Nova is Hexagon’s digital design system, created to deliver consistent, accessible, and scalable digital experiences across Hexagon’s global product ecosystem. Maintained in Figma, zeroheight, and Storybook, Nova unifies foundations, components, and templates aligned with brand, usability, and inclusive design standards. zeroheight acts as the single source of truth for designers, developers, content creators, and external partners, covering tokens, accessibility guidelines, contribution workflows, and governance models. The system supports a wide and growing library of components, patterns, and templates that allow teams to design and build faster while ensuring quality and consistency across Hexagon’s diverse digital platforms.

Nova’s design system is structured as a living, centralised resource designed for global teams. It is organised into four key sections: Overview, Foundations, Components, and Patterns & Templates.

Key highlights include:

• Overview: guidance on Nova’s purpose, governance, accessibility standards, and brand application.
• Foundations: Figma variables and tokens for colour, typography, spacing, grids, motion, and icons, ensuring consistent design and development at scale.
• Components: a growing library of reusable UI elements with detailed anatomy, states, variations, breakpoints, accessibility guidance, and developer-ready code snippets.
• Patterns & Templates: reusable page patterns and templates that combine components into real-world use cases, giving teams a head start on building consistent product experiences.

Documentation is produced collaboratively by UX, design, engineering, and content teams. Peer reviews in Figma and zeroheight ensure clarity, accuracy, and accessibility compliance. Continuous updates are prioritised based on adoption, accessibility standards, and direct feedback from global teams, allowing Nova to evolve with business and user needs.

Nova has become the foundation for consistent, accessible digital experiences across Hexagon’s products. By centralising design and code guidance in zeroheight and Storybook, it reduces ambiguity, accelerates delivery, and fosters stronger collaboration between distributed teams. Accessibility is embedded throughout, improving inclusivity and raising the overall quality of experiences. Nova’s living documentation model, contribution pathways, and feedback loops ensure that it remains scalable, adaptable, and relevant across Hexagon’s growing digital ecosystem.

Nova deserves to be shortlisted for Best Documentation due to its clarity, global scalability, and its ability to empower teams to create high-quality, accessible experiences with speed and confidence.