gives us insight on the structure of the cowrywise design system. We also discuss how designers infuse their creativity and explore different concepts and ideas in building and maintaining the design system. We gain insights on the Web and mobile sector of Cowrywise design system and the challenges encountered in terms of consistency in...

In this episode, we dive deep into Kuda design systems. Mano (Kuda lead designer) shares how Kuda's design system helps create consistent and efficient user experiences across various platforms and how they work with Kuda Bussnies. We talk about the challenges they face, how they adapt and update their systems, Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction to the podcast 01:56 - Recap of the previous episod...

In this episode, I'll be talking to Michael Shumaker from Eversend. We talk about his influence on how Eversend developed their design system, Stakeholder Influence to make it happen, and what he has learned from the experience. We'll also touched into how he names files within the design system you know more in depth things all about design systems, covering aspects of design systems spec...