AICW AI Chat Watch

AI Mentions & Sources Report for Design Tools

Track Your AI Visibility
#{{ domain.rank }}

{{ domain.value }}

{{ formatPercent(domain.influence) }}
Share of Voice
{{ domain.linkTypeName }} Visit {{ botCount }} AI models {{ questionCount }} questions

About alistapart.com (News Media)

This page provides details about alistapart.com (News Media) which was ranked #44 out of 140 in the list of sources (2 citations (0.4% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest) when they were asked the following 1 question: "What does the Design Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: Smashing Magazine, A List Apart.

#{{ domain.rank }}
Rank
{{ formatPercent(domain.influence) }}
Voice
{{ formatPosition(domain.appearanceOrder) }}
Position
{{ formatPercent(domain.mentionsAsPercent) }} ({{ domain.mentions || 0 }})
Citations

Used by AI Models

Model Voice Position Citations
{{ bot.name.charAt(0) }} {{ bot.name }} {{ getInfluenceForBot(bot.id) }} {{ getPositionForBot(bot.id) }} {{ getMentionsForBot(bot.id) }}

Pages from alistapart.com (1 link)

URL Path Citations Position
alistapart.com 2 60.4

Brands Referenced By This Website (2 brands)

Brand Voice Mentions
Smashing Magazine Smashing Magazine 4.9% 9
A List Apart A List Apart 0.5% 2

Citations from AI Responses

Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (1 citation)

What does the Design Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] mmunity.uxmastery.com)** - Learning-focused community - **[Women in Design](https://womenindesign.co)** - Community supporting women designers ## **Top Publications & Media** ### Major Design Publications - **[Smashing Magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com)** - Web design and development - **[A List Apart](https://alistapart.com)** - Web standards and best practices - **[Creative Bloq](https://www.creativebloq.com)** - Design news and inspiration - **[It's Nice That](https://www.itsnicethat.com)** - Creative arts and culture - **[Design Milk](https://design-milk.com)** - Modern design publication ### UX-Focused Publicatio [...]

alistapart.com December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (1 citation)

What does the Design Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] overflow.com/) (especially for design systems / frontend integration questions) --- ## 10) Top publications & media covering the design tools industry - **Practice + patterns** - [Nielsen Norman Group](https://www.nngroup.com/) - [Smashing Magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/) - [A List Apart](https://alistapart.com/) - **Design leadership + product thinking (often covers tools indirectly)** - [IDEO U](https://www.ideou.com/) (methods + culture) - [UX Collective](https://uxdesign.cc/) (Medium publication on UX/design) - **Tool ecosystem updates** - [Figma Blog](https://www.figma.com/blog/) - [Ad [...]

alistapart.com December 30, 2025