Figma
Fri Feb 03 2023
How Pinterest’s design systems team measures adoption
The Gestalt team tells us how they used Figma’s REST API to create FigStats, a dashboard for visualizing component usage.
Tue Jan 31 2023
The future of design systems is complicated
We talked to several industry experts about how they’re managing the future of design systems—from tooling to automation to accessibility.
Thu Dec 15 2022
How Linear made the most of a DDoS
A conversation with the small, but mighty web team about why they made their Figma Design files their homepage and unintentionally threw the...
Tue Dec 13 2022
Figma Persona 2022: What’s your creative collaboration style?
Wrap up 2022 with some self-reflection and set creative intentions for the year ahead with Figma’s Persona Quiz.
Tue Dec 06 2022
How Magician uses Figma’s text review API
A conversation with Jordan Singer about using the API for AI-powered copywriting, and tips for navigating the intersection of product design...
Mon Nov 21 2022
Welcome to the WIP
Chief Product Officer Yuhki Yamashita on how to embrace (and enjoy) endless iteration.
Thu Nov 17 2022
A conversation with Figma's accessibility team
Figma's accessibility team shares what they’ve learned from the community and their vision for what’s ahead.
Tue Nov 15 2022
Figma's feedback gift guide
We've pulled together a handy guide for giving and receiving great feedback.
Thu Nov 10 2022
Taking cues from code
Schema keynote speaker and product manager Jacob Miller shares his thoughts on the state of design systems.
Thu Nov 03 2022
The right jams for your jam
Music in FigJam will transform the way you work, one track at a time.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Making multiplayer more reliable
Design has always been a team sport.
Thu Oct 13 2022
Our approach to security at speed
Learn about how the Figma security team helps us ship products securely, without impacting the pace of development.
How we use data
Data is a vital component in how we improve Figma day by day.
Thu Oct 06 2022
Behind the feature: find and replace
Designer Jackie Chui on the complexities of sorting logic, designing specialized UIs for Figma and FigJam, and why experimentation and intui...
Tue Oct 04 2022
A sneak peek at Schema 2022
Thu Sep 29 2022
The outsized role culture plays in attracting design talent
Wondering how to find (and keep) good design talent? Start with the link between design culture, happiness, and hiring.
Wed Sep 28 2022
What’s new in Figma: September 2022
A monthly round-up of the latest features, fixes, and finesse we’ve added to Figma and FigJam.
Tue Sep 20 2022
Designing in the cloud with confidence
We’ve become one of only 17 companies to gain a compliance mark from the EU Cloud Code of Conduct.
Thu Sep 15 2022
A new collaboration with Adobe
Today, we’re announcing that Figma has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Adobe.
Tue Aug 30 2022
What’s new in Figma: August 2022
Thu Aug 18 2022
Collaboration’s next chapter with Microsoft’s Jon Friedman
Fri Aug 12 2022
My summer as a Figtern
Recruiting intern Jaelyn Brown on her journey to Figma and finding her place in the tech world.
Tue Aug 02 2022
Little Big Updates: More improvements for design and collaboration
We recently launched 20+ updates across everything from shortcuts to design features.
Wed Jul 27 2022
What’s new in Figma: July 2022
Thu Jul 21 2022
Illuminating dark mode
The hidden challenges of a (seemingly) simple user request, and how we built a new pattern of designing and engineering at Figma.
Thu Jun 30 2022
Digital design is now a real job
The US government just changed the way it tracks jobs.
Tue Jun 28 2022
What’s new in Figma: June 2022
Thu Jun 16 2022
How Figma put the bounce in spring animations
An inside look at how Figma engineers used the laws of physics to bring spring animations to life.
Wed Jun 15 2022
Postmortem: Service disruptions on June 6 & 7 2022
The root cause of our recent service outage and how we resolved it.
Tue Jun 07 2022
Figma and Chromebook: Empowering the next generation of designers
Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field talks about why our new partnership with Google Chromebooks is a critical step in making design accessi...
