Designing the System: Design System Practices & Practical Insights
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Hi all!
First of all: Happy New Year!! 🍾
We’re super excited to kick off 2026 with our first PuXu meetup of the year! And we are very happy that it will be around a much coveted subject: The Design System.
Our event brings together three experts from public service organisations to share practical approaches across key areas around research, design, vision, experimentation, and implementation of design systems.
We're really excited about this one, as we have had many requests from the community to host an event about this topic!
Speakers:
Anton Olivier | Sr UX Designer @ Logius
Anton explores how the Dutch Government interacts with citizens today and how this evolves into a smoother digital experience. In his talk he’ll share lessons from ongoing research, will demonstrate current prototyping, and show off implementation of a government-wide design system, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities in creating a single digital gateway for citizens.
Anton is a UX Strategist at Logius, a subsidiary of the Dutch ministry of internal affairs, where he is responsible for the UX side of government notification, messaging and personal data available at MijnOverheid.
Jeffrey Lauwers | Sr. Designer @ NLDS from Valsplat
Jeffrey has a strong passion for design systems, accessibility, and Ajax. He is currently part of the core team behind NL Design System.
In this talk, Jeffrey shares his experience with design systems, focusing on the NL Design System. He explains what the system is, how it works, and how designers can contribute at different levels.
The talk explores the design side of NL Design System, including design tokens, components, patterns, templates, and tools like Figma, illustrated with practical examples. Additionally, Jeffrey highlights the importance of community, accessibility, research, and sharing knowledge across teams
Joshua Grootveld | UX Design Engineer @ KVK
I am a Designer with a curious mind and a big heart for people. I love bringing structure to creative chaos and I guide individuals and teams toward clarity through structure, empathy, and collaboration.
When I’m not wrangling figma components or explaining why card variants are a philosophical debate, I’m probably grinding korean on duolingo, building my own flashcard app, or building APIs that screenshot things for reasons that made sense at the time.
The talk: Design Systems, maintenance and AI-integration
5 years into working on design systems, I’ve realized something uncomfortable: the way we build systems is killing the human thinking we need most.
AI is eating both discovery and delivery work at a quick pace… But instead of panicking, what if we used this moment to refocus on what humans are actually good at?
This talk is about design systems in 2026, product/UX collaboration when robots do the grunt work, and why experimentation beats fear every single time. I’ll share what I’ve learned so far and hopefully inspire you to start experimenting yourself.
What to expect:
🌟 Inspiring Speakers: Hear from inspiring speakers as they share real-world insights on Design Systems (More details to follow!);
🤝 Connect & Network: Meet like-minded individuals passionate about design systems;
🍹 Drinks & Networking: Enjoy casual conversations over drinks in a relaxed setting.
RSVP now to secure your spot and join the conversation!
See you the 22nd!
Details:
💶 Price: Free
📅 Date & Time: Thursday January 22nd - 18:00 - 22:00
📍 Location: Acato Digital Creative Agency | Oudegracht 231 | Utrecht
🎟 Limited to 50 spots!!
🇬🇧 Event will be in English
🏆 Main event sponsors: Acato & Visma ProActive
📧 Questions or Feedback? questions@puxu.community
📢 We are open for future collaborations & speaking engagements.
