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Vishal Kapoor’s 10 Rules for Building Honest Products with AI | Figma Blog

AI product development is ultimately a trust challenge, not merely a technical one. Vishal Kapoor argues that AI should accelerate exploration and execution without replacing human judgment, empathy, or accountability. His approach centers on building products that remain transparent, secure, emotionally aware, and honest—especially in sensitive areas such as personal finance. ## Start with First-Principles Thinking - Break complex problems into their fundamental components before reaching for an AI solution. - AI can accelerate ideation and iteration, but it cannot replace human intuition, taste, or a distinctive product perspective. - Question basic assumptions to uncover better alternatives. For example, Affirm challenges why customers receive three payment-plan options rather than one, five, or a customizable plan. - Thoughtful disagreement among people remains essential for generating meaningful insights; AI is best used to explore possibilities more quickly. ## Stay Close to Human Emotions - Product teams should regularly observe customers, conduct UX research, read app-store reviews, monitor social media, and speak directly with users. - Metrics and dashboards identify patterns, but they do not fully explain the emotions behind customer behavior. - Financial products especially require sensitivity to anxiety, frustration, trust, and relief—not just transactional outcomes. - Affirm uses an internal AI tool called Pluto to investigate recent customer disappointments, while still relying on human observation and empathy to interpret those experiences. ## Treat AI as a Teammate - AI is neither a guaranteed productivity multiplier nor an inevitable replacement for employees; it is another participant in a collaborative product-development process. - Tools such as Figma Make help teams convert customer insights into prototypes and test ideas faster. - AI can audit large numbers of screens and interaction patterns across web, mobile, and desktop experiences, identifying outdated or inconsistent designs. - Moving repetitive auditing and prototyping work from engineers to designers and product managers increases iteration speed and creates more room for creativity. ## Test the Edge Cases - Trustworthy products cannot be designed only around the happy path. - Teams should deliberately explore unusual inputs, failure modes, and unexpected customer situations rather than assuming normal usage. - The article begins this rule by emphasizing that authentic product quality depends on examining the difficult and overlooked scenarios where users are most likely to encounter confusion or harm. The overall recommendation is to use AI aggressively for exploration, prototyping, and repetitive analysis—but keep humans responsible for defining the problem, understanding customers, challenging assumptions, and ensuring the final product is honest.

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How to Supercharge your Design System with Slots | Figma Blog

Slots let designers customize components without detaching them from a design system. By allowing content to be inserted into stable structures—much like components work in code—slots reduce variant sprawl, preserve consistency, and improve design-to-development handoff. Figma recommends starting with high-traffic components and using default content strategically to balance guidance with flexibility. ## Why Slots Matter - Growing design systems often become restrictive, leading teams to: - Create excessive variants - Expand component libraries - Detach instances - Develop workarounds outside the system - Slots allow designers to change content while preserving a component’s underlying structure. - The approach mirrors code-based composition, where developers inject dynamic content into predictable layouts. - Benefits include: - **Design system managers:** fewer variants and less maintenance - **Designers:** more freedom within the system - **Developers:** structures that map more predictably to production - **Automation and AI:** clearer, more interpretable component structures - Figma introduced slots at Schema 2025 and made them available in open beta. ## Start with High-Use Components The greatest immediate value comes from components that teams frequently detach or customize. - Prioritize components that: - Appear often across screens - Are duplicated throughout the system - Have accumulated many variants - Support frequently changing content - Common starting points include: - Dialogs and modals - Menus and lists - Cards and panels - Slots are especially useful when the structure stays stable but the content varies. - Repeating elements such as menu items or list rows no longer require numerous hidden layers for every possible item count. - Designers can add only the items they need while keeping the component connected. - For configuration-heavy components like cards and modals, slots can replace combinations of properties and variants for titles, descriptions, media, and buttons. ## Use Pre-filled and Empty Slots Deliberately Slots can either contain default content or remain empty, depending on the intended workflow. - **Pre-filled slots:** - Provide context and demonstrate expected usage. - Reduce unnecessary work when content is usually predictable. - Are useful for persistent elements, such as an icon in the top-right corner of a card. - **Empty slots:** - Clearly signal that the designer must add content. - Work well when customization is required. - Resemble existing instance-swap patterns used in many design systems. - Authors should choose between the two based on whether content is optional, predictable, or required. Figma’s practical recommendation is to introduce slots where teams already experience the most friction, then use defaults and empty placeholders intentionally to guide customization without sacrificing flexibility.