Fri May 27 2022
Full-scale expression with Grilli Type
Grilli Type's Theirry Blancpain on the promise and expressive ease of variable fonts.
Tue May 24 2022
A look back at Config 2022
Some of our favorite talks and takeaways from the community.
Thu May 19 2022
A step forward in our accessibility efforts
Announcing a prototype screen reader beta as part of our vision to make design accessible to all.
Wed May 11 2022
Config 2022: Thinking big and acting with urgency
A recap of 24 hours of Config, and details about all 15 Figma features we launched.
Figma Community Awards 2022
Announcing the winners of the first-ever Figma Community Awards.
Thu May 05 2022
The power of emoji
A conversation with Jennifer Daniel on how emoji are selected and encoded, and the big impact of tiny pictures.
Thu Apr 28 2022
What’s new in Figma: April 2022
Thu Apr 21 2022
Good ideas stick
A brief history of washi tape, and why we think it’s the perfect experience to digitize.
Wed Mar 30 2022
What’s new in Figma: March 2022
Tue Mar 29 2022
Localization, languages, and listening
How we're expanding our international presence and bringing Figma to more users around the world.
Thu Mar 24 2022
The art and influence of motion
Designer Katie Swindler on the power of movement.
Tue Mar 15 2022
FigJam for iPad: space to explore and ideate
Today, we’re launching FigJam for iPad to allow users to design more fluidly across form factors.
Wed Mar 09 2022
Our response to Ukraine
A note to our community.
Mon Feb 28 2022
What’s new in Figma: February 2022
Tue Feb 08 2022
Jamming on FigJam: a journey from beta to GA
A conversation with Product Manager Emily Lin on how we took FigJam from inception to ship.
Tue Feb 01 2022
Design needs everyone: new plans for companies that design together
Today, we’re launching new FigJam plans, along with a new Figma Enterprise plan, to welcome more people into the design process.
Wed Jan 26 2022
Little Big Updates: dispatches from Quality Week
Stories about seemingly-small bugs, and the art of distinguishing the little details from the little-big ones.
Little Big Updates: 32 fixes and features for a better workflow
We recently launched 32 updates across everything from shortcuts to design features.
Thu Jan 20 2022
From experiment to launch: how data shaped a new comments experience
Mon Jan 10 2022
The year ahead: a conversation with Soleio, Julie Zhuo, and May-Li Khoe
On the design community, how creative work is changing, and what makes them optimistic about 2022.
Thu Dec 16 2021
Frame 2021: design by the numbers
As we round out 2021, we're sharing the trends, insights, and surprises we saw in Figma and FigJam this year.
What’s new in Figma: December 2021
A round-up of new features, fixes, and capabilities that we’ve added to Figma and FigJam recently.
Tue Dec 14 2021
The Figma prototype challenge: 15 tips in 15 days
One of our Designer Advocates recently kicked off a two-week prototyping challenge to help teach the community about advanced prototyping te...
Tue Nov 30 2021
What’s new in Figma: November 2021
Tue Nov 16 2021
Stay in the flow with redesigned comments
Today, we’re introducing updates to comments to make it more intuitive for teams to share, manage, and act on relevant feedback.
Thu Nov 11 2021
Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Gavin McFarland
In the third Q&A of the series, Gavin tells us more about his widget, managing tabular data in your workflow, and why he has a soft spot for...
Tue Nov 09 2021
From candidate interviews to developer crits: how Figma engineering uses FigJam to scale
We sit down with Figma’s engineering team to hear about how they break down complex problems, work through feedback together, and maintain c...
Thu Nov 04 2021
Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Tekeste Kidanu
In the second Q&A of the series, Tekeste tells us what inspired his new widgets for FigJam, and what he's excited to tackle next.
Thu Oct 28 2021
Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Tru Narla
We reached out to three developers to learn more about who they are, what they built, and what they’re working on next.
Wed Oct 27 2021
What’s new in Figma: October 2021
Tue Oct 26 2021
Interactive components: less wiring, more inspiring
Today, we’re introducing interactive components and a handful of smaller improvements to empower teams to more quickly explore, iterate, and...
