Figma & design systemsWhat it is, and why it's in our toolbox
Interface design in the open: variables, modes and component APIs that map one-to-one to code tokens.
Why Chimbuk uses it
Design is engineering's first draft, not a picture of it — every deliverable ships a component inventory wired to the same names in code and CSS.
How we work with it
The working rule on every engagement: a technology stays only while it pays rent — in developer speed, runtime performance, hosting cost or hiring availability for your future team. Figma & design systems passed that test; the written case for it (and its honest trade-offs) goes into your project's decision log, so nobody has to reverse-engineer the reasoning after handover.
In this studio today
You can see figma & design systems doing real work on this very site and across the Concept Lab demos — including the CSS-rendered device screens on /concepts — and, where it concerns shipped product, in the verified work ledger under our own Google Play label.
Used in these practices
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Tell us what you're building — we'll say honestly whether this tool (or a duller one) wins.