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3 Ways Teams Are Building Conviction Faster With Figma Make | Figma Blog

Product teams are using Figma Make to turn abstract product ideas into interactive prototypes earlier in the process. By making concepts tangible, PMs can align designers and engineers, test assumptions, collect feedback, and build conviction before significant development begins. The article highlights examples from ServiceNow, Ticketmaster, and Affirm. ## Prototyping Instead of Relying Only on PRDs - Product managers traditionally translate customer needs, design goals, and engineering constraints into shared decisions. - Figma Make lets them create prototypes that demonstrate both a product’s appearance and behavior. - Interactive prototypes provide more useful early feedback than static mockups or abstract explanations. - Teams can identify problems, test ideas with users, and adjust direction before implementation progresses too far. - Earlier visibility helps teams make better-informed decisions and build products that more closely meet user needs. ## Bringing Complex Product Thinking Into Shared Focus - At ServiceNow, Product Director Ram Devanathan works with a design team serving multiple product groups, making dedicated design support difficult to obtain. - He needed to redesign a configuration page containing 15–20 settings, including technical options affecting incident prioritization and system load. - The initial mockup was functional but did not fully communicate the desired hierarchy, guidance, or tone. - Ram used Figma Make to transform the mockup into a clearer prototype: - Settings were grouped logically. - Simpler options appeared first. - Tooltips explained individual settings. - A warning clarified that changes required restarting the service. - The prototype gave Ram and the designer a shared, concrete representation of the intended experience. - Figma Make templates can also embed design systems and UX patterns, allowing PMs to iterate consistently without requiring designers for every early exploration. - Ram found that showing the idea directly was much more effective than describing it abstractly, helping the team reach agreement faster. ## Validating Features Before Building - The article next introduces Ticketmaster’s use of Figma Make for validating new features before development. - Ticketmaster applies prototypes to situations involving high-demand concert ticket purchases and internal dashboards for monitoring sales and troubleshooting issues. - The provided excerpt ends before explaining the specific feature-validation process or the third approach involving Affirm. Figma Make is presented less as a replacement for design or engineering and more as an early collaboration and validation tool. Product teams can use it to communicate complex behavior, explore alternatives, and secure alignment before committing substantial resources.

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Our Config 2026 Speakers on the Biggest Opportunities With AI | Figma Blog

