The Figma Crisis: Is Design Actually Moving to AI Tools, or Just the Hype?

Is AI actually replacing designers, or is this just the loudest hype cycle design has seen in years? In this session I dug into the real data (906 designers surveyed), walked through one designer's honest two-year account of her workflow shifting stage by stage, and got into what's actually changing day to day, the rise of the "Design Engineer," why AI outputs are starting to look the same, and the one thing AI still can't know on its own. If you're early-career, there's a real case in here for why this moment is your opening, not a threat. If you've been designing for years, there's a clear list of what to actually change this week. Full recording above. Would genuinely love to hear where you landed on this, drop a comment. This session was part of Stockholm Design Studio's free monthly community sessions. Follow SDS for more like this one.