# Irvin Zhan

> Irvin Zhan is co-founder and CEO; design engineer. Subframe on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-27

Co-founder and CEO; design engineer.

Irvin Zhan wrote Subframe's April 2024 launch post, which opened the collaborative UI design tool to everyone after two years of beta, and writes its blog on design systems and Tailwind CSS. Subframe pairs a visual editor with components that map to code.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irvinzhan
- X: https://x.com/IrvinZhan

## What Irvin builds

- [Subframe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.md), graded E, 39.9/100, in Design workspaces & canvases. Design tool from Atomic Design Inc for React and Tailwind interfaces, with a cloud canvas and a macOS app. Agents read and edit pages, components and themes through a hosted MCP server, and a CLI syncs components into a codebase. Co-founder and CEO; design engineer, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Filip Skrzesinski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/filip-skrzesinski/), Co-founder and designer

## Questions

### Who is Irvin Zhan?

Irvin Zhan wrote Subframe's April 2024 launch post, which opened the collaborative UI design tool to everyone after two years of beta, and writes its blog on design systems and Tailwind CSS. Subframe pairs a visual editor with components that map to code.

### What does Atomic Design Inc make?

Anchor Terminal lists Subframe from Atomic Design Inc. Design tool from Atomic Design Inc for React and Tailwind interfaces, with a cloud canvas and a macOS app. Agents read and edit pages, components and themes through a hosted MCP server, and a CLI syncs components into a codebase.

### How are Irvin's tools graded?

Subframe is graded E, 39.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://x.com/IrvinZhan
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/irvinzhan
- https://designerfounders.com/filip-skrzesinski
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Subframe+founders
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipskrzesinski/
- https://www.subframe.com/
- https://www.subframe.com
- https://docs.subframe.com/

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