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Ideas in practice

I care about making design easier to understand, to share, and ultimately to create! Through talks, articles, and workshops, I explore the intersection of design systems, education, and emerging tools in the broader design community. Recently, I shared at international conference Converge how strategic enablement can drive confidence and trust for a design system.

Talks & workshops

UC Davis Design Interactive, guest speaker and workshop for emerging designers connecting the principles of design systems with the practice of designing a more intentional life.

Converge 2025, international design systems conference exploring how thoughtful education can build adoption in design systems.

On AI Through a Design System Lens  2026

Capital One Design Forum, design system perspective on emerging AI tools, Figma, and how it affects our design practice.

Redwood’s Quarterly Conference, workshop exploring the layers of learning that help teams understand and adopt design systems.

Capital One DesignCon, building a scalable deprecation strategy, from automated tooling to new practices for design system users.

Facts & Fables of a Design System  2024

Capital One Design Forum, a conversation about the benefits, misconceptions, and realities of an enterprise design system.

Writings

Medium article, co-authored with Kacey Wood

Medium article, co-authored with Kacey Wood

Commissioned article for zeroheight blog

© 2026 Ashley Zhu

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