Design Systems Consultant

Build a system your product team can actually use.

For teams with inconsistent interfaces, an overloaded component library or an Arabic/English product that needs shared rules. I connect tokens and components to ownership, contribution and adoption.

Osama Ali · Senior Product & UX Designer · Cairo / Remote

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Where I can help

Start with the problem.

A library grows without clear rules
Define when to reuse, extend or introduce a pattern.
Design and code drift apart
Align naming, states and component contracts across disciplines.
RTL is handled as a patch
Make directionality part of the component specification.

How we work through it

  1. Audit representative screens and the existing design/code libraries.
  2. Establish foundations and build the highest-value reusable patterns first.
  3. Document usage, contribution and a practical rollout with your team.

Relevant work

See how I approach product decisions.

My background includes UX design at Coca-Cola HBC (Jan 2023–Jun 2026), Speero and VA Computing. Public case studies show selected design work; they do not represent every market or service listed here.

Ways to work with me

Project
An agreed product design scope, with milestones and timing defined together.
UX / Product Audit
A focused review of the journeys and issues that matter most.
Fractional / Consulting
Ongoing design guidance and strategic support for your team.
Contract
Join an existing product team for an agreed engagement.
Full-time
Open to suitable Senior / Lead product and UX opportunities.

Before we start

Will you deliver a coded component library?

Code implementation is scoped separately with engineering. The design engagement can include component contracts, states, tokens and design QA for the implementation.

What should I share in the first message?

Send a short description of your product, your audience, the main problem and any deadline.

Explore the thinking behind the work

Design Systems: The Complete Guide for Product Teams →When Does Your Product Actually Need a Design System? →How to Name Components in a Design System →

Tell me what your team is working on.

We can decide whether an audit, a design project or an ongoing role is the right starting point.

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