r/DesignSystems
13k members
r/DesignSystems is a subreddit with 13k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses design system, design systems, figma, tokens, and ui.
We are a community of designers, engineers, and leaders sharing about existing design systems, looking for help with their own careers, or needing advice on how to improve their own systems.
Popular Themes in r/DesignSystems
#1
Solution Requests
: "New tool to manage design tokens"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I'm building a tool to stop design systems from falling apart. Would love your brutally honest feedback."
7 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Hiring full-time contract Design Systems roles at Adobe"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Finally figured out our value proposition by studying competitor messaging"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DesignSystems
#1
Design System
: "How we got 80% Design System adoption without forcing anyone to use it"
133 posts
#2
Design Systems
: "I want to pivot to a career in Design Systems from a Product Designer role"
50 posts
#3
Figma
: "[Resource] Built a free tool to track token dependencies and component usage in Figma design systems – thought it might help others"
48 posts
#4
Tokens
: "New tool to manage design Tokens"
32 posts
#5
Ui
: "I connected my Design System to AI. Now I can re-theme the entire Ui with a text prompt."
23 posts
#6
Storybook
: "Storybook 8 launches in beta"
17 posts
#7
Components
: "Components Sitemap Generator: Generate a full sitemap of your design system Components | Companion plugin"
16 posts
#8
Component
: "Got tired of finding random detached or overridden Components, so I built a plugin that audits the entire file."
13 posts
#9
Documentation
: "I made a Figma plugin that auto-generates all component instances for faster design system Documentation."
11 posts
#10
Ai
: "How are you using Ai in your design system?"
11 posts
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Yearly
+9k members(200.8%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026