Audit of an existing Design System: rebuild a reliable foundation.

A targeted engagement to assess the real consistency between design, code, documentation and team usage, then prioritise the fixes that make the Design System more useful day to day.

Collaborative review of an existing Design System
Targeted diagnostic

When the Design System exists, but is no longer aligned enough.

The audit helps understand why teams work around certain components, where decisions are no longer documented, and which gaps appear between mockups, the UI library, the code and accessibility.

  • Spot design/code gaps and the components that create debt.
  • Check usage rules, states, content, tokens and WCAG criteria.
  • Turn findings into a realistic action plan for the teams.
Scope

A short review, focused on real usage.

The engagement can cover a component library, documentation, a Storybook, a Figma file, a few product journeys or a sample of production screens.

Components

Coverage, variants, states, usage rules, visual consistency and ability to support product journeys.

Documentation

Clarity of recommendations, examples, acceptance criteria, content, contribution and level of confidence for the teams.

Usage quality

Accessibility, tokens, recurring patterns, interface debt and gaps between the system's promise and the delivered screens.

Recommendations

Directly actionable usage recommendations.

Each recommendation links an observed problem to a concrete decision: fix a component, complete a rule, clarify a state, adjust a token or document a missing usage.

1

Frame

Choice of scope, sources to analyse and the friction points already identified by the teams.

2

Compare

Cross-reading of mockups, components, documentation, code and production screens.

3

Prioritise

Rank gaps by user impact, frequency of use and correction effort.

4

Hand over

Final report, executable summary and discussion with the design, product or development teams.

Deliverable

A clear final report to decide what to fix.

The report gathers findings, annotated screenshots, design/code gaps, usage risks and prioritised recommendations. It serves as support to arbitrate the Design System backlog and align teams on the next fixes.

PDF

Executive summary, usage recommendations, prioritisation and governance paths.

Example of a Design System audit report
Prioritised findings
Wireframes from a UX audit
Concrete recommendations