Design Operations is one of the emerging buzzwords in the creative industry. It was coined by Dave Malouf – a design expert who helped raise this design area's importance. As the industry has realized the significance of DesignOps, it is gaining popularity.

However, DesignOps is still a fairly new discipline – it’s not surprising that you might ask, “what is DesignOps?” Don’t worry if you are in the design industry and don’t know. In later chapters, this guide will help you learn everything you need about DesignOps, including its importance, work principles, how to get started, and tools for success.

Don’t worry if you are in the design industry and don’t know. This guide will help you learn everything you need about DesignOps, including its importance, work principles, how to get started, and tools for success in later chapters.

So back to that core question: What is DesignOps?

While most designers don’t want to get caught up in or talk about processes and procedures, DesignOps is the glue that connects how the work is done to what matters regarding creative consistency and user experience.

Design Operations focus on the health of the practice, the people, and the projects. - Kristin Skinner

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To learn more about DesignOps, you can join our Friends of Figma Design Ops community

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You should attend if:

• Do you think a group design activity in Figma sounds fun
• You have an idea for a design/illustration that you haven’t had time to make
• You want to hang out with some fun people

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