Ep 91: The Erosion of Open Design Systems
From Design System Office Hours by Davy Fung + PJ Onori
December 4, 2025 · 27 min
About this episode
Davy and PJ discuss the trend of major design systems shifting from public to internal, emphasizing the importance of public documentation for quality and community benefit.
Davy and PJ discuss a potential trend of major design systems going from public to internal only, stressing that public documentation is the ultimate forcing function for quality and a huge win for the community.
People in this episode
Hosts: Davy Fung, PJ Onori
Topics covered
- open design systems
- public documentation
- design trends
- quality assurance
- community benefits
Keywords
- open design systems
- public documentation
- design quality
- community
- design trends
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: design systems, community
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