Topics you need to master in 2025 to become a Design Systems expert

3 min readJan 9, 2025
Into Design Systems Conference topics

Based on extensive research, numerous surveys, and valuable insights, we’ve identified the key topics you need to master to become a Design Systems expert in 2025 💪

Thanks to the 340+ people who shared their biggest Design System challenges with us!

🙌 We’re excited to cover all of them in actionable sessions and case studies at our conference!

Here are the topics our experts will teach hands-on at Into Design Systems Conference 2025👇

→ Accessibility

Get ready to dive into accessible component creation and testing as we gear up for the European Accessibility Actcoming in June 2025! 💪

Speakers preview:

Cintia Romero
Design Systems at Pinterest

Sarah Massengale
Web Accessibility Auditor & Blind Technologist

Marcelo Paiva
Inclusive Design & Accessibility Leader

→ Design Tokens and Theming

Master the art of creating and naming Design Tokens and navigate the complexities of theming for multi-brand, multi-platform, and multi-product systems, as well as UI component architecture.

Speakers preview:

Nathan Curtis
Design System Consultant at Directed Edges

Marta Conde
Design Systems Lead & Teacher

Samantha Gordashko
Design Systems Lead

Philipp Jeroma
Design Systems, Europace AG

→ Figma Variables

Join us for live demos of advanced variable setups and techniques in Figma. Learn how to maximize the power of Figma’s variable features to streamline workflows and enhance consistency.

Speakers preview:

Victor Nystad
Lead Analyst Digital Design at Equinor

Marcin Śpiewak
Design Systems & Tokens Architect

Shuaiqi Sun
Design System Architect & Figma Plugins Builder

→ Governance

Master the art of stakeholder communication, securing buy-in, and tracking components effectively.

Learn strategies to align teams, maintain consistency, and ensure your Design System thrives as a collaborative, evolving resource.

Speakers preview:

Diego Cobelo
Design Systems Lead at ExxonMobil

Romina Kavcic
Design Systems Lead & Creator of thedesignsystem.guide

Stefano Magni
Tech Lead at Preply, Design System

→ Developer Hand-off

Learn how to create seamless design handoff documentation with a strong emphasis on accessibility.

Speakers preview:

Daniel Yuschick
Lead Design Systems Developer at SAP

🔥 Bonus:

→ Community Demos

Discover innovative tools and plugins crafted by the brilliant minds in our Design Systems community. ❤️

Sounds good? 🤩

👋 Join us to dive into Design Systems with top talents, presenting real examples and learnings from all around the globe 🌎

💪 We’ve helped thousands become Design System experts — join us and be next!

🎟️ Limited tickets now available!

📐Into Design Systems conference 2025
🗓️ May 28–30 2025 online

👋 Can’t wait to learn together with you!

⭐️Rated 5.0 from 165+ testimonials

❤️ Wall of Love

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I’ve been working on different roles within Design Systems for more than ten years. I’ve learned a lot from every single talk. The curation, content and quality of the talks are amazing.

I love the fact that the conference has a strong community focus. Kudos to all the IDS family!

Mario Urbina

Design System Community Evangelist, BMW

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The Into Design Systems conference is exceptional: amazing speakers, empowering, insightful stories and actionable takeaways! My product and I will benefit a lot from all the shared knowledge 🙌✨

Camille Lannel-Lamotte

UI Design System Designer

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I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the conference. The lineup was brilliant, and I’ve learnt so much from each of the speakers and everyone’s questions. I’m looking forward to implementing all the new knowledge into my projects and can’t wait for Into Design Systems 2025!

Nora Warschewski

Senior Product Designer

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