Pride at Figma: Community, Posters, and Getting Back Out There
Figma’s mission centers on making design accessible, which means lowering barriers and fostering communities of shared interest. That ethos extends to the internal Pride Employee Resource Group, led by Data Scientist Clancy Slack since it was founded in 2019. Even before the formal group existed, LGBTQ+ Figmates were organizing events to elevate their stories and address community issues.
During the latest Maker Week, the Pride group shared examples of Pride iconography that inspired them and collaboratively designed new pieces of their own. This year, that work extends outward: Figma is calling on designers, artists, and makers to create Pride posters and publish them to the Figma Community with the tag #pride. Selected designs will be featured in a pinned collection on the Community page, available for others to print and bring to local parades or display at home.
Why This Pride Feels Different
For many in the LGBTQ+ community, Pride is one of the few times of year when they feel safe to express themselves authentically, surrounded by community, celebrating the progress that came before them. It is a chance to feel part of something larger. But Pride was not always a parade—it commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, when demonstrators responded to anti-LGBTQ police raids at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.
Last year brought stark reminders of injustice and the isolating reality of a pandemic, but it also highlighted the power of community even from a distance. With vaccinations rolling out globally and many cities planning in-person parades again, Pride becomes a beacon of hope and an invitation to re-engage. And every parade needs one essential accessory: posters.
Getting Started
For those looking for guidance on sizing and printing, Miggi has provided a helpful template. Figma will also spotlight favorite poster designs on the Figma Twitter account throughout the coming week.
The call to action is simple: create art, share it, and help rebuild community. As Clancy puts it, here’s to getting back out there. Happy Pride.
