Design System in one week
Figma and code in parallel. Unstyled Base UI for behaviour and accessibility, with tokens, theming, and Storybook specs built on top.
Viewmax · 2026
Vladislav Iushev
forDesign Systems
Built for adoption, scale, and AI-assisted teams
How this works
Audit
Stakeholder interviews, maturity assessment, a map of UI debt and duplication.
Architect
Token strategy, component model, naming, Figma architecture, governance blueprint.
Pilot
The system applied to real product workflows, with docs and specs.
Adopt
Team enablement, onboarding, and the measurement that tells you it's working.
Examples from practice
Adoption you can measure
A library that held its shape across dozens of product teams and thousands of files. Designers extended it instead of working around it.
Alfa-Bank · 2023
Design system at enterprise scale
Leading design on the system behind Alfa-Online. Component library, documentation, governance, and the quality bar across every product team.
Alfa-Bank · 2020–2023
The system behind the No. 1 online bank in Russia
Documentation, semantic naming, and a proprietary component method. Faster refactoring, wider adoption, and a library designers said they liked working with.
Alfa-Bank · 2020–2023
Components built as mechanisms
Slots, rows, and subcomponents assembled into one configurable cell. Dozens of layouts from a single component.
Alfa-Bank · 2022
Components for a live trading platform
Menus, selectors, numeric inputs, and state-heavy controls. Built into an existing library and shipped into production.
TakeProfit · 2024–2026
Design engineering
Component tokens, SCSS architecture, and Storybook stories written in code. HTML and CSS since 2016.
Viewmax · 2026
Accessibility as a working standard
APCA and WCAG contrast, focus order, keyboard paths, and states. Checked at design time, before anything reaches a build.
Daily
Fixed-scope engagements
DS Diagnostic
For disagreement about what's broken
From $8,000
2 weeks
- Stakeholder interviews
- Maturity assessment
- UI debt and duplication map
- Prioritised roadmap
- Architectural recommendation
System Foundation
For architecture that needs rebuilding
From $20,000
4–6 weeks
- Design principles
- Token strategy
- Component model
- Figma architecture
- Governance blueprint
- Engineering alignment
Pilot to Production
For adoption that isn't happening
From $35,000
8–12 weeks
- System applied to real workflows
- Figma and docs
- Pilot flows
- Adoption model
- Team enablement
- Governance
Ongoing partnerships
DS Advisory
For owners who need direction
From $4,000/mo
Month to month
- Two workshops per month
- Async review
- Strategic input for owners
Embedded DS Lead
For the gap before an internal lead
From $9,000/mo
2–3 days a week · 3-month minimum
- Design principles
- Token strategy
- Component model
- Figma architecture
- Governance blueprint
- Engineering alignment
Exclusive Partnership
For full ownership, one client at a time
On request
Full-time · 6 months minimum
- System applied to real workflows
- Figma and docs
- Pilot flows
- Adoption model
- Team enablement
- Governance
Question & Answers
Do we need to pause product work?
No. The system gets built against real workflows, not beside them.
We already have a library. Does that change anything?
That's the most common request. Building a new system is the easy part. Updating a live one without breaking what already shipped is where the real work is, and that's what I specialise in.
Who owns the system afterwards?
Your team. Part of the engagement is making sure someone internal can run it without me.
How do you work with engineers?
Both ways. I deliver specs in Figma, or stand up a Storybook myself and build the components in React, Svelte, or whatever the stack is. My side is styling, animation and interaction. Complex logic and backend integration stay with your front-end team.
What about accessibility?
Contrast, focus order, keyboard shortcuts and interaction states get checked against the rules as I design. Alt text and style fallbacks are part of the spec, and I can support screen readers when the product needs it.
Can the docs work with AI coding tools?
Yes. Documentation goes out as Markdown, so coding agents read the same rules your team does.
NDA, B2B contract and Independent contractor agreement?
Yes. I work through my UAE company or as an individual, whichever your legal team prefers.