Thu Oct 21 2021
Open sessions: jam with anyone, anywhere
Introducing Open sessions, a way for collaborators to join meetings and workshops without having to create an account.
Tue Oct 19 2021
Introducing new FigJam prices and a more open platform
Today, we’re announcing a number of changes that will help you bring more people into FigJam.
Thu Oct 14 2021
GraphQL, meet LiveGraph: a real-time data system at scale
Software Engineers Rudi Chen and Slava Kim shares an inside look at how we empower engineers to build real-time data views, while abstractin...
Tue Oct 12 2021
How (and why) we built branching
In April, we introduced branching as a way to enable collaboration at scale.
Mon Sep 27 2021
What’s new in Figma: September 2021
Wed Sep 15 2021
How Elsewhen builds digital products for their clients
Learn about how Elsewhen helped their clients, Spotify and Inmarsat, improve their productivity through collaboration in Figma.
Mon Sep 13 2021
Announcing Schema, Figma’s design systems conference
Today, we’re opening registration for Schema, Figma’s user conference on all things design systems.
Thu Sep 02 2021
Inside Figma: getting out of the (secure) shell
Security Engineer Hongyi Hu explains how the Figma security team built a simple solution for zero-trust shell access on AWS.
Tue Aug 31 2021
Talk it out in Figma and FigJam
Audio and cursor chat are two new ways to communicate in Figma and FigJam, creating a more immersive version of multiplayer.
Thu Aug 26 2021
Figma for students and educators
As students and educators start the new school year, Designer Advocate Miggi Cardona shares how Figma can help.
Wed Aug 25 2021
Rethinking a design thinking workshop for good
How Design the Future used FigJam to bring one hundred high school students together to solve challenges for people with disabilities.
FIT’s principles for fostering a collaborative classroom
Best practices from professors at the Fashion Institute of Technology on how to construct a virtual classroom in Figma.
What’s new in Figma: August 2021
A round-up of new features, fixes, and capabilities that we’ve added to Figma and FigJam.
Tue Aug 24 2021
Bringing the power of our open platform to FigJam
We are opening up our platform and inviting all builders to create the first plugins and widgets for FigJam.
Wed Aug 18 2021
Inside Figma: building a more collaborative design process
We asked our product design team how they use FigJam to work closer together as a team, and with their cross-functional partners.
Mon Aug 16 2021
Inside Figma: a Q&A with our 2021 interns and new grads
Beez Africa sits down with four interns and new grad Figmates to hear their advice, learnings, and reflections on joining Figma.
Thu Aug 12 2021
Inside Figma: securing internal web apps
The Figma security team built out a system to securely provide access to internal applications.
Tue Aug 03 2021
A Q&A with Figma’s VP of Product
We sit down with Yuhki Yamashita to hear about the road to building FigJam, how things continue to change, and what it means for the future ...
Wed Jul 28 2021
30 updates: recent features and fixes in Figma
We recently launched 30 updates across everything from typography fixes to UX improvements.
Thu Jul 22 2021
How the Figma PM team builds products and processes
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Figma PM team brainstorms, builds, and reflects, and what it means to open their process up to cross-fun...
Tue Jul 20 2021
Inside Figma: a Q&A with our global sales team
We sit down with a few Figmates to learn what it’s like to be a member of our global sales team.
Thu Jul 15 2021
Keeping creativity flowing
Alek Mackie, Senior Illustrator at Shopify, shares his tips for staying creative and collaborative, while having fun along the way.
Wed Jul 14 2021
Behind the plugin: Cards for Humanity
We interviewed the creative team behind Cards for Humanity, a tool for inclusive and accessible design.
Thu Jul 08 2021
Introducing Figma’s New York City hub
Product Manager Katie Szeto shares why we’ve opened an office in New York City, and her reflections on being part of the landing team.
Wed Jul 07 2021
How News UK developed a multi-brand design system
The team at News UK shares their experience creating a design system across print, online, radio, and TV.
