Zeplin is a design delivery platform that facilitates collaboration between designers and developers by providing a centralized workspace for documenting designs, managing workflows, and integrating with tools like Jira and GitHub. It addresses the inefficiencies of design handoff by enabling teams to publish finalized designs, track changes, and ensure accurate translation of design specifications into code.
Funding
$1.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
EGSFounders
Product
Problem
Design handoff between designers and developers is often inefficient, requiring repeated file maintenance and extra clarification. Managing designs within design tools can lead to bloat, confusion, and a lack of clear hierarchy, hindering effective collaboration. This results in wasted time, rework, and difficulties in accurately translating design specifications into code.
Solution
Zeplin is a design delivery platform that streamlines collaboration between designers and developers by providing a centralized workspace for documenting designs, managing workflows, and integrating with development tools. It enables teams to publish finalized designs, track changes, and ensure accurate translation of design specifications into code. By connecting design components with their codebase counterparts and providing best-in-class development resources, Zeplin automates manual front-end tasks and QA, accelerating development cycles. The platform facilitates asynchronous collaboration, allowing team members to communicate intent, manage changes, and organize designs in a standardized way.
Target Audience
Zeplin primarily targets design and development teams of all sizes who seek to improve collaboration, streamline design handoff, and accelerate the development process.
Features
- Centralized workspace for design documentation, version control, and workflow management
- Integrations with tools like Jira, GitHub, Slack, Teams, Storybook, and VS Code
- Ability to publish finalized designs separately from in-progress iterations
- Automated change tracking for each screen, similar to Git for designs
- Design system integration, surfacing design system information on every screen
- Tools for assigning tasks, requesting reviews, and securing approvals
- Generation of design tokens in multiple languages, including Sass, XML, and Flutter
- User flow mapping with shapes and dynamic connectors