The BluePrint Series

David Fayemi

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Welcome to my podcast, where I discuss design systems with designers from various African companies. We'll explore how to build, manage, and teach teammates to use these systems, as well as how to convince stakeholders to buy into their value. I'm David Fayemi, I'm currently leading the design team at Lemfi ( financial technology company). Thank you for listening!

08/23/2025

Ep.8 - Inside Chowdeck's Design System with Ruth "Rue" Douglas

In this episode of The Blueprint Series, David sits down with Ruth (Rue), a product designer at Chowdeck, to explore the company’s design approach. They dive into Chowdeck’s product structure, how its lean design team manages multiple apps, and the evolution of its design system. Ruth (Rue) also shares practical insights on workflows, from Figma organization to developer handoffs, offering a behind-the-scenes look at design at scale. To Contact Me (Host): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KingFayemi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠⁠⁠PLLUGG⁠⁠⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. As a creator trying to repurpose content, ⁠⁠use pllugg.com⁠⁠ for free.

45 min
06/26/2025

Ep.7 - Inside Raven Bank's Design System

In this episode of The Blueprint Series, Emmanuel, a product designer at Raven Bank, shares how a small design team built a powerful system across personal, business, and enterprise banking. From playful to professional, learn how they scaled a style guide into a full design system in just four months — with smart workflows, rotating teams, and a focus on accessibility, primitives, and dev collaboration. To Contact Me(Host): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KingFayemi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠⁠PLLUGG⁠⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. As a creator trying to repurpose content, ⁠use pllugg.com⁠ for free.

53 min
05/09/2025

Ep.6- Inside Edenlife Design system with Joshua Oyedepo.

In this episode of The Blueprint Series, we sit down with Joshua Oyedepo, Lead Product Designer at Eden Life, a lifestyle services company on a mission to be the OS for everyday living. From food delivery to home cleaning, Joshua walks us through what it’s like designing real-world services that people rely on daily. We explore how Eden Life's design system Lumina was built, evolved, and maintained by a lean team designing for scale, trust, and delight. If you’re curious about building design systems in service-based companies, onboarding into legacy systems, or just surviving as a one-man design squad, this one is for you. 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. As a creator trying to repurpose content, use pllugg.com for free.

51 min
04/10/2025

EP.5 - Inside Bigcabal/Techcabal/Zikoko Design system

David Fayemi chats with Osas, product design lead at Big Cabal Media (the powerhouse behind publications like Zikoko and TechCabal), about their exciting design system journey. This isn't your typical design system story it's a vibrant evolution! Osas reveals the driving force behind revamping their existing system: eliminating repetitive tasks, empowering junior designers, and fostering a culture of experimentation. Learn how Big Cabal's unique structure, with its diverse publications and events, influences their design approach. Discover the secrets to maintaining brand consistency while allowing flexibility for each outlet. 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool.

56 min
03/28/2025

EP.4- Inside Globus Bank Design system with Gideon.

In this episode, David Fayemi talks to Gideon, Lead UX designer at Globals Bank, about how they created their design system, called Globus One. Globals Bank isn’t your regular old bank, they’re changing how design works in finance. Gideon shares how his team is building tools not just for customers, but for every department in the company. In this episode: What worked when convincing leadership to support it How they keep things consistent while still giving designers freedom Their smart solution to the "detach component" problem Tips for helping new designers join the team smoothly What’s next: A public website with all the details on Globus OneWhy making life easier for developers is a big priority 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. To contact me(Host): ⁠⁠⁠@KingFayemi⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is managed by whatspodcasting. the makers of pllugg.com a tool for making content for podcast easy and faster. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠whatspodcasting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter for podcast recommendations. contact ⁠⁠⁠@D_rounz

56 min
08/16/2024

Ep.3- Inside Cowrywise Design System

In this episode, Adimchi Oka a product designer of Cowrywise, gives us insight on the structure of the cowrywise design system. We also discuss how designers infuse their creativity and explore different concepts and ideas in building and maintaining the design system. We gain insights on the Web and mobile sector of Cowrywise design system and the challenges encountered in terms of consistency in implementing the designs, and we got Feyi the lead designer jump on the call to share his thoughts as well.🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. To contact me(Host): ⁠⁠@KingFayemi⁠⁠ This podcast is managed by whatspodcasting.Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠whatspodcasting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter for podcast recommendations. contact ⁠⁠@D_rounz

