Clarity

Name: Clarity 2023 · San Francisco
Start: 2023-11-01
End: 2023-11-02
Location: San Francisco, United States

The dedicated community conference for design systems, founded by Jina Anne.

Design SystemsAIProduct Design

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Latest edition

December 2025

Location

Palm Springs, United States

Format

Hybrid

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

Jina Anne

About Clarity

Clarity is a community conference focused specifically on design systems. It brings together systems designers, engineers, and leaders to discuss governance, design tokens, tooling, and team practice.

The programme reflects the maturing of design systems work, including how AI affects systems and the path from design to code. It has become a central gathering for the design systems community.

Editions

2025
2–4 Dec
Palm Springs
1 speaker
2024
25–26 Sep
15 speakers
2023
1–2 Nov
San Francisco
18 speakers
Speakers in 2023Speakers at Clarity 2023
1–2 NovSan Francisco
Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent
Design Engineering Leader@Design Tokens W3C Community Group
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent
Design Engineering Leader@Design Tokens W3C Community Group
From Walled Gardens to Open Fields: Why We Need Open Standards in Design
Amy Lee
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Amy Lee
Building Design Systems That People Love
Chris Stahl
Daniel Banks
A Love Letter to CSS Variables
Danny Banks
Donnie D'Amato
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Donnie D'Amato
Mise En Mode
Erika Hall
The Business Model Is the Grid
Homer Gaines
Improving Accessibility Through Design Systems
Jina Anne
Pursuing Design Quality
Jules Forrest
Designing a Community-Driven Design Systems Roadmap
Kathleen McMahon
Design Systems Carnival: One Accessible Component, Many Pretty Masks
Michelle Chin
Decolonizing Your Design System: Unveiling Biases and Revolutionizing Inclusion
Nathan Curtis
Design System Planning and Process
Soren Hamby
Accessibility Atlas: Roadmapping Accessibility Operations
Soren Hamby
Accessibility and Ouija Boards
2022
10–11 Nov
New Orleans
15 speakers
2021
27–29 Oct
19 speakers
2020
2–4 Sep
16 speakers
2019
20–21 Aug
San Francisco
16 speakers
2018
11–12 Dec
New York City
16 speakers
2017
28–29 Nov
San Francisco
15 speakers
2016
31 Mar–1 Apr
San Francisco
16 speakers

Speakers in 2023Speakers at Clarity 2023

1–2 NovSan Francisco

Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent
Design Engineering Leader@Design Tokens W3C Community Group
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent
Design Engineering Leader@Design Tokens W3C Community Group
From Walled Gardens to Open Fields: Why We Need Open Standards in Design
Amy Lee
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Amy Lee
Building Design Systems That People Love
Chris Stahl
Daniel Banks
A Love Letter to CSS Variables

Danny Banks
Donnie D'Amato
Panel: The Future of Design Systems
Donnie D'Amato
Mise En Mode
Erika Hall
The Business Model Is the Grid
Homer Gaines
Improving Accessibility Through Design Systems
Jina Anne
Pursuing Design Quality
Jules Forrest
Designing a Community-Driven Design Systems Roadmap
Kathleen McMahon
Design Systems Carnival: One Accessible Component, Many Pretty Masks
Michelle Chin
Decolonizing Your Design System: Unveiling Biases and Revolutionizing Inclusion
Nathan Curtis
Design System Planning and Process
Soren Hamby
Accessibility Atlas: Roadmapping Accessibility Operations
Soren Hamby
Accessibility and Ouija Boards