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Is driving adoption just a polite way of begging?
Jun 22, 2026
43m 10s
Is Figma holding design systems back?
May 26, 2026
46m 28s
How do you make developers to care about your design system?
May 12, 2026
37m 09s
Is a design system mandate worth fighting for?
Apr 28, 2026
40m 30s
Does your design system need a PM?
Mar 31, 2026
40m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | Is driving adoption just a polite way of begging? | Live recording of the fortnightly podcast Design Systems WTF (back for season two!), where Luke Murphy and Michelle Chin attempt to combat all the amazing wtf in design systems. In each episode, they answer a single question around design system troubles with a Q&A from the live audience. The State of AI in Design Systems report came out recently, and it shows that everyone is using AI to create documentation. Is this a good thing? Luke and Seb dive into the question of what good document... | 43m 10s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | Is Figma holding design systems back?✨ | design systemsFigma+4 | — | Figma | — | design systemsFigma+5 | — | 46m 28s | |
| 5/12/26 | How do you make developers to care about your design system?✨ | design systemsdeveloper engagement+3 | — | — | — | design systemdevelopers+3 | — | 37m 09s | |
| 4/28/26 | Is a design system mandate worth fighting for?✨ | design systemsmandate+3 | — | Design Systems WTFDesign System Report | — | design systemmandate+3 | — | 40m 30s | |
| 3/31/26 | Does your design system need a PM?✨ | design systemsproduct management+3 | — | Design Systems WTF | — | design systemsproduct management+3 | — | 40m 46s | |
| 3/17/26 | What do you actually test?✨ | design systemstesting+3 | — | — | — | design systemstesting+3 | — | 34m 43s | |
| 3/3/26 | Do MCPs care more about patterns or components?✨ | design systemsdocumentation+4 | — | — | — | design systemspatterns+4 | — | 47m 05s | |
| 2/17/26 | Are we delighting enough in our design systems?✨ | design systemscreativity+3 | — | Design Systems WTF | — | design systemscreativity+3 | — | 41m 00s | |
| 2/3/26 | Do our design systems give new joiners anxiety?✨ | design systemsnew joiners+3 | — | — | — | design systemsanxiety+3 | — | 32m 55s | |
| 1/20/26 | What will happen in design systems in 2026?✨ | design systemsAI in design+3 | — | Design Systems WTF | — | design systems2026 predictions+3 | — | 39m 41s | |
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| 1/6/26 | What's with the emotional baggage with design systems?✨ | design systemsburnout+3 | — | Converge ManchesterBurn baby burnout | — | design systemsburnout+3 | — | 37m 35s | |
| 12/23/25 | Are we reducing complexity with design systems??✨ | design systemscomplexity+3 | — | — | — | design systemscomplexity+3 | — | 32m 01s | |
| 12/9/25 | Episode 44 - Should we care about consistency?✨ | design systemsconsistency+3 | — | — | — | design systemsconsistency+3 | — | 46m 53s | |
| 11/25/25 | Are we finally at the point of contextual documentation? | Season 2 Episode 1 Design Systems WTF is the fortnightly podcast where Luke Murphy and Michelle Chin attempt to combat all the amazing wtf in design systems. In each episode, they answer a single question around design system troubles with Q&A from the live audience. We took a few months off and y'all went and changed everything... We dive into the wonderful world of contextual design systems. Do MCPs finally offer what we need to make our design systems serve information up contextually?... | 39m 44s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | Can you actually measure the ROI of a component? | Selling the value of your design system to folks who don't necessarily understand it is a difficult and thankless task. But are we trying to sell in the right things? Is it possible to put the value of our design system against the bottom line, and how far down the stack can we go? Can we actually put a dollar sign against a single component? | 24m 19s | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Should designers know how to code? | The age old question – should designers know how to code? Or more specifically, how much should designer know when it comes to code? Considering it's the medium that we're designing for, it's still surprising how much this topic splits opinion. Luke and special guest Rob Whitfield will dive into the pros and cons, and give some practical advice if you did want to delve into the witchcraft that engineers do. | 29m 45s | ||||||
| 5/5/25 | Are accessibility guidelines enough to be inclusive? | Making your design system as inclusive as possible is something that I think we all agree on. However, for most systems teams, this means creating some accessibility guidelines and then ticking it off the list. Is this enough? Is there more we can be doing? | 25m 28s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 | Are design systems a dead end? | Inspired by Luke's article on the death of design systems, Michelle and Luke dive into whether design systems have a future... are we at a natural point of evolution or are design systems going to go the way of the dinosaurs? | 31m 22s | ||||||
| 4/7/25 | How big is too big for a design system? | How big is too big? Is there a point where your design system just becomes unwieldy? Luke and Michelle dive into this question from a previous episode, and try and figure out how you keep your design system to a manageable size. Or is that just a nice problem to have, and we should embracing our systems to grow to the size they need to be? | 27m 26s | ||||||
| 3/25/25 | When is OK to snowflake? | Detach instance is a concept that has stuck fear into the hearts of design systems folks since the beginning. However, there are definitely instances where it’s totally ok to snowflake components! How should you deal with snowflakes in your system? How does this play into your overall view on flexibility, and can you actually use snowflakes as a way to determine what you should be working on? | 25m 44s | ||||||
| 2/17/25 | How much is too much documentation? | Sometimes we may feel the urge to include everything in our documentation, to the point where it rivals Lord of the Rings for length and density. However, we may be doing ourselves a disservice! How much is too much documentation? How much is not enough documentation? Do we even need documentation at all? join us for the last Design Systems WTF of the year! | 27m 01s | ||||||
| 2/3/25 | Where should design systems sit in your org? | Design systems should sit in the design team. Design systems should sit in the designops team. Design systems should sit in their own team. There are so many different options that are presented as the ‘truth’ when it comes to design systems and org design. Michelle and Luke are going to wade through the options, weigh up their merits and probably tear the entire thing down to the ground by the end of the half hour. | 29m 41s | ||||||
| 1/20/25 | Should we get rid of infinite scroll? | Infinite scroll was designed to enhance the UX for browsing search results, but now it's often used to keep users endlessly engaged on social media. As concerns grow about its impact on mental health, especially among young people, it's time to reconsider its place in design systems. What responsibilities do we have as creators when our components contribute to these issues? In this episode, we’ll examine the ethical considerations of infinite scroll and other components, exploring how we can... | 27m 41s | ||||||
| 1/6/25 | Do design systems make teams go faster? | Design systems are often hailed as the ultimate productivity boosters for devs and designers alike, but do they really deliver on that promise? We’ll explore whether design systems genuinely make teams more efficient or if they just add another layer of complexity. Tune in for a reality check on the true impact of design systems on team performance! | 29m 11s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | Why isn’t contribution the answer? | Contribution often seems like the perfect solution for scaling design systems, but is it really? We'll weigh the tough realities of managing contributions and why a federated system might not suit everyone. We'll explore the hurdles of contribution and how to decide if it's the right path for your team. | 28m 59s | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.
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3 placements across 3 markets.