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Design systems that don't rot: lessons from 14 production rollouts
Most design systems decay within 18 months. Here's the operating model we use to keep them healthy and adopted.
Iris Hallberg · Feb 4, 2026
Adoption is a product problem
A design system isn't a Figma library — it's a product. Treat it like one: usage analytics, changelogs, office hours, and contribution paths.