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8 tips for designers building branded templates in Figma Buzz
August 12, 2025
By Mallory Dean
To create self-serve templates that bend—but don’t break—brand designers need to consider work through a marketing lens. Here’s how to set up editing guardrails and design layouts that flex and scale.
Working Well
Figma Buzz
Tips & inspiration
Branding
Marketing
Design
6 skills every engineer needs for the AI era
June 26, 2025
By Jenny Xie
Beyond boosting efficiency, the strongest software developers use AI to explore the problem space and find more creative solutions. Figma’s Vice President of Software Engineering Marcel Weekes and Developer Advocate Jake Albaugh share the crucial skills engineers should learn to meet the moment.
Insights
Engineering
AI
Tips & inspiration
Make your site interactive with code layers
June 17, 2025
By Alex Mullans
Today we’re launching code layers—a new way to build custom interactions in Figma Sites.
Inside Figma
Product updates
Prototyping
Design
Motion
Tips & inspiration
AI
News
Figma Sites
What they’re not teaching in design class—and what you can do about it
June 12, 2025
By Michelle Liu, Valerie Wong
Designers don’t just shape experiences—they shape businesses. But with so many design programs lacking in business fundamentals, these Figma Campus Leaders argue that students should go extracurricular.
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Career & education
Tips & inspiration
Design
8 essential tips for using Figma Make
June 10, 2025
By Alexia Danton
Here, we share our team’s favorite prompts, pro tips, and best practices for using Figma Make to help you get the most out of our recently launched prompt-to-code feature.
Inside Figma
Design
AI
Tips & inspiration
Productivity
UI/UX
Figma Make
Bill Atkinson’s 10 rules for making interfaces more human
June 9, 2025
By Figma
We commemorate the Apple pioneer whose QuickDraw and HyperCard programs made the Macintosh intuitive enough for nearly anyone to use.
Maker Stories
Design
Thought leadership
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth's 10 rules for navigating the next design paradigm
May 19, 2025
By Andrew Bosworth
Meta’s Chief Technology Officer on consciousness, questioning design paradigms, and building for the future.
Maker Stories
Design
Tips & inspiration
Config
Thought leadership
Profiles & interviews
24 artifacts that define craft
May 7, 2025
By Figma
We asked members of the design community to choose an artifact that embodies craft—something that speaks to their understanding of what it means to make with intention. Here’s what they shared.
Maker Stories
Design
Culture
Tips & inspiration
How Figma helps you learn Figma
May 1, 2025
By Andrew Liebler, Kristen Bates
Want to learn Figma but not sure where to start? Meet our Product Education team—your guides, cheerleaders, and fellow learners helping you discover the joy of creating.
Inside Figma
Figma Design
Tips & inspiration
The power of play
April 22, 2025
By Laura Fehre
When Designer Advocate Laura Fehre set out to design a digital nail salon, she had a vision in mind. Nailing it, however, meant letting go of perfection and letting herself play.
Maker Stories
Tips & inspiration
Culture
Design
How to streamline your design system workflow in Figma
April 8, 2025
By Luis Ouriach
If you’ve ever stared down a blank Figma file while building a new design system, never fear: These new features and plugins will turn that mountain of work into an afternoon task.
Working Well
Product updates
Figma Design
Design systems
Plugins & tooling
Tips & inspiration
The designer’s handbook for developer handoff
April 1, 2025
By Jake Albaugh, Chad Bergman
A tactical guide to collaborating with your developer counterparts, including common pitfalls, practical tips, and guidance on when to lean in.
Working Well
Collaboration
Tips & inspiration
Design