How a Figma slide deck helped indie rock duo Tanlines launch a comeback
Musician Jesse Cohen explains how he harnessed the corporate lingua franca (and the Google Meet integration for Figma) to launch his band’s latest album.
Four years in, here’s what Config tells us about the state of design
We received over 1,000 proposals to speak at our annual user conference this year. Researcher Andrew Hogan helps us dig into the data to see what inspires the community.
Announcing FigJam screen reader support
How to build FigJam files that support screen readers and an update on our continued commitment to accessibility.
How Figma draws inspiration from the gaming world
The parallels between Figma's technical challenges and those in the gaming world
How to build ground-breaking products: A manager’s guide
The best teams understand what they’re producing, why they’re doing it, and how they can get it done—here’s how managers can make it happen.
The growing pains of database architecture
How the Figma infrastructure team reduced potential instability by scaling to multiple databases
Little Big Outtakes
The quick pivots and aha moments we made on the way to launching 30+ Little Big Updates
How our design team level set on career leveling
Design Manager Sara Culver takes us through evolving the team's product design and writing career levels.
Leading a dream team: A manager’s guide to unlocking your team’s potential
A manager's guide to designing the kind of work environment where your team can thrives
Raising the (table) stakes on tables in FigJam
Using tables in FigJam to help you roadmap, plan, and run meetings more effectively.
Creators need creators
New selling tools and the Figma Creator Fund will help fuel the love of craft that fuels Figma Community.
The future of design systems is automated
Plugins, widgets, and tooling—the second edition of our series on the future of design systems.
Behind the scenes: international keyboard shortcuts
Software Engineer Dorothy Chen explains the technical challenges and opportunities in making Figma keyboard shortcuts more accessible for everyone.
Can design make work, work?
A manager’s guide to redesigning our jobs
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.
The future of design systems is complicated
In this series, we talk to industry experts about how they’re managing the the future of design systems—from tooling to automation to accessibility.
How Linear made the most of a DDoS
A conversation with the small, but mighty web team about why they made Figma files their homepage, and how they unintentionally threw the Figma party of the year.
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.
Welcome to the WIP
Chief Product Officer Yuhki Yamashita on how to embrace (and enjoy) endless iteration
A conversation with Figma's accessibility team
What they’ve learned from the community and their vision for what’s ahead
Taking cues from code
Schema keynote speaker and product manager Jacob Miller shares his thoughts on the state of design systems.
Making multiplayer more reliable
Design has always been a team sport. These improvements make sure everyone is on the same page.
Our approach to security at speed
Learn about how the Figma security team helps us ship products securely, without impacting the pace of development.Our approach to security at speed.
How we use data
Data is a vital component in how we improve Figma day by day. Learn more about what kind of data we use and how we use it.
Behind the feature: Find and replace
Designer Jackie Chui on how we translated learnings from a plugin to build a native functionality
A sneak peek at Schema 2022
Nerding out on the details, pitching plugins, and sub-components—the creative team behind Schema tells us what they’re looking forward to this year.
The outsized role culture plays in attracting design talent
The link between design culture, happiness, and hiring
What’s new in Figma: September 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Designing in the cloud with confidence
Our compliance mark from the EU Cloud Code of Conduct
A new collaboration with Adobe
Today, we’re announcing the exciting news that Figma has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Adobe.
What’s new in Figma: August 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Collaboration’s next chapter with Microsoft’s Jon Friedman
A Q&A with the design and research leader on the heels of Figma’s integration with Microsoft Teams.
Little Big Updates: More improvements for design and collaboration
20+ updates across everything from shortcuts to design features.
What’s new in Figma: July 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Illuminating dark mode
The hidden challenges of a (seemingly) simple request
Digital design is now a real job
The next decade of design jobs just got an upgrade.
What’s new in Figma: June 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
How Figma put the bounce in spring animations
The physics behind spring animations
Postmortem: Service disruptions on June 6 & 7 2022
The root cause of our recent service outage and how we resolved it
Figma and Chromebook: Empowering the next generation of designers
Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field discusses our new partnership with Google Chromebooks
Full-scale expression with Grilli Type
A conversation with Thierry Blancpain from Grilli Type
A step forward in our accessibility efforts
Announcing a prototype screen reader beta
Figma Community Awards 2022
Announcing the winners of the first-ever Figma Community Awards
The power of emoji: An interview with Jennifer Daniel
A conversation with Jennifer Daniel on the big impact of tiny pictures
What’s new in Figma: April 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Good ideas stick
A brief history of washi tape, and how our digital version follows form
Localization, languages, and listening
How Figma is expanding internationally
The art and influence of motion
A conversation about the power of movement to guide, communicate, and delight
Our response to Ukraine
A note to our community
What’s new in Figma: February 2022
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Jamming on FigJam: A journey from beta to GA
Product Manager Emily Lin shares the process of bringing FigJam to life, from beta to GA.
Design needs everyone: new plans for companies that design together
Introducing new plans for FigJam and Figma Enterprise
Little Big Updates: 32 fixes and features for a better workflow
32 updates across everything from shortcuts to design features
From experiment to launch: how data shaped a new comments experience
How we tested, iterated, and rolled out updates to comments in Figma
The year ahead: a conversation with Soleio, Julie Zhuo, and May-Li Khoe
Reflections, predictions, and guidance for 2022
Frame 2021: Design by the numbers
The trends, insights, and surprises that we saw in Figma and FigJam this year
The Figma prototype challenge: 15 tips in 15 days
What we learned from 15 days of prototypes
What’s new in Figma: November 2021
A round-up of updates and improvements to Figma and FigJam
Stay in the flow with redesigned comments
Introducing updates to comments in Figma and FigJam
Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Gavin McFarland
A Q&A with Gavin on the FigJam widget he built and what he's working on next