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Adaptation 🔧

Our frameworks provide evaluation and refinement of your existing design systems, by blending comprehensive analysis, tailored customisation, and collaborative integration to harmonise diverse elements, enhance user-centricity, and ensure scalability and long-term viability.

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  • Picture of a female designer building a Design System for a client as part of the Design system framework provided by Glue
  • Visualisation of some key design components and guidelines designed by Glue for the Viator mobile app

Our approach to adaptation focuses on enhancing and streamlining your existing systems. We align closely with your team’s practices to ensure seamless integration and continuous design quality and governance.

This framework is ideal when:

Existing design systems need a fresh perspective or update.
Brand consistency across platforms requires strengthening.
Scalability and future-proofing are top priorities.
There’s a need for closer alignment between different departments.
Your organisation has gone through an M&A or is using an open source system.
Streamlining design workflows is essential.

Framework key methods:

Conducting a thorough Design System audit.
Implementing Heuristics Evaluation for usability.
Undertaking a UX Review to enhance user interaction.
Establishing effective governance workflows.
Integrating adaptive and flexible design strategies.
Extension of existing patterns and components.

Framework deliverables:

Comprehensive supporting documentation.
Tailored Figma files including all design elements.
Detailed design guidelines and visual style guides.
Curated component library for consistency.
Clear governance policies and procedures.
Integration guidelines for seamless ecosystem blending.

Adopting our Design System Adaptation framework creates a more cohesive and efficient design environment. It leads to enhanced brand identity and user experience and fosters a culture of continuous learning and growth within product teams.

  • Design System for the Uniqlo kiosk design
  • Visualisation of some key design components and guidelines designed by Glue for the Construction manager platform provided by Eque2 named Construction Cloud

Successful examples of Design System Adaptation

  • 52 core components across the design system
  • Delivered across two sprints
  • 52 core components across the design system
  • Delivered across two sprints
  • 52 core components across the design system
  • Delivered across two sprints
  • 52 core components across the design system
  • Delivered across two sprints

Joblogic

Brochureware website design system

  • 12 core features tackled
  • 186 pains points identified
  • 52 user interviews conducted
  • 12 core features tackled
  • 186 pains points identified
  • 52 user interviews conducted
  • 12 core features tackled
  • 186 pains points identified
  • 52 user interviews conducted
  • 12 core features tackled
  • 186 pains points identified
  • 52 user interviews conducted
Picture of several buildings being built that illustrates the area of work of Glue's client Eque2, construction management software provider

Eque2

Elevating two core business management platform experiences

  • Increased conversion rates by 1.62%
  • Achieved a 215% in-store adoption uplift
  • Delivered in 2 sprints
  • Increased conversion rates by 1.62%
  • Achieved a 215% in-store adoption uplift
  • Delivered in 2 sprints
  • Increased conversion rates by 1.62%
  • Achieved a 215% in-store adoption uplift
  • Delivered in 2 sprints
  • Increased conversion rates by 1.62%
  • Achieved a 215% in-store adoption uplift
  • Delivered in 2 sprints
The monthly plan types screen design for Three's digital ticketing system

Three

Selling more phone tariffs through digital

  • +£1.03m in monthly lend
  • +102% in lead acquisition QoQ
  • ROI of ~+10.6% per £1K
  • +£1.03m in monthly lend
  • +102% in lead acquisition QoQ
  • ROI of ~+10.6% per £1K
  • +£1.03m in monthly lend
  • +102% in lead acquisition QoQ
  • ROI of ~+10.6% per £1K
  • +£1.03m in monthly lend
  • +102% in lead acquisition QoQ
  • ROI of ~+10.6% per £1K

BNP Paribas

Marketing, UX and customer experience optimisation

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