888 Fix Java is a Cincinnati business that has been selling and servicing espresso machines across the Tri-State for nearly three decades. Their clients range from neighborhood coffee shops to Fortune 100 companies, but their website did not tell that story. I rebuilt it from the ground up, handling the design, the development, the content, […]
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Claude x Figma MCP (The Good and the Bad)
I’ve been exploring AI-assisted design workflows for a while now, testing tools like Claude Code, Figma Make, and GitHub Copilot to see where they fit into design system work. Recently, I tested something different: using Claude Desktop with a Figma MCP (Model Context Protocol) to control Figma directly through conversation. No code editor in the […]
Groove Design System: Building a Component Library with AI
I’ve been passionate about design systems for most of my career. There’s something satisfying about building foundations that help teams work faster and more consistently. Lately, I’ve been equally interested in how AI can speed up design workflows, not as a replacement for design thinking, but as a way to handle the repetitive parts of […]
Building Web Components with Claude
As a designer with front-end development experience, I’ve always been interested in the the design to development process. Recently, I experimented with AI as a partner to establish the foundation of my design system with the goal to build my very first component. The Challenge For my Figma Make test, I had created a button […]
From Tokens to Interactions with Figma Make
Designers are increasingly adopting AI to speed up their workflows and sharing their experiences across all the popular social platforms. The surge of posts from designers discussing AI tools and techniques shows how quickly the design community is embracing this technology. As a manager, I’m inspired by how my team continually explores its potential to […]