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Series A-B teams hire an AI Creative Director before they hire a second designer. The CD directs agents; a small crew handles the taste layer.
Series A/B teams run 2-4 AI Creative Directors over agent fleets. Traditional mid-level IC design roles have thinned out.
Series A/B teams collapse brand and product design into one agent-directed pod.
First proper design team; agent surfaces need real structure
59 synthesized monthsin the data layer. Stage breakdowns (Starter / Scaler / Titan) are available for 2026 only — earlier months show under the All segment but won’t appear under stage filters until the design-context pipeline runs further back.
First design system, agent-readable from the start
First design hires own the system and the agent
First real team, first real system fight
First design system, first real governance debate
Design system becomes agent rulebook
First design system, agent-accelerated, brand rules required
First design system, AI-augmented from day one
First design system, now it ships real code