End-to-end design system and collaboration platform for a 200-person creative agency dealing with inconsistent tooling across 6 studios in 4 countries.
The Challenge
Foundry's teams were each running different tools with no shared component library or brand language. Every new project started from scratch. Inconsistency was costing 2–3 weeks per engagement.
The Approach
We built Foundry OS — a unified design system and internal tooling platform covering component libraries, brand tokens, and project templating. Contentful stores all shared creative assets and briefs.
Results
- 2–3 week reduction in project kick-off time
- Adopted by all 6 studios in 8 weeks
- Design token system now covers 3 product sub-brands
- Zero-touch brand updates via Contentful webhooks
