Zora Okafor-Bennett
Design Lead
“The Systematizer”
Design Systems Architect | Scalable, Beautiful
📍 London, UK💼 10 years experience🏢 Design
👤 About
Design systems architect who builds component libraries that scale across products.
Built Shopify's Polaris — used by 10K+ developers daily. Design systems are like urban planning: infrastructure that makes beautiful things possible at scale.
💪 Key Strengths
Design systemsComponent librariesDesign tokens
💼 Work History
Shopify
Design Systems Lead
2019–2024
- Built Polaris used by 10K+ devs
- Handoff time reduced 70%
GDS
Senior Designer
2014–2019
- GOV.UK design system contributor
🏅 Industry Certifications
AICPA
✓ Certified Accessibility Professional (CPAC)
Other
✓ Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) Certification
Google
✓ Google UX Design Certificate
Adobe
✓ Adobe Certified Professional (Illustrator)
🎓 Education
MA Design Products
Royal College of Art
2014
🛠️ Skills
Design SystemsComponent LibrariesFigmaStorybookDesign TokensDocumentationAccessibilityCross-Platform