Ness Grixti
Design Lead - Design Systems @Wise
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WORK HISTORY
Design Lead - Design Systems @Wise
London, GB
Design System- Scaled and optimised Figma libraries across Product and Editorial (Marketing) for better consistency and efficiency- Introduced nested variables in Figma to enable seamless theme switching across multiple brands and sub-brands- Created reusable templates and screens to ensure consistent design across the Wise experience- Led the creation, optimisation, and rollout of icons, flags, illustrations and animations across Web, iOS, Android, and Figma- Established a central repository for maintaining reusable assets, including redesigned icons and illustrations- Defined typography styles across five languages and two font systems, supporting product and marketing use cases- Designed a responsive spacing system with built-in accessibility scaling- Curated and recorded a design system onboarding video series now shared with every new designerManagement and Leadership- Organised and facilitated quarterly planning to align design system priorities- Developed contribution and proposal processes to encourage cross-team input and speed up delivery- Built templates and governance tools to guide system-related project work- Refined workflows for smoother build, release, and system maintenance- Mentored designers, led weekly crit sessions, and facilitated project syncs with designers and engineersOther Highlights- Built a white-label prototype for Wise Platform, used for sales demos and showcased at events- Presented to employees at a company-wide meeting to introduce and explain the rebranded Design System
EDUCATION
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction), Interactive and Visual Design
ABOUT NESS GRIXTI
I’m Ness, Design System Lead at Wise. I’ve been a designer for 18 years and have spent the last decade enthralled in design systems. My mission is to empower and educate others to level up their system thinking I’ve built many different types of design systems, including branded systems, multi-branded systems, and even a white-label system (oof ).More recently, I wrote the handbook for creating Design System components, and I’ve been building a growing collection of practical tactics to help others solve real-world system challenges—one clear, actionable step at a time.
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