Jan 15, 2026
Design systems in the AI era
What changes, what stays the same and what teams should do now.
Design systems * AI * Operations
TL;DR
- AI does not kill design systems - it punishes vague ones.
- Spec-driven, testable systems win.
- Tokens are becoming portable and standard.
Key claims
AI amplifies inconsistent systems and accelerates drift.
Semantic tokens are now the public API for theming.
Promptable docs reduce interpretation errors.
Steal this
- Component contract checklist
- Token layer rules
- Promptable docs template
Next step
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