Thu Jun 24 2021
Figma's Series E
We have closed a new round of funding led by Durable Capital Partners, along with new investors like Morgan Stanley's Counterpoint Global.
Wed Jun 16 2021
The five stages of an effective brainstorm
It can be tough to bridge the gap between generating moonshot ideas and executing on tactical solutions.
Mon Jun 14 2021
Collaborating and connecting in FigJam
Last week, we launched a timer in FigJam, allowing you to stop, start, and pause—together.
Tue Jun 08 2021
Inside Figma: how our PM team uses FigJam
Product Manager Emily Lin shares how Figma’s PM team uses FigJam for everything from brainstorms to retrospectives.
Fri Jun 04 2021
Pride 2021: Getting back out there
Clancy Slack, Data Scientist and lead of the Pride Employee Resource Group at Figma, reflects on Pride month.
Tue Jun 01 2021
Embracing the mess at Config 2021
Watch all of the videos from Config 2021, and read on for some of our favorite moments about what it means to celebrate failure, move throug...
Thu May 27 2021
Q&A with Dantley Davis
Dantley Davis closed out day two of Config 2021 by detailing his journey to Chief Design Officer at Twitter, and how he channels adversity i...
Tue May 25 2021
In the file at Config 2021
Watch all of the breakout sessions from Config 2021, and read on for a deep dive into the tactics, processes, and systems that keep the team...
Mon May 17 2021
Inside Maker Week: more than a hackathon
Starting today, it's Maker Week at Figma.
Thu May 13 2021
Shifting team culture at Config 2021
Last month, we came together at Config 2021, Figma’s two-day virtual design conference.
Thu May 06 2021
Q&A with Robyn Kanner
At Config 2021, Robyn Kanner detailed her time as Creative Director of the Biden-Harris campaign.
Tue Apr 27 2021
Introducing branching: space to iterate and explore freely
Announcing branching in beta to better enable collaboration at scale.
Wed Apr 21 2021
Introducing FigJam
Today, we’re introducing FigJam, an online whiteboard for teams to brainstorm and ideate together.
Coming together at Config 2021
Everything we announced at Config 2021, including new spaces for creators to imagine and iterate, brainstorm, and build—together.
Wed Apr 07 2021
How Repsol rethinks the way the world interacts with energy
Repsol, Spain's largest multi-energy company, set out to unify their designs in Figma while making energy more approachable to consumers.
Tue Apr 06 2021
About Figma’s new Starter plan
On April 21, we’ll be making some updates to Figma’s free Starter plan.
Wed Mar 31 2021
Behind the feature: building multi-account
Today we’re launching an account switcher, allowing you to easily toggle between different workspaces in Figma.
Tue Mar 30 2021
Behind the scenes of creating the official Figma kit for Tailwind UI
How the team at Tailwind Labs created a set of fully responsive components, and what they learned along the way.
Thu Mar 25 2021
Completing a transit map
Build on a work-in-progress Figma Community file and help complete a transit map of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Thu Mar 18 2021
By the numbers: one year of remote work
Growth Data Scientist Wendy Lu shares a look at how collaboration has changed over the past year, including how teams at Dropbox and Atlassi...
Tue Mar 09 2021
Behind the feature: comments, contextually
Engineer Emily Zhong shares insight into how we introduced commenting on files in the Figma Community: interactions, edge cases, and a new p...
Wed Mar 03 2021
Inside Figma: tips from the team that builds Figma
In a recent livestream, Figmates across teams shared their favorite tips for using Figma, including keyboard shortcuts and templates for eve...
Thu Dec 17 2020
Inside Figma: a case study on strict null checks
A look at how we identify and address bugs in a systematic way, through the lens of a recent sprint.
Wed Dec 16 2020
Redesigning Dropbox’s ways of working
Take a look at Dropbox’s move to a virtual-first working model, and how the team uses Figma to brainstorm and build remotely.
Wed Dec 09 2020
Meet us in the browser
As we celebrate five years of Figma, Dylan reflects on the journey and its surprises, and the power of the browser to make design accessible...
