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Hard problems are still hard

Figma designer–turned–product manager Nikolas Klein worked on building prototyping tools for seven years. Then AI changed the game.

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Prototypes are the new PRDs

Inside Figma Make, product managers are pressure-testing assumptions early, building momentum, and rallying teams around something tangible.

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What does it mean to be a designer in the age of AI?

As workflows shift what happens to job titles—and the ways of working and sense of identity that comes with them?

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Figma plugin: asciicore.exe

Transform any design into mesmerizing ASCII art masterpieces.

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Figma plugin: Figmentation

Automate the process of extracting design tokens directly from your Figma components — including colors, typography, spacing, borders, and effects.

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Android Watch: face designer playground

Contains examples and components to use with the Watch Face Designer.

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6 winning Figma Makes and what you can learn from them

This year’s Make-a-thon winners offer insights on how to prototype smarter, structure products better, and push Figma Make further.

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Why you should care about design context

By thoughtfully organizing your work, you can help your developer counterparts build more efficiently and accurately.

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Figma rendering: powered by WebGPU

Figma has updated their renderer to use WebGPU, unlocking new performance optimization opportunities.

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Figma: eye-following card

A nice little experiment that might inspire other ideas.

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Why is corpcore suddenly such a thing?

Software swag has upped its swag factor. Here’s why wearing your app on your sleeve has gone from cringeworthy to cool.

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Figma Make gallery

See what people have been building with Figma's prompt-to-app tool.

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Figma plugin: Design system component audit

Get a high-level summary of your component library across all pages, and print it on the canvas with a timestamp for versioning.

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The making of a product icon

Figma's approach to icon design and the creative exploration that shapes each final result.

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Figma plugin: Magic Animator

Add motion to your static Figma designs with one click.

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Figma plugin: AI mesh gradients

48 dark and light gradients for banner backgrounds and more—generated with Midjourney.

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Figma plugin: Copy rotation

Create precise circular array patterns in Figma.

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Figma plugin: Ruri shader

Create stunning liquid metal effects for any shape, text, or logo.

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Figma plugin: Image Editor

Manipulate images in Figma with many different color adjustments and filters.

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Figma plugin: Dither

Apply dithering effect for any images: fine-tune details, add noise, adjust brightness, and enhance glow.