# Four years in, here's what Config tells us about the state of design

DevFeed: [Four years in, here's what Config tells us about the state of design](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/four-years-in-here-s-what-config-tells-us-about-the-state-of-design-9861.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/insights-from-config-2023/>)

Author: Figma; Andrew Hogan

Published: 2023-05-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [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>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>)

## AI overview

An analysis of Config 2023 proposal data examines what inspires and challenges the design community. It reports more than 1,000 submissions and finds that positive sentiment increased from 63% in 2021 to 72% in 2023, indicating greater optimism despite recent disruptions.

## Source excerpt

We received over 1,000 proposals to speak at our annual user conference this year. Researcher Andrew Hogan helps us dig into the data to see what inspires and excites the community--and what continues to challenge us.