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Brainstorming

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Think outside of the box—with Claude and FigJam
January 26, 2026
By Luke Zhang, Khanh Nguyen
With the Figma MCP app in Claude, powered by Anthropic, designers, developers, and product managers can now create AI-generated FigJam diagrams.
Inside Figma
Product updates
FigJam
Figma MCP
AI
Diagramming
Brainstorming
News
Why everyone can (and should) be a great storyteller
March 4, 2025
By Carly Ayres
The best products, designs, and ideas come from people who can clearly articulate their vision, regardless of their role. Here’s why writing matters—and how to be a storyteller who brings ideas to life.
Insights
Writing
Design thinking
Brainstorming
Thought leadership
In good company: How publishers use Figma to help design the news
February 19, 2025
By Diana Budds
At trusted titles like The New York Times, The Economist, and The Minnesota Star Tribune, great design can support great journalism. Here’s how media teams use Figma to collaborate on news design and explore new formats.
Maker Stories
Design
UI/UX
Design systems
Brainstorming
Collaboration
Prototyping
Typography
Pablo Sánchez’s 7 rules for designing the unexpected
November 26, 2024
By Pablo Sánchez
The designer of Ableton’s Note app shares unconventional principles for creating unforgettable digital experiences.
Working Well
Design
UI/UX
Brainstorming
Thought leadership
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
Made in Figma: The National Park Service goes from paper to pixels
October 21, 2024
By Jenny Xie
How do you design an app for 431 diverse national parks and monuments? By taking a page from iconic NPS park brochures. Learn how a small team adapted Massimo Vignelli’s seminal design system for a digital interface.
Maker Stories
Brainstorming
Design systems
Prototyping
Design
UI/UX
Branding
Case study
Collaboration
Figma Design
Figma on Figma: Our approach to designing UI3
October 1, 2024
By Jenny Xie
Overhauling Figma’s interface meant reimagining how designers work. From docked panels to a new labeling system, here’s how we shaped UI3 by balancing user feedback with our vision for the future.
Inside Figma
Product updates
Design
UI/UX
Brainstorming
Behind the scenes
Figma Design
Charmaine Lee’s 10 rules for building developer tools that feel like magic
June 7, 2024
By Charmaine Lee
As a product manager working on Snapchat’s Lens Studio for AR developers, Charmaine knows what it takes to delight creators.
Working Well
Product management
Engineering
3D design
Brainstorming
Thought leadership
Design
Culture
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
Collaboration
The anatomy of a component sprint
April 10, 2024
By Brian Alfaro, Victor Alejandro Aguilar
The Washington Post’s inclusive process for creating new design system components bridges the gap between design and development to make features that help navigate the news online.
Maker Stories
Design systems
Brainstorming
Meetings
Design
UI/UX
Collaboration
The anatomy of a Super Bowl ad
February 13, 2024
By Jenny Xie
How learning app Duolingo’s cheeky five-second spot beat the odds in a crowded field.
Maker Stories
Behind the scenes
Branding
Brainstorming
Case study
Collaboration
Design
Engineering
Marketing
Productivity
UI/UX
Peter Yang’s 10 rules for making products that customers love
January 30, 2024
By Peter Yang
Product lead Peter Yang taps into his decade-plus career to explain why staying focused on the craft is a product manager’s superpower.
Working Well
Product management
Career & education
Thought leadership
Tips & inspiration
Brainstorming
Meetings
Come together: A multiplayer guide to great meetings
December 7, 2023
By Aaron Britt
Take meetings from “meh” to magical. Here’s how facilitators and participants can co-create a work session for the books.
Working Well
Brainstorming
Meetings
Leadership
Tips & inspiration
Collaboration
AI
Plugins & tooling
Give ideas more space with Jambot
August 23, 2023
By Amber Bravo
Jambot brings the generative power of ChatGPT to FigJam, helping you take your ideas (and meetings) further.
Inside Figma
Brainstorming
Meetings
AI
Collaboration
Design