Kaelig Im a design engineering leader based near Seattle, WA, founder and co-chair of the Design Tokens W3C Community Group, currently exploring how multi-agent AI systems can produce high-quality design system components without compromising design intent or engineering standards. Ive built frontend infrastructure, design systems, and web performance tooling at Intuit, Netlify, Shopify, Salesforce, Financial Times, BBC News, and the Guardian. Im also a speaker, investor, advisor, and published author. Get in touch if you want to talk design systems, design tokens, or frontend architecture — or if youre looking for a speaker for your event. Writing State of AI in Design Systems — 2026 A study of how design systems implement and distribute agentic tooling, surveyed in July 2026, optimized for AI assistants (MCP server, Markdown, llms.txt…). Building design system components with AI agent teams — 2026 What I learned building an 8-agent pipeline that produces production design system components from Figma. Introducing Design Systems Ops — 2016 The foundational article that inspired a generation of DesignOps practitioners. Questions I Ask Design System Teams Before Our First Meeting — 2022 A practical consulting guide for design system assessments. Maintainable CSS With Sass & Compass — 2012 Book on writing maintainable CSS using Sass and Compass. Published mid-2012, last updated in early 2014.