📌 tech.fast "There Is No Button: Building Decentralized, Headless UI Design Systems in Figma" (Co-host Softhouse)
Join us for an engaging session with Jonas Bröms, Senior Product Designer and Fullstack Developer, as he unpacks how to create a decentralized, headless UI design system in Figma; one that trades bloated variants and rigid component libraries for flexible, scalable structures inspired by forefront coding frontend architecture principles.
“Do not try and bend the button & variant. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.
Designers: What truth?
Jonas: There is no button nor variant.
Designers: There is no button nor variant?
Jonas: Then you’ll see that it is not the button nor the variant that bends, it is only yourself.”
In this talk, you will learn how:
Break down the philosophy behind headless UI design systems (and why it’s a game-changer).
Show how to model abstract architecture & structure in Figma for scalability and performance.
Share practical workflows that reduce memory bloat, speed up collaboration, and make component handover effortless.
Expect a mix of hard-earned lessons, live examples, and a pinch of Matrix-level mind-bending metaphors. Whether you’re a design system nerd or just tired of Figma sluggishness, this session will reshape how you think about components, variants, and design system architecture.
🗓️ Date: October 16 🕣 Time: 18.00-20:00 CET 💶 Cost: Free 🔊 Jonas Bröms (Senior Product Designer and Fullstack Developer @ Odduse) 📍Carlsgatan 12 A, Malmö - Softhouse Consulting 🎫 Register Now: https://softhouse-consulting.confetti.events/techfast-there-is-no-button ❗️Remember to register and come have some ☕️🥪
>>> IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation non-member attendees are also welcome <<<
About Jonas Bröms Jonas Bröms is a Senior Product Designer and Medior Fullstack Developer with 25+ years of experience, primarily as a consultant in tech startups. He specializes in CX, UX, UI, and WCAG compliance, using tools like Figma, Framer, Visual Studio Code these days, alongside coding expertise in React, Next.js, and Node.js/Deno.
Jonas has launched eight digital products, designed and coded over 100+ websites, and contributed to open-source frameworks downloaded over 20 million times annually. As a mentor, he has completed 230+ ADPList sessions, earning "Super Mentor" recognition. Reaching 100,000+ downloads of his public Figma profile. Ranked globally among the top designers on Uxcel.
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