Tori Hinn |
Bringing new life to Figma’s brand
From typography to colors to illustration, the Figma brand has evolved.
Nelson Taruc |
Customer journey mapping with Figma
Learn how to create interactive customer journey maps to better understand your users.
Nikolas Klein |
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.
Evan Wallace |
An update on plugin security
Learn about Figma's response to the security vulnerabilities that were reported in a 3rd-party library that we use for plugin security
Namika Hamasaki |
How a designer makes background patterns to push her creativity
How a designer became a pattern maker through a daily challenge
Thomas Lowry |
Plugin Show & Tell—Some highlights
Get a sneak peak and in-depth look at new and upcoming plugins from 5 plugin developers.
Marcin Wichary |
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 adjustments available in many of today’s fonts.
Noah Levin |
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 effectively.
Morgan Kennedy |
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 workflow and help designers be more efficient.
Samir Goel |
Keeping your data in Figma safe and secure: SOC 2 Type 1, SSO, and more
At Figma, security is part of everything we do. Learn more about our recent security improvements.
Thomas Lowry |
Plugins to help you design with real content
Bring your designs to life using real content (or your own!) with this collection of useful plugins
Rudi Chen |
How to build a plugin system on the web and also sleep well at night
The solution we found helps us run Figma plugins in a safe way — i.e. not eval(UNTRUSTED_CODE).
Thomas Lowry |
Design for everyone with these accessibility-focused plugins
Address accessibility challenges like color contrast and keyboard navigation with these helpful plugins.
Toni Gemayel |
How to wireframe
Learn when to create a wireframe, what goes into them, and how they can help you communicate and iterate on ideas with your team.
Thomas Lowry |
5 utility plugins to speed up your workflow
Check out these new plugins and see how you can start working more efficiently.
Carmel DeAmicis |
The birth of Inter: How the new open-source typeface used by GitHub and Mozilla came to be
Here's what goes into creating a brand new typeface.
Andrea Helmbolt |
How to run a design sprint
Design sprints are an effective processes used by teams to solve complex problems in a short period of time. Learn how to plan and facilitate the six phases of a design sprint.
Sho Kuwamoto |
Automate work. Bring in real data. Extend what’s possible with Figma Plugins.
We're excited to introduce plugins to the entire Figma community. Today, the gates are open for anyone to use plugins built by our community and build your own plugins tailored to your workflow.
Morgan Kennedy |
Behind the Plugins: Jackie Chui, UX Designer @ Microsoft
Meet Jackie, a Figma API user from the start and Plugins beta user. Check out the useful tools he has been building for Microsoft and the broader community.
Morgan Kennedy |
Behind the Plugins: Matt DesLauriers, Generative Artist & Creative Coder
Check out the plugins Matt has been creating and learn about how he got into making generative art.
Morgan Kennedy |
Behind the Plugins: Yitong Zhang, Product Designer @ Coinbase
Find out what he is building with the Figma API and get to know the creator behind the plugin.