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The power of product-based learning
September 23, 2026
By David Curran
There’s a big difference between having an idea and making it real, and in that space is where learning happens. Here’s how teachers are using Figma to give their students hands-on design experiences.
Working Well
Career & education
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Graphic designer Aitana Picó wants us to appreciate bad trends
September 21, 2026
By Figma
The multidisciplinary designer and artist shares what’s in her “mental database”: an off-putting tarot deck, a Jockstrap CD, and a recurring dream about aerial silks.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Artist and educator Zach Lieberman likes to break things
September 15, 2026
By Figma
The creative coder explains the throughline between drawing and computation, and why he’s jealous of pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Creative technologist Marisa Chentakul is tired of calling things “slop”
September 3, 2026
By Figma
One of the internet’s favorite designers shares why her cyberdeck doubles as a makeup vanity, and the questions she asks herself to get into a creative space.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Workflow lab: Deploying designs directly with Figma Make
July 16, 2026
By Laura Fehre
The handoff from design to code doesn't have to be a one-way street. This workflow shows how a designer can connect a codebase to Figma Make, make the changes directly, and bring the whole team into review—right up to the PR.
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Figma Make
Figma agent
Figma Design
AI
Tips & inspiration
Got skills? Make the Figma agent a better collaborator
July 1, 2026
By Sachi Shah, Sean Lee
From sharing your best thinking to learning from your team’s go-to prompts, here’s what skills unlock in the Figma agent.
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Figma agent
Figma Design
Figma Make
Figma MCP
AI
Tips & inspiration
Principles in motion
June 24, 2026
By Anja Laubscher
When you’re designing motion, you’re designing with time. Understanding the mechanics turns movement into meaning.
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Motion
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
Design
Steal this template: Bring a user persona to life with Figma Weave
June 10, 2026
By Mallory Dean
Lead Product Designer at Dropbox Sara Clayton used Figma Weave to add dimension to an Ideal Customer Profile in under two minutes. Steal her template to make your users feel real.
Maker Stories
Figma Weave
Design
Tips & inspiration
You never stop cultivating taste
June 8, 2026
By Loredana Crisan
Having the right tools can only take you so far. To become a master of your craft, you need to hone a point of view.
Insights
Thought leadership
Tips & inspiration
Design
4 new ways to go from idea to product with AI tools
May 28, 2026
By Emma Webster
AI tools are changing how teams build products—from where they start to what carries through to production. Here's what that shift looks like across four organizations.
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AI
Design
Design thinking
Prototyping
Figma Make
Tips & inspiration
7 tips for using Figma Make credits more efficiently
May 22, 2026
By Alexia Danton
While everyone’s talking about “tokenmaxxing,” we’ve compiled seven best practices to help you build smarter—without prompting more—in Figma Make.
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Figma Make
Tips & inspiration
AI
Design
Productivity
UI/UX
Prototyping
What the design-to-code loop unlocks
May 12, 2026
By Anja Laubscher
With work moving more fluidly between code and canvas, workflows aren’t just changing—they’re converging.
Working Well
AI
Design
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration