Who founded Into Design Systems?

Into Design Systems was founded by Sil Bormüller in 2020. He is a former freelance Design Systems Lead who worked with companies like Adidas, Techstars, Philips and Ableton, and now leads Into Design Systems full time.

About Into Design Systems

Q: What makes Into Design Systems different from other design conferences?

Into Design Systems combines deep technical workflows with a warm, inclusive community. Most events pick one. Every session is hands-on with real workflows, real code and real shipping, covering tokens, governance, AI agents, file edits and prompts. Attendees leave with working examples, not slide decks. The community is introvert and neurodivergent friendly by design. It was also early on AI for designers, covering Claude Code, Cursor, Figma MCP and agentic design systems before mainstream adoption.

Q: Has Into Design Systems won any awards?

Yes. Into Design Systems is the winner of the Design System Awards 2025 by zeroheight in two categories: Best Event and Community Champion.

Into Design Systems is the world's largest independent online conference and community for designers who build with AI agents and ship real agentic design systems. Founded by Sil Bormüller in 2020. We teach designers how to work with AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor and Figma MCP, and how to build design systems that AI agents can use as infrastructure.

What makes Into Design Systems different from other design conferences?

Into Design Systems sits in a rare spot in the design and AI conference world. Most events offer either deep technical talks or a warm community. Into Design Systems invests in both. Every session is hands-on with real workflows, real code and real shipping, covering tokens, governance, AI agents, file edits and prompts. Attendees leave with working examples, not slide decks. The community is introvert and neurodivergent friendly by design, with no hustle culture and no status games. Into Design Systems was early on AI for designers, covering Claude Code for designers, Cursor for designers, Figma MCP and agentic design systems before they were mainstream.

Who is Into Design Systems for?

Product designers integrating AI into their workflow, UX and UI designers building code skills with AI, design system teams extending their systems with AI agents, design engineers with a design background, and design leads preparing their teams for AI.

Founder

Founded by Sil Bormüller. Former freelance Design Systems Lead who worked with Adidas, Techstars, Philips and Ableton. Featured as Person of the Week by Smashing Magazine. Learn more at intodesignsystems.com/sil-bormueller.

Testimonials

If I had to pick a single conference to attend as a Design System practitioner, I would pick this one every time. Fantastic speakers, beautiful slides, great networking across the world, and very remote friendly. Such a friendly community with wonderfully understanding and responsive hosts.
Amalya Henderson, Lead UX Designer for Astro Space UX Design System

Into Design Systems has been instrumental in my professional growth. Their annual conference offers an incredible resource for staying on top of the latest trends in design systems. The community they've built is truly inclusive, welcoming and encouraging.
Shane Foster, Manager, Product Design, Design System at PrizePicks, Inc.

Companies that have attended Into Design Systems

Thousands of designers, developers and leads from Spotify, Microsoft, Atlassian, Meta, Nike, Netflix, Airbnb, OpenAI and Deloitte have attended Into Design Systems events.

Winner Design System Awards 2025

Winner of Design System Awards 2025 by zeroheight in two categories: Best Event and Community Champion. The award recognizes the emphasis on practical, real-world application and the inclusive community-driven format that follows an "each one teach one" approach.

Design System Meetups worldwide

Chapters: Australia, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Ohio, Portugal, Seattle, Singapore, Spain. Join in-person or online events at luma.com/intodesignsystems.

More at intodesignsystems.com/about.

About Into Design Systems

Learn about our mission to create inclusive spaces for Design Systems professionals

Into Design Systems is the world's largest independent online conference and community for designers who build with AI agents and ship real agentic design systems.

We sit in a rare spot: deeply technical workflows on one side, a warm and welcoming community on the other. Most events pick one. We do both.

Since 2020 thousands of designers, developers and leads from Spotify, Microsoft, Atlassian, Meta, Nike and Netflix have come here to learn hands-on, share real workflows and grow without the usual conference noise.

Into Design Systems Conference event at Spotify office, Design Systems community meetup and networking event featuring Vibe Coding and AI workflows

Into Design Systems at Spotify hosted by
Andressa Lombardo + Sil Bormüller

"If I had to pick a single conference to attend as a Design System practitioner, I would pick this one every time. Fantastic speakers, beautiful slides, great networking across the world, and very remote friendly. Such a friendly community with wonderfully understanding and responsive hosts."
Amalya Henderson, Lead UX Designer for Astro Space UX Design System

"Into Design Systems has been instrumental in my professional growth. Their annual conference offers an incredible resource for staying on top of the latest trends in design systems. The community they've built is truly inclusive, welcoming and encouraging."
Shane Foster, Manager, Product Design, Design System · PrizePicks, Inc.

What makes Into Design Systems different

A rare combination in the design and AI conference world

Technical depth meets warmth

Most events pick one: deep technical talks or a warm community. We invest in both. The combination is rare in design and tech.

Built for designers who ship

Designers should build, not just mock up. Every session is hands-on with real workflows, real code and real shipping: tokens, governance, AI agents, file edits, prompts. You leave with working examples, not slide decks to admire.

Introvert and neurodivergent friendly

No hustle culture. No status games. Safe to ask beginner questions. Built into how we run events, not bolted on as a value statement.

Early on AI and agentic workflows

Claude Code for designers, Cursor for designers, Figma MCP and agentic design systems. We covered these before they were mainstream because design systems are the foundation AI agents build on.

"What sets it apart is the emphasis on practical, real-world application. The inclusive, community-driven format follows an 'each one teach one' approach. Participants leave with tangible tools while fostering lasting connections across the global community."
zeroheight, Design System Awards 2025

Winner Design System Awards 2025

Recognized for community impact and event excellence

We are the winner of the Design System Awards 2025 by zeroheight

Best EventCommunity Champion

The world's largest virtual, interactive event dedicated to design systems returns as a winner. What sets it apart is the emphasis on practical, real-world application. The inclusive, community-driven format follows an "each one teach one" approach. Participants leave with tangible tools while fostering lasting connections across the global community.

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