Kris Rasmussen - Figma
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Design Tool Intent
- Designs are created to build alignment, not explicit details, leading to mismatches with engineering implementation.
- Engineers infer intent from designs, codebase knowledge, and designer interaction, requiring context beyond the design file.
- Direct design-to-application conversion is flawed due to this missing context, which isn't always encoded in design tools.
- DevMode aims to bridge this gap by enhancing design explicitness for production, both magically during code generation and by facilitating design exploration across states and form factors.
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