Michelle Hütt

Rather than focusing on a single track, Michelle serves as the connective tissue across multiple design workstreams and development teams. She is notably self-sufficient, with a strong ability to self-manage her own backlog and address tasks independently without the need for constant oversight. Her strength lies in systemic thinking, which is vital for her role in creating and managing robust design systems. She ensures that components are scalable, consistent, and well-documented.

_Product Design Manager

Michelle is my go-to expert for design systems, particularly as we navigate how systems evolve in an increasingly AI-enabled design landscape. Her depth of knowledge across design systems, tools, and emerging AI capabilities consistently elevates both the work and the teams she supports.

_Product Design Manager

Michelle plays a critical role in bridging design systems thinking with practical application, translating emerging AI capabilities — especially within tools like Figma — into clear, usable guidance for design teams. Whether she is curating and hosting sessions with AI practitioners or joining active project conversations, Michelle brings thoughtful perspective that helps teams understand not just what is possible, but how to apply it responsibly and effectively within existing workflows.

_Product Design Manager

I regularly rely on Michelle to join meetings with delivery teams and client accounts to provide design systems expertise, help create materials, and strategize about the future of AI-enabled systems. She is especially strong at identifying integration opportunities across workflows and systems, ensuring that AI augments consistency, scalability, and quality rather than introducing fragmentation.

_Product Design Senior Manager

Michelle has demonstrated exceptional leadership in scaling and nurturing high-impact design communities, particularly within the Figma and Design Systems spaces. She has successfully established two vibrant communities with nearly 200 members, fostering collaboration and continuous learning through workshops, office hours, and resource sharing. Her role as a community champion has been instrumental in enabling real-time learning and problem-solving, which has significantly strengthened the culture of shared ownership across teams.

_E-Commerce UX Manager

Michelle is a rare combination of practitioner and leader — a designer who is capable of being in the work and talking about the work. Her conceptual design thinking is strong (and fast!), and she's able to bring big ideas down to systems-based thinking.

_Product Agency Founder

Michelle's passion for design systems shines through. Her energy is endless — whether taking 6 AM meetings or QAing a build deep into the night. Our clients recognize her dedication and care, and they feel more confident in our work as a result (expanding our company's overall scope over time).

_Managing Director