Using documentation to cultivate co-ownership between design and development

This post is the second in a series about HubSpot Canvas, our new Design Language. Read the first here. 

I came to HubSpot as a software engineering co-op just as a movement was growing. The design team had, over the previous months, created a gorgeous set of new typography, colors, and basic components that would become the cornerstone of a major redesign of our entire platform.