Help us shape the future of design discussion in GitLab

This post identifies challenges in design discussions within GitLab issues, specifically the difficulty in following lengthy conversations and managing multiple design iterations. It also highlights the need for version control for design files, currently managed in personal folders outside of the design repository. The post proposes improving design discussion by making design artifacts a first-class citizen, potentially by linking them in the side navigation of an issue and enabling commenting on images that propagate to the sidebar. It also discusses the opportunity for GitLab to engage developers and design teams in the DevOps lifecycle by addressing areas like review and collaboration, interaction design, version control, developer handoff, and design system management.