About Aero

The Aero Design System provides reusable components and guidelines to help teams create consistent, on-brand digital experiences for Air France and KLM. It streamlines design and development, making work faster and easier.

Overview / Hero AF

Vision

The Aero Design System is a solid foundation for all our digital platforms. It helps teams quickly adapt to changes, focus on innovation, and avoid recreating the same solutions.

Objectives

Curate

Building a multi-brand library of standardized components and foundations to solve design challenges. This ensures better accessibility and a consistent user experience across all digital touchpoints.

Collaborate

Encouraging teamwork between designers, developers, and stakeholders through regular feedback. This helps refine our components and workflows so the design system can grow with the Air France KLM’s needs.

Create

Giving teams reusable components, foundations, and guidelines to speed up development. This lets them focus on user needs while staying on-brand.

Scope

Our focus has been on building the global foundation for Air France and KLM. We will apply it on Blueweb first, allowing us to refine and learn internally before expanding to all touchpoints and gradually opening up public access.


Roadmap

Phase 1: Setup

  • Establish a Core Team
    Form a cross-functional team with clear roles.
  • Define the Vision
    Align the vision with business goals and user needs.
  • Current State Audit
    Review existing assets and identify issues.
  • First Release
    Develop a feature set that provides immediate value.

Phase 2: Adoption

  • Build Single Source Platform [DONE]
    Create a central platform for code libraries and resources.
  • Deliver Support [DONE]
    Set up communication channels and thorough documentation for effective use of the design system.
  • Validate and Iterate
    Launch the first release in a controlled setting, gather feedback, and make improvements.

Phase 3: Scale

  • Expand Access and Collaboration
    Promote knowledge sharing through workshops and collaborative efforts.
  • Continuous Improvement
    Allocate resources for ongoing updates and monitor effectiveness through metrics.
  • Future Expansion
    Gradually add new platforms with their libraries, patterns and components, and encourage community engagement among designers and developers.