Design systems your designers and developers both use

I'm Simon Halimonov, a design system specialist, designer and frontend developer. I help product teams in Switzerland and Germany agree on one set of components, so they ship faster and argue less. Remote only.

Designing and building digital products: Since 2014
Hours teaching fullstack JavaScript: 1,200+
Projects shown on this site: 20

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Services

What I can do for your team and your product.

All services

DesignI design interfaces, user flows and brands for digital products, taking one request at a time.
Design SystemsI help design and development teams share one system, from an honest look at how you work now to components you ship.
DevelopmentI build frontends and fullstack features on current stacks, and backend work when a project calls for it.
SEOI take care of SEO advice, keyword research, content and local search so the traffic you win stays with you.
Technical SEOI run audits and fix speed, crawling, structured data and migrations so your rankings stay safe.
WordPressI build and tune WordPress sites so they load fast, stay secure and are easy to edit.
ShopifyI set up Shopify stores, themes and apps, and tune them for speed and search.
WorkshopsI teach design, code, AI and SEO in remote workshops, so your team can carry on without me.
AI AutomationI build AI agents, MCP servers and AI workflows into the tools you already use, and coach your team to run them.
AutomationI connect your tools with n8n workflows or code, so data moves on its own instead of being copied by hand.

Selected work

A few recent projects.

All case studies

My 3 step process

Define a roadmap
Audit the current process. Develop individual tactics.
Create a standardized language
Organize information. Build collaboration.
Design System
Design System development. Prototyping².

What's inside?

My service is optimized to train a team as fast as possible. In the shortest possible time, they should learn how to make a design system feasible and applicable.

Live coaching sessions
1-on-1 support
A clear process
Measurable results
Bring your whole team
Access to video recordings
Remote team workshops

Why do I need a design system?

These are a few of the reasons that speak for a design system.

With my help, you can optimize your process.

Typically, teams see a 10% increase in productivity with a design system.

Save development time
Increase product quality
Reduce time to market
Increase brand consistency
Lower opportunity cost
Boost team happiness

Have more questions?

Who can benefit from a design system?

I recommend it for product teams of about 10 people or more. At this size, communication starts to become more complex.

Do we need new tools for a design system? We already use X and Y.

No. Most likely not. Tools like Google Docs, Google Sheets, Airtable, GitHub, GitLab, Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma and Notion work.

Is this for me?

This service is for anyone who works in a team on digital products like apps and websites. So if you are a project manager, product owner, designer, developer, writer or user researcher, then this service is for you.

We don't have the resources. How are we going to get this on our roadmap?

A design system helps you make better use of your resources. My approach always starts with an MVP design system. The MVP is then applied in a pilot project.

Do we need to hire a new person for that?

No, this is usually not necessary. A design system can be set up and organized in several ways. Centrally by a team that operates and organizes the design system. Or decentralized by responsible persons from all teams.

Is it actually worth it to start a design system?

Yes, it's worth it for teams that want to scale their design and engineering output without hiring new people. Design systems can typically increase a team's efficiency by 5% to 50% and reduce costs. Feel free to ask me for examples.

Hey, I'm Simon!

As a remote worker, I partner with a variety of clients based in Germany, Switzerland, France and other parts of the world.

As a teacher at the Digital Career Institute, I logged over 1200 classroom hours instructing students how to program.

Since December 2018, I have taught a web development curriculum I helped to devise. It includes in-depth lessons on “Fullstack JavaScript Development” and “Design for Developers”.