Personal projects

Revamping a dated design system

Challenge: ZOLEO's design system was fragmented across multiple files with outdated token architecture that couldn't scale beyond the original web application to support mobile apps and third-party integrations.

Solution: Independently rebuilt the entire token architecture from the ground up, consolidating fragmented components into a scalable, multi-platform foundation using advanced Figma capabilities and Tokens Studio.

Impact:

  • 80% faster development conversion from design to working product

  • Reduced icon wrappers from 5 instances to 1 streamlined solution

  • Created single source of truth supporting web, mobile, and future platforms

  • Enabled faster time-to-market while maintaining consistent brand experience

Auto-Magic Token Visualizer Project

Challenge: Designer-developer handoff friction where developers constantly need clarification on design token values, requiring repetitive explanations and Figma walkthroughs.

Solution: Built a proof-of-concept tool that automatically fetches design tokens from GitHub and generates live, visual documentation with real-time sync to production code.

Key Features:

  • Auto-resolves token references (e.g., {colors.brand.primary})

  • Visual previews of colors, spacing, and typography

  • One-click copying for developer efficiency

  • Always in sync with production tokens

Potential Impact: Eliminates the translation layer between design and development, making tokens self-documenting and reducing workflow interruptions.

The live demo below is outdated due to Framer limitations, but show cases the concept. I took the proof of concept offline to continue progress.

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© 1986 – 2025 Dennis Buizert.

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© 1986 – 2025 Dennis Buizert