Your design system has a coupling problem

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Learn how to identify and solve coupling problems in your design system, making it more maintainable and scalable

intermediate Published 16 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify a popular component library and analyze its Button component
  2. Determine the multiple jobs the Button component is doing
  3. Apply the Single Responsibility Principle to refactor the component
  4. Test and validate the refactored component
  5. Compare the maintainability and scalability of the refactored design system
Who Needs to Know This

Designers and developers working on a design system can benefit from understanding coupling problems to improve the system's overall quality and efficiency

Key Insight

💡 A design system with a coupling problem can lead to maintainability issues and scalability problems, but applying the Single Responsibility Principle can help solve it

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Pick a popular component library, find the Button component. This one thing does three jobs...
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