Matthew is asked if his different background lead him to his idea of design APIs

Matthew explains the differences between a design system and a design API

Matthew explains what a design API is made of

Matthew is asked how a design API could influence the consistency and the scale of a design system

Matthew is asked how working with a design API could improve the communication between members of a product team

Matthew is asked how a design API could impact the end user experience

Matthew is asked how people would really work with a design API

Talking about design tokens, I'm one of the co-founder of Specify (specifyapp.com) and we made it to help organisations manage their design tokens 😉

Matthew explains what he hopes for the future of product teams

ABOUT THIS EPISODE
After design systems comes design API. Learn in this episode of our podcast how a design system can feed into a design API so that designers and developers don’t have to talk so much about typography and colors anymore but how to optimize the user experience instead. 

https://www.digitale-leute.de/interview/design-systems-into-design-api

ABOUT THE HOST
Steffen Gorski is an independent designer from Cologne, focusing on the ideation and creation of digital products, systems, and services. After studying design in Cologne, Essen, and Dublin, he started his own business, working for companies and agencies from different sectors – like Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and BMW. Next to that, he’s working as a lecturer for interface design at a local university.

ABOUT THE PODCAST
Digitale Leute Insights is the podcast for passionate product people. We interview product developers from around the world and take a closer look at their tools and tactics.

Contact us for feedback, suggestions or requests via dlredaktion@digitale-leute.de

DL Insights - 33 - The evolution of design systems into a design API with Matthew Ström

ÜBER DEN PODCAST - see englisch Version below
DL Insights ist der Podcast für Passionate Product People. Wir interviewen Top-Produktentwickler:innen aus Deutschland und aus aller Welt und werfen einen tiefen Blick auf die Tools, Taktiken und Methoden digitaler Professionals und Unternehmen.
Die Hosts: Stefan Vosskötter und Christoph Bresler.

In unserem Magazin Digitale Leute porträtieren wir Persönlichkeiten, die digitale Produkte kreieren, gestalten, entwickeln und vermarkten.
https://www.digitale-leute.de

Unsere jährliche Konferenz zur Entwicklung digitaler Produkte "Digitale Leute Summit" findet am 12. + 13. November 2025 in Köln statt. 
https://www.digitale-leute.de/summit/25/

ABOUT THE PODCAST
DL Insights is the podcast for Passionate Product People. We interview top product developers from Germany and around the world and take a deep look at the tools, tactics and methods of digital professionals and companies.
The hosts: Stefan Vosskötter and Christoph Bresler

In our online magazine Digitale Leute we portray personalities who create, design, develop and market digital products.
https://www.digitale-leute.de

Our annual conference on the development of digital products, the "Digital Leute Summit", will take place on November 12 + 13, 2025, in Cologne. 
https://www.digitale-leute.de/summit/25/

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