A design system is often sold as a consistency tool, and it is one. But its real value shows up in velocity: when the building blocks are trustworthy, teams stop re-litigating the basics and start shipping.
The trick is to build the system from real screens, not in the abstract. Every token and component should earn its place by appearing in something you're actually shipping.
Done well, a design system becomes the shared language between design and engineering — and the reason a small team can produce work that looks like a much larger one made it.
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