49 min
07/12/2024

Ep.2- Inside Kuda's Design System

In this episode, we dive deep into Kuda design systems. Mano (Kuda lead designer) shares how Kuda's design system helps create consistent and efficient user experiences across various platforms and how they work with Kuda Bussnies. We talk about the challenges they face, how they adapt and update their systems, Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction to the podcast 01:56 - Recap of the previous episode. 02:18 - Advertisement. 02:50 - Return to the podcast. 03:00 - brief introduction of the guest, Mano 04:00 - Mano introduces himself and shares his journey to the present. 05:34 - Casual conversation. 07:00 - Main discussion begins with a Q&A session on Kuda. 13:36 - Discussion on Kuda's design systems for various platforms. 19:54 - Conversation about the challenges and impacts of adapting the design system. 23:03 - Kuda's design system's operation and thought process. 31:37 - Explanation of testing methods. 34:40 - Updating values and other functionalities in the app. 44:20 - About new startups. 45:05 - Mano's favorite design system outside of Kuda. 47:59 - Appreciation, upcoming episode highlights, and recommendations for interested listeners. 49:50 - Conclusion 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. To contact me(Host): ⁠@KingFayemi⁠ This podcast is managed by whatspodcasting.Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠whatspodcasting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter for podcast recommendations. contact ⁠@D_rounz

50 min
05/27/2024

Ep.1- Inside Eversend Design System

In this episode, I'll be talking to Michael Shumaker from Eversend. We talk about his influence on how Eversend developed their design system, Stakeholder Influence to make it happen, and what he has learned from the experience. We'll also touched into how he names files within the design system you know more in depth things all about design systems, covering aspects of design systems specific to small teams and a few large corporations. Timestamp:00:52 - Why was the Blueprint started?01:35 - Broader explanation on the objectives of the Blueprint series: The Blueprint series was created because of his love for design and wanting the African community to be open with their works for anyone to access.02:40 - More information on the Blueprint series: It’s a two-part series: one on Twitter Space, sharing insights on design systems and some technical aspects; one on YouTube, offering a deeper dive into conversations with top African designers, as a monthly session.04:04 - Introducing and welcoming guest Michael, who is also a designer and the first guest on the series04:50 - Michael’s appearance05:06 - Getting to meet Michael: Michael tells us who he is, where he works, and what he does.05:32 - Brief intro about EverSend from the guest speaker, including what they are and what they do05:48 - Discussion on what EverSend does, the goal of EverSend, and how long he has been with them06:54 - How long they’ve worked within a design system07:04 - Overview of what went on with their design system07:37 - More details on the design system08:02 - Deciding factors for their design choices08:11 - Explanation of the deciding factors08:58 - Further questions about the deciding factors and their origins09:11 - Responses to these questions13:20 - Encouragement to keep pushing despite setbacks13:34 - Duration and process of building a design system18:43 - Challenges in getting developers and designers to effectively use the design system20:09 - Short break about whatspodcasting21:14 - Discussion on the design system EverSend uses and their development end21:43 - Whether EverSend has a documented library or end code on Figma22:58 - EverSend’s future vision for using documentation24:18 - Tracking metrics with the design system26:55 - Number of designers at EverSend and how they manage their design system27:12 - Challenges and lessons learned as a manager at EverSend29:38 - Onboarding new designers for the design system32:36 - Introducing a controversial topic to the guest speaker35:37 - Lessons from this episode: Design systems don't limit creativity; they test it. A design system is a collaborative product for you and your designers.37:02 - Guest speaker's favorite design system apart from EverSend's38:23 - Thanks to the guest speaker38:36 - Importance of having a design system39:22 - Follow-ups on YouTube and Twitter Spaces40:06 - Who manages the podcast (WhatsPodcasting)42:00 - Explanation about the Question Center and how to use it43:09 - Questions to the guest speaker: When did he start talking about design systems to his company? Would he recommend design systems to a company that is not mature?43:51 - Convincing stakeholders and the team to build a design system44:00 - Guest speaker addresses these questions47:21 - Thanks to the second speaker for her questions47:35 - Opening the chat for further questions47:45 - Closure and highlights48:20 - Appreciation to everyone for joining48:40 - Goodbyes 🛠️ This podcast was powered by ⁠PLLUGG⁠ —Free AI powered content creation and repurposing tool. To contact me(Host): @KingFayemi This podcast is managed by whatspodcasting.Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠whatspodcasting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter for podcast recommendations. contact @D_rounz

49 min

8 Episodes

Welcome to my podcast, where I discuss design systems with designers from various African companies. We'll explore how to build, manage, and teach teammates to use these systems, as well as how to convince stakeholders to buy into their value. I'm David Fayemi, I'm currently leading the design team at Lemfi ( financial technology company). Thank you for listening!

Creator

David Fayemi
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

8
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© David Fayemi
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The BluePrint Series