Tue Dec 01 2020
Adding it all up: the math behind designing your career
Kylie offers a framework for how to approach the 90,000 hours that make up the average career, including reflections on her own path.
Thu Nov 19 2020
Behind the feature: the making of the new Auto Layout
Today, we’re releasing the latest version of Auto Layout.
Wed Oct 28 2020
Bridging design and code with Variants
We’re sharing an inside look at how we built Variants (live today!), including the user feedback that helped us refine the UI and decide on ...
Tue Oct 27 2020
Behind the feature: the hidden challenges of autosave
We recently expanded our autosave system so you can work in Figma without worrying about losing changes.
Tue Oct 20 2020
How Kimberly-Clark brings your favorite paper products into your home
As Kimberly-Clark faced changing consumer preferences, stiff competition, and increased production costs, the team embarked on a new initiat...
Thu Oct 15 2020
Learning and failing as a team
Config Europe really got us thinking about how to build better products and be better teammates—and the intersection of the two.
Tue Oct 13 2020
Reflections on Figma’s inaugural Student Fellowship
We take a look back at our goals, accomplishments, and how we got there together.
Thu Oct 08 2020
Power up your design system with Figma’s agency partners
Figma has partnered with leading digital and design agencies to help you set up, migrate, and scale your design system in Figma.
Wed Oct 07 2020
Creating moments of connection
We’ve curated some of our favorite moments from Config Europe, including Halli Thorleifsson’s closing keynote.
Wed Sep 30 2020
Building an open and inclusive design process
Processes shape how you design, develop, and work together as a team.
Tue Sep 29 2020
When fonts fall
Marcin, Figma's resident font enthusiast, dives deep into the quirks and beauty of font fallback: why it happens, what it looks like, and wh...
Thu Sep 24 2020
Six integrations to help your product team collaborate in Figma
Integrations with tools like Confluence and Avocode support different stages of the design process, from user feedback to production.
Wed Sep 23 2020
Inside Figma: my time as a new grad
Josh, an engineer on the design system team, shares advice for new grads, based on his road to Figma.
Tue Sep 22 2020
The many dimensions of trust in design
Presenters at Config Europe reflect on the importance of building trust with teammates and clients.
Thu Sep 17 2020
Embracing the tension between code and design
Everything we announced at Config Europe, and how we’re bringing design and code closer together in Figma.
Wed Sep 16 2020
On pitching and presenting
Student Fellow Abigail Africa shares her tips for making and delivering a great pitch: understanding your audience, presenting with confiden...
Mon Sep 07 2020
Figma’s new EMEA HQ
Figma is opening an office in London to better support users across EMEA.
Thu Sep 03 2020
Making Design Within Reach for online shoppers
As more consumers make buying decisions entirely online, Design Within Reach built a web presence that mimics the brick-and-mortar experienc...
Wed Sep 02 2020
Creating multi-brand design systems
Leaders from Shopify, Condé Nast, and Harry’s share their learnings about creating and maintaining design systems.
Thu Aug 27 2020
Inside Figma: enterprise, explained
The enterprise product team at Figma recently shipped updates to help Admins more efficiently manage their Figma Organization.
Wed Aug 19 2020
React at 60fps: improving scrolling comments in Figma
We recently improved FPS performance three-fold for scrolling comments in the Figma canvas.
Thu Aug 13 2020
How we use Figma templates to facilitate collaboration at Shopify
The team at Shopify shares a framework for managing projects in Figma, including a template you can use to collaboration across your organiz...
Wed Aug 12 2020
An open letter about my gap year
Student Fellow Abigail Africa explores what it means to go “back to school” this fall.
Tue Aug 11 2020
How work is changing at Figma
Figma is moving to a hybrid model, allowing both in-person and remote work options.
Mon Aug 10 2020
Explore the Figma Community
As the Figma Community starts rolling out to all Figma users, six creators share the inspiration behind their files—everything from finding ...
Thu Aug 06 2020
Inside Figma: reflections on a remote internship
In this article, Jenning gives us a look into her time at Figma.
