Design contributions overview

A design contribution is any design proposal that's completed and approved for compliant release through the Gestalt Design System for other teams to reuse. To get started, all you need is a design in Figma.

Screenshot of the Slack interface with the link to the contribution form circled in red.

Note: Design contributions can only be made by Pinterest employees at the moment.

Quick-start guide

One step to contribute


What happens next?

  1. Your form responses are automatically posted in #gestalt-design
    ; Opens a new tab
    as a thread to discuss your request with the Gestalt Team
  2. A Gestalt On-Call designer reviews your request and responds within two business days
  3. Gestalt designers co-design with the submitter, using validation checklists, component best practices and Figma templates
  4. Approval with all parties
  5. Published to the Gestalt Figma library as a compliant component

Contribution deep dive

Are you the type of person who wants all of the details? Then head over to: