Honeywell Forge
Design System | SaaS | Technology
The Honeywell Forge UI Design System is a comprehensive framework developed to streamline the design and implementation of digital applications and SaaS products across Honeywell. Tailored for both internal and external use, this system ensures consistency, scalability, and a high-quality user experience. It offers a cohesive set of guidelines, components, and tools that empower designers and developers to create intuitive, efficient, and visually appealing interfaces, aligning with Honeywell's commitment to innovation and user-centric design.
My Role
Building, maintaining, and documenting the Forge UI Design System and its components. Conducting workshops and troubleshooting sessions with designers. Assisting developers and documenting design QA.
Overview
Please note: This project documentation is a brief overview. For further details or inquiries, feel free to contact me directly.
About the Design System
The Forge UI Design System at Honeywell is a robust framework that forms the backbone of the company's digital applications and SaaS products. The system is built upon a comprehensive style guide that includes essential design elements such as icons, spacing, elevation, colors, and typography. This foundation ensures a consistent visual language across all interfaces. Additionally, the Forge UI Design System supports both light and dark versions, with a full suite of components tailored to each, enabling seamless and versatile application across various platforms and user preferences.
Impact
The design system ensures a uniform look and feel across all Honeywell digital applications, enhancing brand identity and user experience.
By providing pre-built components and guidelines, the system accelerates the design and development process, reducing time to design, develop, and launch new products.
The centralized design system fosters better collaboration between designers and developers, ensuring alignment and reducing inconsistencies in final products.
This framework supports the easy scaling of applications, allowing new features and products to be integrated without disrupting the overall design.
The design system was continuously checked to achieve accessibility standards and protocols, catering to diverse user preferences, and creating more inclusive digital experiences.
Approach
Workshops
In collaboration with the design system team, I facilitated regular workshops and brainstorming sessions with designers to review UI components, gather actionable feedback, and drive continuous improvement in the system.
Designing & documenting
As part of the design system team, I played a key role in designing and meticulously documenting UI components, aligning them with the evolving requirements and collaborative input from designers.
Assisting developers
I collaborated with developers as needed and conducted quality analysis to ensure alignment with the design standards and maintain consistency across all interfaces.
My Learnings
I learned the importance of seamless collaboration between designers, developers, and product managers to ensure that design system components were effectively implemented and consistently maintained across projects.
I gained valuable experience in creating scalable design systems that can adapt to a wide range of applications and products, ensuring future-proof and flexible design solutions.
I deepened my understanding of how to balance visual design elements with usability and functionality, ensuring that the UI not only looks good but also enhances the user experience. I also developed a strong understanding of accessibility best practices, promoting inclusivity for users of all abilities.
I recognized the critical role that thorough and clear documentation plays in enabling teams to efficiently use and extend the design system without ambiguity.
Working on the Forge UI Design System taught me the value of continuous feedback and iteration, refining components based on real-world usage and user input to enhance system effectiveness.