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Kylie Poppen |
December 1, 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.
Morgan Kennedy |
December 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.
Dylan Field |
December 9, 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 to all.
Alia Fite |
October 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. Read on for our reflections, and watch the breakout sessions for even more learnings.
Brie Wolfson |
October 13, 2020
Reflections on Figma’s inaugural Student Fellowship
We take a look back at our goals, accomplishments, and how we got there together. Students: join our Virtual Campus Slack Community to stay updated as we plan for next summer's program.
Alia Fite |
October 7, 2020
Creating moments of connection
We’ve curated some of our favorite moments from Config Europe, including Halli Thorleifsson’s closing keynote.
Alia Fite |
September 30, 2020
Building an open and inclusive design process
Processes shape how you design, develop, and work together as a team. We’re sharing takeaways from Config Europe on how the right processes result in more open and inclusive products.
Marcin Wichary |
September 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 when it fails.
Alia Fite |
September 22, 2020
The many dimensions of trust in design
Presenters at Config Europe reflect on the importance of building trust with teammates and clients.
Abigail Africa |
September 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 confidence, and why storytelling is key.
Dylan Field |
September 7, 2020
Figma’s new EMEA HQ
Figma is opening an office in London to better support users across EMEA.
Ana Castrillon |
September 3, 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 experience.
Priya Kotak |
September 2, 2020
Creating multi-brand design systems
Leaders from Shopify, Condé Nast, and Harry’s share their learnings about creating and maintaining design systems.
Tobias Negele |
August 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 organization.
Abigail Africa |
August 12, 2020
An open letter about my gap year
Student Fellow Abigail Africa explores what it means to go “back to school” this fall. In her letter, she shares advice from mentors, reflects on the value of education, and invites other students to join the conversation.
Dylan Field |
August 11, 2020
How work is changing at Figma
Figma is moving to a hybrid model, allowing both in-person and remote work options. We're sharing our approach, with the hope of helping others think through it.
Azra Daniels |
July 24, 2020
Announcing Config Europe: a call for speakers
On September 17, we’re coming together at Config Europe, a virtual conference. Complete our call for speakers form by Friday, 31 July to propose a session.
Peter Garber and Annie Kramer |
July 1, 2020
How Clearstep simplifies the experience of finding care online
Clearstep wanted to bring an intuitive, user-friendly experience to healthcare. Here, they share how they built their symptom checking and care routing platform, from building user flows to managing custom branding.
Alia Fite |
June 24, 2020
How to evaluate design tools
Finding the right tools for your team can be overwhelming. Here, we share a framework for project managing, testing, and choosing a design tool, based on what we’ve heard from our users.
Helena Jaramillo |
June 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. Read on for three tips from a product designer at Coda.
Hareem Mannan |
June 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.
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