What AI has changed in Design Systems, and what is still up to us

Three design experts told me how AI is changing the way we build and maintain Design Systems. And led me to think that “the future” is already happening now.

Anna Lefour

7 min read2 hours ago

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Press enter or click to view image in full size What is the human role in creating and maintaining a design system in the AI era? Credit: Anna Lefour with Gemini.

You’ve probably read, or even written, one of those LinkedIn posts about someone building a complete Design System in 20 minutes with Claude. Or in 15 minutes with Gemini. Or… you get the idea.

Those posts made me curious. I had never built a full Design System, although I had set up the basic elements of one before I really dug into AI, and it was as interesting as it was painful. So the promise of building a full one in minutes was appealing.

My mistake?…