Just the headlines. One line per month. The shift that mattered most to working designers.
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
44 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.