Robin Di
Capua

UX Lead SDX Design System, Swisscom

Robin Di Capua is UX Lead (Design Systems) at Swisscom. After getting a bachelor's in computer science and a master's in digital design, he has worked as a designer for almost 16 years. After working in a startup for the first 6.5 years, he joined Swisscom, the biggest telecommunication company in Switzerland. After being a consumer and then a contributor to the design system, he took the role of UX Lead for the design system team for the last 3.5 years.

Company details

Swisscom

60K+

60K+

Company size

Company size

8

8

DS Team Size

DS Team Size

700+

700+

People using DS

People using DS

Takeaways:

  • Why design systems aren't what most people think they are

  • How to sell the idea of the design system in a large organization

  • The controversial truth about "design by committee"

  • How design systems expose uncomfortable organizational realities

  • The hidden skill gap between product designers and system designers

  • Why federated models often fail despite good intentions

  • The untapped potential of AI in design system workflows

  • Maintaining system vision amid competing team demands

  • What Robin would change if he could go back in time

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