8.5% Designers citing "AI tools" as their top 2025 interest, ranking 3rd overall behind only Figma and Framer
Four key shifts are reshaping the design landscape:
1
AI enters the workflow
8.5% of designers cited AI tools as their top interest for 2025. With substantial AI tooling innovation in early 2025, we expect widespread adoption to accelerate next year.
2
Design-code gap narrows
Addressing the challenge faced by 46.3% of teams reporting inconsistencies between design system specifications and code implementations.
3
Spatial design mainstreams
Interest in AR tools ranks 5th among designers' future interests, signaling growing momentum for spatial and immersive experiences.
4
Research tools consolidation
Today's fragmented user research tooling landscape creates significant workflow friction, underscoring an urgent need for more integrated solutions.