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6 designs that reimagine how we interact with software
April 1, 2026
By Emma Webster
From a multiplayer embroidery sampler to a photo booth that works across time zones, this year's Make-a-thon winners offer new ways to connect, reflect, and play through software.
Maker Stories
Design
Figma Make
Tips & inspiration
Design’s influence is expanding, and here’s why that feels hard
March 17, 2026
By Andrew Hogan
As AI accelerates creation and raises expectations, designers are navigating a field that’s bigger, faster, and more demanding than ever.
Insights
Thought leadership
Research
Design
AI
5 design skills to sharpen in the AI era
March 10, 2026
By Madeline Stafford
Our latest research highlights the skills designers need to meet the moment.
Insights
AI
Career & education
Design
Tips & inspiration
Research
How to supercharge your design system with slots
March 5, 2026
By Zoë Adelman, Sarah Kelly
Slots give you the ability to customize components without breaking the system. We’re sharing five field-tested tips from early users to help you unlock more freedom without giving up control.
Inside Figma
Design
Design systems
Figma Design
News
Product updates
Productivity
Tips & inspiration
Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma
February 26, 2026
By Yarden Katz
With Codex to Figma, teams can bring real, running interfaces into Figma to explore, refine, and make decisions together, then bring it back to Codex with design context intact.
Inside Figma
Product updates
Figma MCP
AI
Design
News
Prototyping
State of the Designer 2026: Designers are leaning into the messy middle
February 12, 2026
By Madeline Stafford
Our State of the Designer report explores how designers around the world are upleveling their skills, keeping craft high, and turning new pressures into creative momentum.
Insights
Research
Report
Design
AI
For the love of craft: Vectorize images in Figma
February 4, 2026
By Rogie King
With our new AI image editing tool, Vectorize, you can turn raster images into editable vectors, allowing you to tweak, refine, and scale designs directly in Figma.
Inside Figma
Product updates
Figma Design
Figma Draw
News
AI
Design
Software is culture
January 7, 2026
By Figma
The software we scroll, tap, pinch, and swipe has irrevocably shaped the way we think and feel. As that software grows more intelligent, we look back on the most influential interactions from the past 20 years to see where we may be headed next.
Insights
Design
UI/UX
Culture
Press start: How controllers shaped video game design—and where interfaces may go next
January 5, 2026
By Aashrey Sharma
Aashrey Sharma, a UX designer at Epic Games, shares what video game navigation can teach us about building the next generation of interfaces.
Insights
Design
UI/UX
Culture
Meet the maker: Kelsey Fairhurst’s irresistibly bold flatware
January 5, 2026
By Duncan Nielsen
Brooklyn-based designer Kelsey Fairhurst launched Forks Plus, a “softline brutalist” flatware brand, with the help of Figma.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Design
Hard problems are still hard: A story about the tools that change and the work that doesn't
December 12, 2025
By Nikolas Klein
Figma designer–turned–product manager Nikolas Klein worked on building prototyping tools for seven years. Then AI changed the game.
Maker Stories
Design
AI
Prototyping
Introducing three new tools for precise image editing in Figma
December 10, 2025
By Marvin Qian
Today we’re introducing three new AI image editing tools that make precision editing faster, cleaner, and more intuitive—powering a more complete creative workflow in Figma.
Inside Figma
News
Product updates
AI
Design
Figma Design
Productivity