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We Taught Claude to Re-Skin Our Design System
We cut client brand application from half a day to two hours with Claude, Figma MCP, and a three-layer token architecture. Here's the workflow and guardrails.
Design Systems for AI Agents
What makes a design system agent-ready, why it matters more with AI in the loop, and a practical path to get there. A design and engineering view from the Headway crew.
The 5 Levels of an AI-Ready Design System
Most teams think their design system is a level higher than it is. Here are the 5 levels of AI readiness, and the one jump that pays off most right now.
The Design System Adoption Problem is Older Than AI
Many design systems don't fail at the build. They fail at adoption. Here's why AI amplifies the problem, and what actually works to get teams using your system.
How to Maintain a Design System That Teams Actually Use
Components are only half a design system. Here are the rituals, cadences, and docs that keep yours useful and teams using it long after launch.
Extending Your Enterprise Design System with a Product Library
Learn how a product library layers on top of your enterprise design system to reduce duplication, speed up onboarding, and keep teams aligned at scale.
Bridging Design to Development: Using MCPs to Automate Design Handoffs
Learn how Model Context Protocols automate design-to-dev handoffs by giving AI agents direct access to your design system.
Building Prototypes Faster with AI Tools for Designers
Tired of dragging noodles around Figma? Learn how AI tools like Figma Make can handle the tedious parts of prototyping with honest limitations and real examples.
How Designers Can Gather Better Feedback from Teams and Stakeholders
Learn how to gather better design feedback from teammates, cross-functional teams, and executives. Includes tools, timing strategies, and communication checklists.
When Designers Should Build a Custom Design System from Scratch
Wondering if it's time to build your own design system? Learn when it makes sense, what your team needs to be ready, and how to build and scale a system that fits your product, brand, and workflow.
The Design System Stakeholder Guide: Translating Progress into Business Value
Struggling to explain your design system’s impact? Discover tools and rituals to align your team’s work with what leadership cares about.