I worked on the Google search team where I focused on creating a dynamic design system that empowered teams to create consistent and high-quality user experiences.
Role
Senior Product Designer via Huge
Type
Enterprise, Internal Tools
Team
2 Designers, 1 PM
Year
2024 - 2025
The problem
Many different design systems running in parallel & teams could not reliably find the right file
When I joined many design systems were running in parallel across different Google Search teams. Every UI decision got debated. The component library, meant to unblock teams, blocked them instead.
Result: 10+ design systems running in parallel across search
Solution
Condensed 10+ systems into one cohesive source of truth improving efficiency
Instead of adding another system to the pile, I went the other way: I pulled all 10+ apart, found what was actually shared versus duplicated, and rebuilt it as one governed source of truth the library the original one was always meant to be.
Key Learnings
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Imposter syndrome is a gift. It means that you're surrounded by a crowd of people who are actively pushing you to feel better.
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Detail is important providing detailed components, files and content is important especially when working with engineers
This work is under NDA.
While I'm not able to share all of the details of my work, feel free to reach out!!
This is just a snapshot of the entire design process.
Reach out to jehnesa.design@gmail.com for the full story.
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