Design debt
is not maintained for documentation. Meeting standards is a basic quality expected in product building. Not following the standards will break standards while Implementing a design System
practices and principles. This is especially critical while building consumer-facing products, as Software design should be opinionated
.
To reduce Design Debt, it should be considered as a performance indicator. If it is solved, and when it is solved (Open UX Debt Age) should be considered an indicator of the product team's performance evaluation.