Figma’s Config 2026 speakers see AI as more than a productivity tool: it is expanding the scope of creative work, from software and music to fashion and manufacturing. Their perspectives emphasize human direction, participation, taste, and intention as AI accelerates experimentation. The central opportunity is to use AI to extend creative capacity without losing the distinctly human role of shaping meaning and purpose. ## AI as a New Creative Medium - Holly Herndon describes software as one of the defining artistic mediums of the current era. - AI enables studios to take on more complex projects, shifting creative roles toward orchestration. - Herndon and Mat Dryhurst’s *Starmirror* treats AI models as collective, public endeavors: - Visitors and local choirs contribute vocal data. - The data will train a new AI choir. - Participants engage with both the model’s inputs and outputs. - The project demonstrates how creative work can keep humans actively involved rather than treating AI as an isolated generator. ## Connecting Digital Creativity to the Physical World - Danit Peleg argues that AI will increasingly create tangible objects, not just digital designs. - AI is likely to influence: - Manufacturing - Architecture - Fashion - Wearable textiles - Peleg uses AI agents throughout her production pipeline, from initial concepts through fabrication. - Figma Weave, created after Figma’s acquisition of Weavy, is intended to expand AI-native capabilities for: - Image and video generation - Animation and motion design - VFX creation and editing - These tools point toward workflows where digital concepts can move more directly into physical production. ## Creativity as Attention and Care - Vicki Tan connects creativity with decision-making: both involve following questions and intuition despite uncertainty. - She argues that creativity is not primarily originality or talent, but care, attention, and sustained engagement with an idea. - Her interpretation of the French word *attendre*—to wait for or tend to—frames creativity as allowing meaning to emerge over time. - Rather than constantly seeking something completely new, creators can begin by noticing what already feels personal, meaningful, or instinctively theirs. ## Rethinking Creative Work in 2026 - The featured speakers come from varied fields, including art, fashion, behavioral design, software strategy, and emerging technology. - Their work challenges older assumptions about creativity and encourages experimentation with new processes. - AI’s greatest value may lie in amplifying human judgment, participation, and creative intent rather than replacing them. Creators should treat AI as an expandable medium and collaborator while preserving the human practices—attention, taste, participation, and purpose—that give creative work meaning.

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Workflow Lab: AI Image Tooling and Interactive Prototyping in Figma | Figma Blog

Figma’s Workflow Lab demonstrates how teams can combine AI image editing, vector tools, and interactive prototyping to test conversion-focused product experiences quickly. For Trivet, a recipe app, the goal is to increase referral-program signups without disrupting the user journey. The team explores three approaches—an immersive modal, an integrated feed card, and a full-screen overlay—each using different visual strategies to balance attention and usability. ## The Signup Problem - Trivet’s referral banner is generating fewer clicks and signups than expected. - The team must determine whether the banner is: - Too subtle to attract attention - Too disruptive to support a smooth experience - The sprint tests three levels of visibility: - A modal - An in-feed card - A full-screen overlay - The team evaluates not only layout, but also tone, visual tension, and how attention affects conversion. ## Direction One: Use Visual Treatment to Spark Curiosity - A modal creates a more immersive interruption than an in-feed card. - Photography is used to support messaging about “unlocking” exclusive recipes. - Recipes are partially blurred so they appear visible but inaccessible. - Figma’s glass effect, refraction, and progressive blur create a frosted, layered surface. - The visual treatment makes the reward feel tangible while justifying the interruption. ## Direction Two: Add Personality to the Interface - The referral message is integrated directly into the feed to feel more supportive and less disruptive. - A hand-drawn cake illustration replaces photography because it requires less visual space. - Figma’s Remove background and Vectorize tools turn the raster sketch into an editable vector asset. - The designer: - Adjusts colors using brand variables found through inline fill search - Uses the Cut tool to refine edges while preserving paths - Rotates anchor points with bounding boxes to polish details - The result is a reusable, scalable illustration that adds texture and approachability to the card. ## Direction Three: Create a Full-Screen Overlay - A full-screen experience maximizes visibility and clearly signals priority. - The larger format requires photography strong enough to carry the entire interaction. - Instead of replacing an imperfect image, the designer adapts it to the layout. - The workflow uses precise image-editing tools such as Erase object to remove distracting elements, including a spoon. - This approach prioritizes visual impact, though it introduces the greatest interruption to the user experience. ## From Design Exploration to Prototyping - The workflow connects Figma Design, AI image tools, FigJam, and Figma Make. - Designers can move from visual experimentation to interactive prototypes without waiting for production assets. - A broader team—including product, content, growth, and engineering—can compare the concepts and evaluate which level of attention best supports signups. The practical recommendation is to test visual intensity against user experience rather than assuming maximum visibility will perform best. Figma’s integrated image and prototyping tools make it faster to create and compare multiple directions before committing to implementation.

