OANDA
Lead UX/UI Design
- Kia Kwiecien
- Amy Zhou
- Mateusz Balawajder
- Marta Salamon
- Iuliana Strambeanu
- Umar Bacchus
Kiwi Design System - bringing consistency and efficiency to our platform and process
Establishing a design system for our trading platform was crucial to ensure consistency and efficiency across all platforms. With iOS, Android, Web, and Desktop versions functioning independently, inconsistency led to user frustration. By implementing this system, we aimed to streamline the user experience, strengthen brand identity, and cut down development time. The result? A unified system guarantees a seamless experience across devices, boosting user satisfaction and engagement, and underlining our dedication to design excellence and usability.

Our Approach
When setting out to build our Design System, our team decided on some over-arching principles that would guide our process. These principles were informed by the 4 company values - Be Bold, Be Open, Focus and Own It:

Mobile First
As time went on we saw a trend towards mobile and especially amongst new joiners. With the structure of our web and desktop platforms being very modular and component based, almost like a grid/mosaic of smaller mobile-sized screens - we set out with "Mobile First" as an over-arching guiding principle.
More to come
Soon - we're LEAN. Obviously this just scratches the surface of a "design system".