In this video
What you'll learn
Write token frontmatter
Draft a valid YAML block defining your tokens so the system can understand them.
Map semantics to tokens
Pair human rationale with machine-readable values so they are in agreement.
Spot design drift fast
Diagnose where your design decisions scatter today and what that quietly costs.
Test against an agent
Hand your file to an AI tool and it can read exactly where it had to guess.
Why this topic matters
Design is now built by more than designers — engineers, agents, and AI tools all reach for the same decisions, and they can only use what's written down. The teams pulling ahead are the ones whose visual identity lives in one readable, versioned file instead of a dozen tools that quietly disagree. Learn to author that file and your intent survives every handoff and every session,
You'll learn from
Patrick Neeman
Sr. Principal UX Designer
A user experience leader and super-IC for design teams building out enterprise applications that incorporate generative artificial intelligence, traditional artificial intelligence and machine learning. Experience includes developing design thinking adoption strategies within organizations, the conception of new product lines, iteratively redesigning existing products to improve engagement through product led growth, and the implementation of design systems in distributed environments.
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Using Generative AI to Design and Prototype for Designers and Product Managers
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