Designers today are caught between shunning redline specs and being overwhelmed to learn new skills to bring their designs to life. Out of this tension comes design systems – not only a more efficient way to design, but a better a way to bridge the gap between design and engineering.

In this talk, Mike Dick, Design Systems Lead at Survey Monkey shares his experience leading design systems for companies like Twitch and Quora, and a deep dive on how SurveyMonkey's design system was built to empower design and engineering teams to come together to refresh their 20-year-old product.

‍