Tesla
Make a component more scalable across different platforms
Internship Details
Duration
May 2022 - Sep 2022
Team
Tesla Design System
Role
Internal/External Audit
Usability Testing
Documentation
Context
Tesla Design System (TDS)
Product Lines
650+
Community Contributors
200+
Active Consumers
15
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Project Background
What happens when there’s no component?
Even though a chip is widely used across multiple platforms and products at Tesla, there is currently no standardization or logic, leading to several pain points.
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Using button component or plain texts
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Local component causing scalability issues
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Discrepancies Analysis
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Research Process
What makes a successful chip?
One of the biggest challenges with this project was defining the standard and logic that can be applied across multiple platforms and products. Through research and synthesis, I was able to come up with goals that set the initial direction.
The consumers know when to use chips vs. other components
The consumers can make the chips they want without detaching instance
The consumers know how to use the component properly
External Audit
I looked into public documentation from the popular design system to understand industry standards for architecture.
Internal Audit
I gathered existing use cases and interviewed the consumers directly to understand the component requirements.
First Component Set
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Status
One component, 66+ chips
