Soo.. the canvas in @figma is getting a whole lot smarter.
Code layers and Specs are now available to everyone!
With those new pieces, i'm feeling like it's becoming more of a living workspace. Building context, connected references, and it all grows as things start to come into focus.
Here's an example of me using the two together to:
- Gather context in specs
- Prototype a feature with code layers
- Refine interaction states
- Hand off with a technical plan
at some point y’all might start realizing what you’re delegating wasn’t ever really design to begin with.
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this is (objectively) an insane way to present a case study in the year 2026 and i cannot tell you how much i love everything about it and that there are people like @mikesmith187 in this community.
I’ve been working on our next case study and as a challenge to myself I was like what if….it wasn’t digital at all?
So I’ve been painstakingly designing a book. @soren_iverson called me a freak for the craft. And I think that’s appropriate. There is so much in this little 8.5x5.5 book. Hand embossed stickers from 80+ years ago. Vellum sheets of city blueprints from William Penn. Scans of type from 1891. Posters. Enamel pins. Etc.
I’ll never financially recover but at least I’m going down swinging.
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Walking through my process of throwing shaders and moving with agent in Figma.
Grab my Glass Texture shader here: figma.com/community/shader/1…
Or the full riff: figma.com/riffs/94fec32f-284…
this is a huge update! awesome job by the team here 💥
This was one of those projects the team & I were fiending for since I joined @figma. There's always been this fundamental tension between an infinite canvas, touch, and a phone screen size -- but we believe it should be as easy as navigating the photos app on your phone
Lots of other little wins here too like exporting assets to your phone and sharing links to an exact frame! Check out the app when you get a chance: figma.com/downloads/
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Test early and test often can by tough when you don't have on-demand access to real users.
Here's how you can test every step of the way using pretend people with real personalities and an agent that's a real collaborator without leaving Figma.
Grab the skill here: figma.com/community/skill/12…
brett retweeted
I think 99% of design is just about commitment to the bit. Like if your brand is kinda weird just lean in and own it.
It’s the wishy washy middle managers that eventually cause the downfall of a brand.
Conviction is everything.
