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Sep 30, 2026Figma

The Hidden Work After You Send the Figma Link

A Figma link may finish the design phase. But it does not always finish the handoff. There is a familiar moment in almost every product design project. The design is ready. The…

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AI Didn’t Remove Design Time. It Changed Where We Spend It.

As designers move closer to code, the real question may not be “Figma or coding?” but where we spend human time, AI tokens, and rework. A friend recently asked me a simple quest…

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AI Is Changing the Design System Workflow, Not the Fundamentals

We are inventing new ways to work with AI. But underneath the agents, MCPs, skills, and prompts, the foundation of a good design system still looks surprisingly familiar. Every…

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What Happens When AI Doesn’t Need to Read Your Figma File?

I tested a different design-to-SwiftUI workflow using structured design context, Swift Package Manager, and an AI coding agent. For a while, I’ve been exploring one question aro…

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Beyond Design Tokens: Building an AI-Ready Figma Handoff

Figma design handoff transformed into design tokens, Page Specs, assets, AI How I use design tokens, Page Specs, assets, and AI skills to turn Figma designs into structured impl…

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Why I Prefer ChatGPT Over Claude as a Designer

Illustration by author Claude is powerful. But for my design workflow, ChatGPT feels like a more complete creative workspace. There is one opinion I keep seeing in design and te…

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Differences Between UI, UX, and CX

Digital design is a complex field that requires a deep understanding of user behavior, preferences, and expectations. In order to create a successful digital product, designers…

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