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  • Design systems

    Google's Material 3 Expressive Reshapes System Thinking

    Google's Material 3 Expressive update pushes its long-established design system toward bolder, more emotional UI, backed by Google's own research. It's a useful case study in how mature design systems keep evolving their principles.

    Used for: Alpha assumption; Design-system tidy; Method refresh.

    Hype check: Adoption. Teams are using this — still check the source date (19 March 2025).

    Source dated 19 March 2025.

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  • AI workflows

    AI Design Workflows Are Now Just... Workflows

    AI-assisted design-to-code workflows (Figma Make + Claude Code, per Eleken's 2026 write-up) are becoming standard practice, not just hype. Juniors are increasingly expected to prompt and review AI output, not just design pixels.

    Used for: Alpha assumption; Portfolio proof; Tool experiment.

    Hype check: Adoption. Teams are using this — still check the source date (11 June 2026).

    Source dated 11 June 2026.

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