Design Systems - The Monster We Created

Design Systems like most things, started out as a way to make our lives easier. They help keep our designs consistent, share a set of principles and aid efficiency. However many of us struggle to maintain, at times, what feels like an untamable beast. Where are we going wrong? How can we be flexible yet consistent? Informative but not restrictive? Let's journey into the belly of the beast, to where it all began, where we're heading and how we can make our way out with limbs and sanity intact.