Help users build and scale design systems. Use when someone is creating a component library, establishing design tokens, scaling brand consistency, or deciding when to invest in a design system.
Help the user build and scale design systems using frameworks from 4 product leaders who have built design systems at companies like Figma and Airbnb.
When the user asks for help with design systems:
Bob Baxley: "Once we locked down on the block frames, we could send it to an agency and they could do the full high-res comps in a day, because they knew exactly what they were doing." Use low-fidelity 'block brain diagrams' to lock down conceptual logic, then apply the design system for rapid high-fidelity output.
Claire Butler: "Design systems are one of the main reasons you upgrade from pro to org or enterprise. That became just the key thing we leaned in on." Design systems practitioners are key internal champions for organizational scaling.
Jessica Hische: "My goal always when designing a logo is to design a logo that's so easy to use that you don't have to be an extremely skilled designer to design well with it." Design assets that 'teach' the user how to apply them through their inherent structure, prioritizing ease of use over complexity.
Brian Chesky: "I think flat design is over or ending. We're going to move back into a world with color, texture, dimensionality, more haptic feedback." Interface design is shifting from flat aesthetics to more dimensional, tactile, and AI-enhanced experiences.
For all 4 insights from 4 guests, see references/guest-insights.md
