An Inside look at the Dropbox and Cash App's design systems - Lauren LoPrete (Dive Club S4 | E3)

In this Deep Dive, Lauren LoPrete shares lessons from her experience leading design systems at Dropbox and now at Cash App. We talk about:

- What design systems actually look like at scale
- Why she’s approaching documentation differently at Cash
- Her experience in the Figma variables beta
- Why Lauren is so excited about string variables
- Traits of successful DS designers that we don’t talk about enough
- + a lot more

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0:00 Intro
2:47 How brand teams can be systems-minded
5:11 How Lauren is Cash App differently than Dropbox
6:52 Lauren's toolbelt as a design systems leader
7:32 The makup of a design systems team
10:15 How accessibility fits into design systems
11:39 Differences in maturity levels of a system
12:56 Strategies for rolling out a new design system
15:55 How Lauren approaches patterns in design systems
19:51 Strategies for design systems documentation
22:33 How to boost adoption of your system
24:57 Where design systems fits in the product lifecycle
27:29 Design systems as a driver of culture change
29:24 The Figma variables beta with Dropbox
32:01 Why Lauren is excited about string variables
34:02 How Cash App is introducing variables
34:58 How to stand out when applying for a DS role
37:26 The importance of resiliency

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