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Figma year in review: 2018

It's November, which means Figma is 2-ish years old.

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You can now animate your Figma designs in prototyping app Principle

Today we have some special news that’s been months… perhaps years… in the making.

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Automate repetitive design tasks with Figma Smart Selection

As a designer a large part of our work is about exploring constraints and possibilities, which is often a very iterative process.

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Figma's new finger tips

How Doug Engelbart’s famous demo inspired a designer’s lifelong obsession with keyboard shortcuts.

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Figma file loading, zooming & dragging now up to 3x faster

Read post for more data and details on what's coming next for performance in Figma

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The finale of Figma's Prototyping Week: Interactions

Read on for more details on Interactions, and a quick recap of everything we shipped this week!

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How Kiwi.com handles project structure, versioning & components in Figma

A former Figma skeptic changes his tune.

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How to do content design / UX writing in Figma

5 lessons on using Figma to its wordiest potential.

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Switching from another design tool to Figma? Here are 4 things to know

When we first started Figma in 2012, we made the difficult decision to focus on digital design.

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Art of Listening: One designer’s foray into experiential design

Tips from an IDEO design lead on how to listen with intention.

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Introducing Figma 3.0

Styles, prototyping++ and design at scale

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How one designer is motivating others to build more ethical products

Cat Noone is the founder and/or CEO of three (yes, three!) apps focused on design accessibility.

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5 ways to use Figma that you probably never thought of

Figma's magic lives in its collaborative capabilities.

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Material Design + Figma Styles = 🔥

I was fortunate enough to get early access to Figma Styles, and got excited about the possibilities of using them for Material Design.

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Figma Styles beta: A new way to apply text and layer attributes

We took a modular approach, allowing you to apply text, fill, layout grid, effect and stroke styles separately.

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Introducing: Figma to React

How we used Figma's web API to convert design into React code.

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Want Figma API inspiration? Here's 8 community-powered projects

Style guide generators, PDF export and more!

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Why transparent, open design leads to happier clients

Ever the craftsmen, designers are used to the lone wolf life. They perfect deliverables in secret until they're ready for formal presentations.

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Desperately seeking squircles

Figma's search for the mysterious math behind the iOS shape.

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Introducing: Figma's Platform

Unlock your design files with the new Figma Web API