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Building Frontend UIs with Codex and Figma | Figma Blog

Figma’s Codex integration creates a two-way workflow between coding and visual design. Using the Figma MCP server, developers can turn Figma designs into implementation context for Codex, then bring running interfaces back into editable Figma files. The result is a faster cycle for building, comparing, refining, and collaborating on frontend experiences. ## Starting an Application from a Design - Developers can select frames or nodes in Figma Design, Figma Make, or FigJam. - They copy a direct selection link by right-clicking a frame and choosing **Copy as → Copy link to selection**. - The link is provided to Codex with an implementation prompt, such as using existing design-system components. - Codex calls the MCP server’s `get_design_context` tool to retrieve: - Layout information - Styles and visual properties - Component details - Other design context needed for code generation - The MCP server supports additional tools and prompts for extracting information from Figma files. ## Bringing Code Back to the Canvas After iterating on the implementation, developers can import the live interface into Figma rather than recreating it manually. - The application must be rendered locally or on a publicly accessible web server. - Codex uses the `generate_figma_design` tool to convert the running UI into editable Figma frames. - Codex guides users through: 1. Creating or selecting a Figma file 2. Choosing a workspace 3. Setting up the application for capture 4. Opening the application in a browser session - The capture toolbar supports: - **Entire screen:** Captures the currently displayed screen - **Select element:** Captures a specific UI component - **Open file:** Opens the resulting Figma design for inspection ## Iterating Between Code and Design Once the interface is in Figma, teams can use the canvas to explore and refine the product. - Add design-system components. - Convert styles, fonts, and colors into variables. - Adjust layouts and add annotations. - Design interactions, empty states, and alternative flows. - Collaborate on multiple visual directions. - Send the refined design back to Codex through the same MCP workflow. The article presents this round trip as a continuous loop: design informs code, code produces a working interface, and the interface returns to Figma for further exploration. This lets teams begin from either a design or an implementation while preserving context and reducing the friction between developers and designers.

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Redefining Impact as a Data Scientist | Figma Blog

Data science impact is not limited to experiments, forecasting, or optimization. In complex, high-stakes systems such as billing, data scientists can create value by making workflows understandable, validating correctness, and improving operational safety. Figma’s experience shows that effective data science may require domain modeling, cross-functional collaboration, instrumentation, and production-quality tools. ## Data Science as a Full-Stack Discipline - The role of data science varies by team: it may involve experimentation, product analysis, data modeling, instrumentation, or operational tooling. - Billing combines a user-facing product with backend infrastructure, so accuracy directly affects customer trust. - Supporting Billing required: - Building deep domain expertise - Partnering with engineers and other functions - Creating tools that explain and verify system behavior - Experimentation and opportunity analysis remained useful, but represented a smaller portion of the actual work. - Figma’s full-stack model encouraged the team to define the right data science support collaboratively rather than follow a fixed playbook. ## Explaining Complex Systems Beyond Charts and Models - Some of the most valuable data science work explains existing or historical outcomes rather than predicting future ones. - A single invoice seat charge may depend on: - Seat assignments and removals - Permission changes - Contract terms - Workspace state - Billing rules - The timing of state transitions - Figma built the **Invoice Seat Report** to reconstruct the complete reasoning behind each charge. - The application combines product events, contract metadata, billing rules, and historical state transitions, presenting the result in plain language. - Building it required: - Reconciling fragmented schemas and inconsistent historical data - Validating assumptions with engineers - Adding instrumentation where logs recorded what happened but not why - Translating billing rules into traceable and debuggable SQL transformations - The team also had to account for legacy multiyear contracts, sparse seat histories, early upgrades, and other cases that could create gaps in the data. ## Shaping Technical Direction Through Data - Data scientists can turn business rules into measurable checks that define expected system behavior. - These validations can detect drift, regressions, and anomalies in both development and production. - For Billing, automated verification is especially important because small errors in seat states or invoice calculations can affect customer charges and trust. - During Figma’s billing-model re-architecture, data science helped verify that: - Data moved correctly through pipelines - New pricing and billing logic produced intended outcomes - Customers did not enter unexpected billing states - The system could be monitored consistently across environments The practical lesson is to look beyond conventional analytics when assessing data science impact. In complex domains, building reliable data foundations, explanatory tools, and correctness checks may be more valuable than running another experiment.

