Issue no.8: What we shipped

The numbers tell part of the story: 180 new releases

, 10,000 Config attendees, and over 220 Friends of Figma groups worldwide. But the bigger story is how you brought our tools to life. In other words—we ship it, you shape it. To close out the year, let’s take a look at what we built, together.

Pushing our products further

From major launches to much-anticipated updates, the real design process starts when you get your hands on new features. We refined UI3 to give you more control, reworked AI tools with intention, enhanced Dev Mode for smoother code-to-design connections, and launched Figma Slides to give your work the stage it deserves.

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Going big for Config

This year’s Config was our biggest yet, bringing together over 10,000 attendees in San Francisco to explore the future of building products. With early bird tickets on sale for Config 2025, we’re sharing the talks that rocked the house.

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New tools, new look

As we expanded our toolkit for developers, marketers, and entire product teams, we knew that our brand needed to change, too. This year, we revamped our visual identity, introduced a new typeface, and—as Brand Designer Becca Ramos dives into here—used our own tools to overhaul our web system.

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Rabbit hole

1. For presentations that pack a punch, we’re turning to these community templates for Figma Slides.

2. Delighting your users starts with delighting yourself, says Pablo Sánchez. The designer of Ableton’s Note app shares 7 rules for designing the unexpected

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3. Developers are designers, too. One North’s Nick Villapiano explains why devs should play an active role in the design process

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The last word