Month-by-month feed of what shifted, who was hiring, and how Starter, Scaler, and Titan teams actually worked.
52 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.
Viewing future quarters under the Craft Rebounds worldview. AI fatigue and aesthetic homogeneity create real demand for work that looks and feels human-made. Premium brands pay a visible premium for craft. Artisanal design becomes a market position, not just a nostalgic preference.
Founders pay up for work that looks human-made.
Figma → Midjourney fine-tuned models → traditional type and grid tools
Mid-market teams split: agents for speed, humans for brand.
Figma AI → custom agent pipelines → Framer
Enterprise brand teams become craft guardians, not makers.
proprietary agent orchestration → design ops governance platforms → analog and physical design inputs
Artisanal positioning beats volume pricing for solo operators.
Figma → Midjourney → Framer
Two-speed teams: agents for volume, craft for the face.
Figma → Runway → Adobe Firefly
Enterprise brands pay for proof of human authorship.
Runway → Figma → Adobe Firefly