Google Designer: AI democratizes code as a design material
round · x · 2026-09-01
Katie Jacquez, a Senior UX Designer at Google, shared observations from Figma Config, noting that the real headline was a paradigm shift: "code is a design material." Traditionally treated as a finish line owned by engineering, code is now accessible via AI—if you can dream it, you can build it. From creating custom Figma plugins with Generative Plugins to live-coding music and visuals on stage, AI is collapsing the distance between math and design, suggesting a future where many designers become design engineers.
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