I want to clarify something for everyone. When it comes to canvas-based design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD or InVision Studio, the specific application you use does not define your skill or make you a better designer. What truly matters is how you think and create. That said, the industry is evolving. Since Figma introduced Claude Sonnet in Figma Make, the tool itself has become more relevant. Figma Make can now be considered a real skill to list, not because it is just another design tool, but because it reflects your ability to use AI effectively. For example, imagine giving the same project to fifty designers. Those with stronger programming knowledge, critical thinking, and design logic might complete a working application in two hundred prompts, while others could require thousands or even fail to finish the project. That difference shows where true skill lies, in thinking systematically and using AI intelligently. #ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignThinking #DigitalDesign #InteractionDesign #CreativeTechnology #DesignInnovation #AUX

TL;DR: If your design process can’t keep pace with your strategy, it’s time to rethink it. In most teams I work with, prototyping is the bottleneck. By the time you’ve briefed a designer, waited on copy, wrangled feedback, and got something into Figma—it’s already out of date. Or worse, the moment has passed. But what if your team could move from idea to interaction in a day? In a recent brief, the concept, content and prototype was hooked together in a couple of days. It was not perfect, it's not meant to be. It's a tool to enable learning – what are people engaging with, where do they drop out? Data enables the iteration. In reality there's been debates on tone, personal opinions on what customers might like.... all resulting in 3 weeks later, still not shipped. The true loss – nothing has changed for the customer. Get the prototype done, but get it shipped today and start learning.

🚨 Hot take: The best designers I’ve met don’t start with Figma. They start with… 👂 Listening to frustrated users 📝 Mapping messy workflows 🤔 Asking “why” five times 🎯 Prioritizing what actually moves the needle The pixels come last. Design isn’t about tools — it’s about outcomes. A slick UI means nothing if it doesn’t solve the right problem. So here’s my question: 👉 When was the last time you closed Figma to do better design?

Ever wasted time renaming layers one by one in Figma? Here’s a quick trick that’ll save you minutes on every project. Select all → Cmd/Ctrl + R → rename once, and you’re done! Small things that make a big difference⚡ #UXDesign #UIDesign #GraphicDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #Creativity

Day 14: Auto-Layout in Figma #BuildInPublic Figma's Auto-Layout is a powerhouse feature that automates the arrangement of elements in frames, making your designs responsive, scalable, and developer-friendly. It's especially useful for building components like buttons, cards, or login screens. By handling spacing, alignment, and resizing dynamically, it saves hours of manual editing. Auto-Layout transforms Figma from a design tool into a true prototyping engine, bridging design and dev. 🚀Auto Layout shines in scalable designs, but set it up early to avoid retrofitting. Auto Layout can feel tricky at first (e.g., overdoing padding), but you'll create efficient, professional designs. #ProductDesignChallenge #LearnFigma #BuildInPublic

I've found V0 and Lovable are great for quick prototypes, but the output never matches the look and feel of your product. Figma MCP changed that. I went from an idea to a working prototype (with code) in just a few prompts. For example, I wanted to make the Active Intelligence thinker (that I shared in my last post) cleanly transition to a new line of text when the response is slow. Since it already had the baseline design ready, I just asked it to extend the loading state and swap the text, and it was done. While it's a simple example, it was faster than building out a prototype, easier to edit, and since it's code, it's a breeze to share with your engineers. Of all the AI design tools I've tried, Figma MCP + Cursor is becoming my default workflow for prototypes. Has anyone tried to see if Make can match the MCP capabilities?

We can now seamlessly copy your Figma Make designs straight into your working file! This exciting new feature from Figma has the potential to completely change how we approach our work. Why is this a game-changer? ✅ Faster Prototyping ✅ Faster iterations ✅ Smoother Collaboration With Stakeholders ✅ More Creative Time time You can prototype faster by creating and testing initial iterations with simple instructions. With this update, we can concentrate on what truly matters—grasping the problem, crafting solutions, and quickly testing ideas—rather than getting down with frames and Auto Layout. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this impacts our workflows. What are your thoughts on it? #Figma #FigmaMake #UXDesign #Efficiency

Figma 2025: The Year Design Went Next-Level Jan–Feb: AI-powered Smart Actions and new role permissions redefined prototyping and collaboration. March: Figma Draw turned sketches into vectors instantly. April: Smart Frames introduced intelligent, auto-resizing layouts. May: Config 2025 unveiled Sites, Make, Buzz, and Draw — expanding Figma beyond design. June: Dev Mode with MCP linked real code to design components. July: The AI assistant became context-aware, cleaning and naming layers intelligently. Aug: The new Cut Tool revolutionized vector editing. Sept: Live Comments 2.0 improved team communication. Oct: Sites and Make moved from beta to production, making Figma a complete creative OS. Which 2025 update changed your workflow the most? Let’s discuss below. #Figma2025 #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignTools #DesignInnovation #FigmaConfig2025 #DesignCommunity

Ever worked on a team where everyone thought their idea was the idea? 😅 As designers, it’s easy to feel like our Figma board is our kingdom until feedback comes from the developer, the PM, or that one team member who just says, “It’s not giving.” At first, it stings. But over time, I’ve learned something important: 👉🏽 It’s collaboration, not correction. When working in a team, feedback isn’t about who’s right but it’s about what’s right for the product. The developer might not know color theory, but they might know why that layout will break in code. The marketer might not understand grids, but they know what catches attention in a campaign. Design isn’t about proving who’s the smartest in the room. It’s about creating something that works for the people using it. Because at the end of the day, great design isn’t just about creativity✨ it’s about communication, empathy, and teamwork. #Teamwork

In my conversations with customers and prospects, I’m hearing that expectations across product development lifecycles are changing significantly. What’s different? The expectation of fidelity is going up. Designers have shared that sometimes, instead of polishing a design in Figma first and prototyping later, they’re skipping straight to the prototype stage. (I’ve even heard that some researchers are expected to deliver prototypes now – more on that later.) Prototypes can be a much cleaner, nuanced way to communicate than static pixels – and the tools are there to create them with no- or low-code solutions. In fact, we’re in this unique moment where it can be *quicker* to build a prototype than to polish a Figma design. Like with every change in expectations, some designers think it's great; others think it's not so great. But either way, the expectation is moving from “this is what a product should look like” to “this is how a product should work.” Who else is seeing this shift?