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A shared design language for teams building at enterprise scale.

BT Arc brings tokens, reusable components, accessibility guidance and documentation into one system designed to help product teams create more consistent digital experiences.

Client
BT Group
Engagement
Enterprise design system
Focus
Design and engineering alignment
Abstract interface board representing tokens and components in the BT Arc Design System

BT Group

A shared design language for a complex product ecosystem.

A scalable component and token system created to align design and engineering, with accessibility, documentation and consistency built into its foundations.

The context

Many products and teams needed foundations they could share.

At enterprise scale, small inconsistencies become expensive. Visual decisions drift, familiar interface patterns are rebuilt and teams lose time resolving questions that a strong shared system should already answer.

The response

Connect the smallest decisions to the components people use every day.

A token-driven foundation creates a common language for colour, type, spacing and behaviour. Reusable components, accessibility requirements and practical documentation carry that language into both design and engineering workflows.

The outcome

A system designed to make quality easier to repeat.

BT Arc gives teams a clearer starting point, supports closer parity between design and implementation and creates a contribution model that can grow with the products it serves.

Project scope

The work brought together.

  • Design systems
  • Tokens
  • Components
  • Documentation

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