Design
Background grids vs grid layouts: what’s the difference?
Background grids are guides you use to help you manually position design elements by eye. Grid layouts automate layouts (often responsively) based on the design rules you provide.
The Spirit of Open Source: Penpot’s Recipe of Ambassador Program
Open source isn't just how Penpot is built, it's how we think about collaboration. We grow with our community, not apart from it. The Ambassador Program is the latest way we're putting that philosophy into practice.
The Three-Stroke Problem
When three kinds of strokes entangle with each other, the resulting design system is chaotic for most initial conditions. Let's go through the stroke rendering in design software.
DesignOps: The Complete Guide to Scaling Design Operations for Enterprise Teams
Master DesignOps for enterprise teams. Discover the 3 pillars of design operations, common challenges, and a step-by-step framework to scale design.
Vendor lock-in: What it is, why it matters, and how to avoid it
Vendor lock-in traps your design files in proprietary formats. Learn what it is, why it matters for design teams, and how to avoid it with open standards.
Designing with breakpoints and design tokens in Penpot
Learn how to implement maintainable developer-friendly breakpoints with design tokens and themes.
Remote collaboration: 8 tips that make meaningful differences
Learn how you can help your remote team work better together with these eight tips centered on human connections and smart management styles.
Penpot’s practical guide to multi-directional AI workflows
Learn about practical use cases for design to code, code to design, and design to docs AI workflows with Penpot MCP.
Designing with AI: Why Claude Design is not the future of enterprise design
Claude Design promises faster UI generation, but is it enough for enterprise teams? Learn what it does well, where it falls short, and what to look for in AI design tools.
What is UX design?
Learn what UX design is, why it matters, and how to become a UX designer. Explore key skills, UX vs. UI, the design process, and steps to start your career.
14 best Figma alternatives for UI and UX Design
Figma is powerful but not perfect. Explore 14 UI and UX design tools, from open-source to AI-first, to find the best Figma alternative for your team.
Data Sovereignty and AI: Managing Risk in Product Workflows
AI is reshaping data sovereignty. Learn how AI-powered design and development tools create new risks, and how to build a sovereignty-first product stack.
Penpot AI workflows explained
What AI workflows are, how Penpot MCP connects your files to agents, and when they’re worth using on real product work.