It’s true, but I feel design systems (as the term is typically used in current trends) are pretty close to the surface in terms of depth-of-design-thinking. I wonder how to build systems which support pushing deeper in OSS.
Yes, that’s true, and great designers do make use of that fact! Requires very “4-D chess” mindset on the part of the designer, though, which does represent a barrier to entry.
I strongly disagree :)
design is the most encompassing & participatory discipline of all.
if you're not taking into consideration all inputs from all actors/participats you're not doing it right.
then it's a problem of perceptions on authorship by those external to the process