Fri Jul 24 2020
Announcing Config Europe: a call for speakers
On September 17, we’re coming together at Config Europe, a virtual conference.
Thu Jul 23 2020
Behind the feature: shedding light on shadow spread
An engineer shares how we built support for shadow spread in Figma: exploring algorithms, going down W3C spec rabbit holes, and how she made...
Tue Jul 21 2020
A deep dive on deep search
We recently rolled out deep search to help you find the right file even faster.
Tue Jul 07 2020
How BT, a 174-year-old company, continues to push the telecommunication industry forward
Learn how designers, product owners, content designers, and engineers all collaborate in Figma to drive innovation.
Wed Jul 01 2020
How Clearstep simplifies the experience of finding care online
Clearstep wanted to bring an intuitive, user-friendly experience to healthcare.
Wed Jun 24 2020
How to evaluate design tools
Finding the right tools for your team can be overwhelming.
Thu Jun 18 2020
How to get closer with your developer
Bringing engineers into the product design process early can improve collaboration and help you get to solutions faster.
Tue Jun 16 2020
Beyond mocks: co-designing journeys, diagrams, and more
A look inside how Segment’s product design team co-designs with researchers, product managers, and engineers.
Wed May 27 2020
The making of Maker Week
Our first fully remote Maker Week is behind us, and we’re sharing what it took to bring it to life: the theme, the creative direction, and h...
Tue May 19 2020
Bringing live Figma embeds to your team’s favorite tools
Now, you can embed private Figma files to the tools your team relies on most.
Wed May 13 2020
Finding design inspiration at home
Members of the Figma design team share the places they turn to when they need a little spark of creativity.
Mon May 11 2020
How to pair design (and convince your boss to invest in it)
Mailchimp's Nina Mehta believes that design pairing can improve work quality and save time.
Wed May 06 2020
Inside Figma: the product design team’s process
A deep dive into our product design team's day-to-day: meeting cadences, rituals, and culture-building exercises that help everyone stay con...
Thu Apr 30 2020
Figma’s Series D round
Figma announces Series D funding led by Peter Levine and Marc Andreessen at a16z.
Wed Apr 29 2020
Bridge design and development with the new Zeplin integration
Today, we’re introducing a redesigned Zeplin integration with Figma.
Postmortem: Service disruption on April 29th, 2020
Thu Apr 23 2020
Bringing Figma to even more classrooms
We’re expanding the Figma for Education program to include online courses, bootcamps, and school-sponsored hackathons.
Wed Apr 22 2020
The case for lightweight prototyping
Prototypes don't have to be perfect.
Tue Apr 21 2020
How Inneract Project empowers the next generation of brown and black designers
Inneract Project empowers young brown and black students through design education.
Mon Apr 20 2020
11 activities in Figma for your classroom
When learning design, there’s no substitute for hands-on experience.
Fri Apr 17 2020
Figma + Lambda School: Where the remote classroom comes together to learn
Thu Apr 16 2020
Look no further: New ways to search and provide context in Figma
Today, we’re announcing Universal Search and Links in the editor.
Wed Apr 15 2020
Research, remotely
There’s a lot that goes into research, and even more to consider when we’re all working from home.
Thu Apr 09 2020
Building on our open platform: Design in Figma, prototype with Framer
Now, you can import your Figma files into Framer Web for more advanced prototyping.
Wed Apr 08 2020
Keeping that tight-knit feeling, at a distance
It's hard to stay connected while far apart.
Wed Apr 01 2020
How Students Who Design set up Figma in their online classroom
In this guide, we’ll walk through how we onboard students, organize our files, teach classes, and provide project feedback with Figma for ou...
Tue Mar 31 2020
How to run a remote brainstorm
The Figma team has been working remotely for a couple weeks now, and we’re still adjusting to our new normal.
Wed Mar 11 2020
Extend what’s possible with plugins for you and your team
Get inspired by plugin creators from Uber, GitHub, and Atlassian—see what's possible and start creating your own plugins.
