UberDesign Lead, Design Systems
Until Present
Ian Guisard leads design systems at Uber, following work on Microsoft's Fluent Design System. He created uSpec, an open source workflow for extracting design information from Figma and using AI agents to turn it into component specifications. His writing explores how design intent, accessibility, behavior, and tokens can become explicit documentation that both people and AI tools can use.
Ian Guisard leads design systems at Uber, following work on Microsoft's Fluent Design System. He created uSpec, an open source workflow for extracting design information from Figma and using AI agents to turn it into component specifications. His writing explores how design intent, accessibility, behavior, and tokens can become explicit documentation that both people and AI tools can use.
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