Case

Great design starts with a foundation.

Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten (SPSM) lacked a unified design system, leaving teams with inconsistent design and accessibility issues across their products and services. We built one from the ground up, bringing coherence, WCAG 2.2 compliance, and a long-term governance strategy to the entire organisation.

Four mobile phones with design on the screens

ClientSpecialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten (SPSM)

IndustryPublic

ServicesDesign & Experience

Background

SPSM had multiple design teams working across different products and services but lacked a unified design system to align them. This resulted in inconsistent design patterns, non-WCAG-compliant components, and no shared foundation for teams to build on.

Challenge

Working with SPSM, the task was to build a complete design system from scratch while meeting strict accessibility requirements under WCAG 2.2. With multiple teams, products, and stakeholders involved, the solution needed to go beyond component libraries. It required organizational alignment, clear documentation, and a governance strategy built to last.

Designing for consistency, scalability, and adoption.

A robust, scalable, and accessible design system was built in Figma using modern features such as variants, variables, and structured developer handoff. The system was complemented by thorough documentation for both designers and developers, alongside a long-term maintenance and governance strategy.

Working in an agile, cross-functional team alongside frontend and backend developers, the work was continuously anchored across the organization through workshops, training sessions, and presentations, ensuring the design system was not only delivered, but genuinely adopted.

A design system with different icons, colors, fonts

Delivered Value

SPSM received a complete, production-ready design system built to the highest accessibility standards, giving its teams a shared foundation to work from across products and services. Every component was made WCAG 2.2 compliant, and clear documentation ensured both designers and developers could apply it consistently from day one.

Beyond the system itself, the engagement drove organizational change, equipping teams with the knowledge and processes needed to maintain and evolve the system long-term. Through hands-on workshops and training, the design system became embedded in how SPSM works, not just what it ships.

Knightec Group enabled SPSM to turn a fragmented, inconsistent design landscape into a unified, accessible, and scalable system, giving its teams both a stronger product foundation and the organizational alignment to build confidently on it.