Wed Mar 04 2020
Finding confidence in design decisions
We have all doubted ourselves and our decisions at some point in our careers.
Mon Mar 02 2020
The Dropbox guide to building creative culture
Learn how the design team at Dropbox builds creative culture.
Thu Feb 27 2020
Reflections on Config, our first user conference
When we first set out to organize a user conference, our goal was to create a physical manifestation of the community, a space to have meani...
Thu Feb 06 2020
New ways to create, collaborate, and share more openly
Thu Jan 30 2020
Test designs early and often with the new Maze integration
Now user testing is easier and faster with Figma and Maze’s new product integration.
Wed Jan 29 2020
Postmortem: Service disruption on January 21-22, 2020
Tue Jan 28 2020
Figma on Figma: How we built our website design system
A look at how the Figma marketing team built, and continues to build, the design system for figma.
Thu Jan 09 2020
Bringing the community together in Figma
There is a lot we are excited about as we look to the year ahead.
Thu Dec 19 2019
Measuring the value of design systems
The data science team at Figma set out to find out just how much time (and money) could be saved when teams leverage a design system.
Wed Dec 18 2019
Made in Figma, 2019: Design by the numbers
What you made in Figma, and how you made it, in 2019.
Mon Dec 16 2019
"The Decade of Design”: How the last 10 years transformed design’s role in tech
The tech industry, which long exalted the engineer, has finally begun to appreciate the designer too.
Thu Dec 05 2019
Design more, resize less, with Auto Layout
With Auto Layout buttons can resize with their text.
Fri Nov 22 2019
Humanity at work: Gusto brings a new brand to life with Figma
Take a look at how Gusto used Figma to create a top-to-bottom brand experience that’s all about people.
Thu Nov 21 2019
Under the hood of Figma’s infrastructure: Here’s what goes into powering a web-based design tool
Wed Nov 20 2019
Opening up the data behind your design systems
Design System Analytics enables you to see library usage trends, compare libraries, and drill into component usage.
Wed Oct 30 2019
Let’s create Figma’s first user conference together
Figma's first user conference will take place on February 6, 2020, in San Francisco, CA.
Tue Oct 22 2019
Beyond multiplayer: Building community together in Figma
Today we’re introducing two new spaces in Figma: The Figma Community and a redesigned Figma workspace.
Wed Oct 16 2019
How Figma’s multiplayer technology works
A peek into the homegrown solution we built as the first design tool with live collaborative editing.
Tue Oct 15 2019
Bringing new life to Figma’s brand
From typography to colors to illustration, the Figma brand has evolved.
Mon Oct 07 2019
Customer journey mapping with Figma
Learn how to create interactive customer journey maps to better understand your users.
Thu Oct 03 2019
Designing for top feature requests, like Smart Animate
Introducing Smart Animate and Drag, new prototyping features that will open the door to new transition possibilities in Figma.
Wed Oct 02 2019
An update on plugin security
Tue Sep 10 2019
How a designer makes background patterns to push her creativity
Fri Sep 06 2019
Plugin Show & Tell—Some highlights
Get a sneak peak and in-depth look at new and upcoming plugins from 5 plugin developers.
Thu Sep 05 2019
An ode to OpenType: Fall in love with the secret world of fonts
In Figma you can now turn on additional ligatures, customize the style of digits, switch to alternative letterforms, and make use of adjustm...
Wed Sep 04 2019
Design critiques at Figma
Learn 6 unique methods for design critique used by the Figma design team, along with some tips and best practices for running them effective...
Wed Aug 28 2019
How Microsoft built plugins to improve their workflow
Discover how Microsoft customizes their processes with Figma Plugins to more seamlessly integrate their Fluent design system into their work...
Tue Aug 27 2019
Keeping your data in Figma safe and secure: SOC 2 Type 2, SSO, and more
At Figma, security is part of everything we do.
Fri Aug 23 2019
Plugins to help you design with real content
Thu Aug 22 2019
How to build a plugin system on the web and also sleep well at nig
