# Design systems: From the basics to big things ahead

DevFeed: [Design systems: From the basics to big things ahead](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/design-systems-from-the-basics-to-big-things-ahead-9616.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/design-systems-from-the-basics-to-big-things-ahead/>)

Author: Madeline Stafford

Published: 2025-10-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [design-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-systems.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>)

## AI overview

This Figma article presents design systems as a foundation for consistency, collaboration, and production at scale. It reviews their historical roots, explains the importance of clear and role-specific documentation, discusses adoption and business-impact metrics, and highlights Schema 2025 resources and examples such as Alaska Airlines' Auro system.

## Source excerpt

To prepare for Schema 2025, we combed through Shortcut archives to pull together our design systems greatest hits.