June 11, 2025

Issue no.11: Made with love

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AI may be changing how we work, but it’s definitely not changing the importance of making good work.

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With new AI products and capabilities coming out every week, designers and builders are getting savvier about how to build with craft and quality standards in mind. More than ever, they’re using AI not just for automation, but artistry—and not just for function, but feeling.

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Make it happen

With Figma Make, our new prompt-to-code tool, you can use natural language or any static design to create an interactive prototype. There’s no limit to what you can make, or when you can use it in your process. Here are some of our favorite tips for making the most of Figma Make—prompts and all.

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8 essential tips for using Figma Make

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.

Connect to context

Without context, agentic coding tools can only get you so far. As more people get serious about applying AI to their real work, getting that context matters more than ever. The Figma MCP server brings design context directly from Figma files into AI coding tools, giving LLMs access to variables, components, and styles to better capture design intent.

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Introducing our MCP server: Bringing Figma into your workflow

Today we’re announcing the beta release of the Figma MCP server, which brings Figma directly into the developer workflow to help LLMs achieve design-informed code generation.

Efficiency kills love

…or at least according to the viral slide from Smith & Diction’s talk on the Wild West of collaborative brand design. We double clicked on this idea—plus other resonant messages from Config 2025, like AI’s evolution from tool to teammate and how to reach “minimum viable play.”

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Double click: Does efficiency kill love?

At Config 2025, we were in our feelings about AI—but not in the ways you’d expect. This time around, the buzz was around building connection and care.

Show you care

Picking a therapist is tough. Picking an AI mental health companion is even trickier. Knowing this, Headspace put trust and safety first when shaping Ebb. From naming the character to setting conversational guidelines, here’s how they kept the AI visible while making sure users felt supported.

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How Headspace built an AI companion that fosters trust and transparency

Creating an AI-powered feature for mental health poses myriad challenges—especially around keeping users safe and supported. Here, the product and brand teams talk through how they built Ebb with care and sensitivity.

It takes practice

What does it take to master your craft? Practice, our third annual print publication for Config, offers some answers. Browse the digital version here