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The Future of Design Is Code and Canvas | Figma Blog

The post argues that the future of product creation combines code with visual design canvases rather than treating them as separate, linear stages. Figma’s integration with Claude Code lets developers send rendered browser work into Figma as editable layers, enabling teams to explore alternatives visually and move changes back into code. The broader goal is to help builders avoid tunnel vision and choose better solutions before committing to implementation. ## Code and Canvas as Complementary Tools - Code is powerful for building and expressing ideas, while the canvas is better for comparing and navigating many possibilities. - Figma supports: - Divergent exploration of multiple approaches - Side-by-side comparison of designs - Direct manipulation of visual details - Big-picture evaluation before implementation ## Claude Code to Figma - Users can install the Figma MCP and type “Send this to Figma” in Claude Code. - The browser’s rendered state is translated into fully editable Figma layers. - After refining the design in Figma, Figma MCP can transfer design changes back into the codebase. - This creates a bidirectional workflow between production code and visual design. ## Moving Beyond Linear Workflows - Traditional product development often followed a sequence: brainstorm, design, then code. - AI and connected tools allow work to begin in a terminal, prompt box, visual interface, or sketch and move between formats. - Teams can now reconsider direction during development instead of simply advancing the first workable concept. ## Design as the Main Differentiator - As AI makes it easier to generate almost any articulated possibility, the difficult work becomes identifying the best solution. - Design judgment, craft, and point of view remain essential. - Figma positions the canvas as a space for stepping back, examining alternatives, and escaping the momentum of building the first version. The practical recommendation is to combine code-driven speed with canvas-based exploration: use code to create, Figma to compare and refine, and MCP integrations to keep both workflows connected.

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From Claude Code to Figma: Turning Production Code into Editable Figma Designs | Figma Blog

Claude Code to Figma lets users capture working interfaces from production, staging, or localhost and convert them into editable Figma frames. The workflow combines code’s speed for building functional prototypes with Figma’s strengths in collaboration, comparison, and exploration. Its central argument is that teams can move faster without stopping at the first working implementation. ## From Code to an Editable Canvas - Developers can capture real UI screens from Claude Code workflows. - Captured screens can be pasted into any Figma file as editable frames. - The workflow supports interfaces running in production, staging, or locally. - Multiple screens can be captured in one session, preserving flow sequence and context. ## Start Anywhere, Then Collaborate - Code-first exploration is fast but often isolated: one person manages the branch, server, and context. - Sharing screenshots, recordings, or local builds creates friction when feedback is needed. - Once imported into Figma, screens can be organized, duplicated, refined, annotated, and shared. - Teams can discuss and explore the interface without switching environments or modifying code for every idea. ## Build the Best Idea, Not Just the First One - AI makes it easier to produce an initial prototype quickly, shifting attention toward evaluating alternatives. - Figma Make supports a similar workflow by bringing generated prototypes onto the design canvas. - Claude Code to Figma extends this approach to code-created interfaces. - Both workflows aim to turn an initial tangible result into deeper design exploration. ## Explore Systems and Variations Visually - Side-by-side frames make patterns, inconsistencies, gaps, and trade-offs easier to identify. - Teams can duplicate frames, rearrange steps, and test structural changes without reimplementing code. - Keeping alternatives visible supports continued exploration, including previously rejected ideas. - Designers, engineers, and product managers can make decisions using the same high-fidelity artifact. - Shared context helps surface questions and resolve direction earlier. Claude Code to Figma is intended as a bridge between functional prototyping and collaborative design. Teams can use code to quickly discover what works, then move the result into Figma to compare options, gather feedback, and establish shared direction.

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State of the Designer 2026: Designers Are Leaning Into the Messy Middle | Figma Blog

Designers are navigating rapid change by using AI as a complement to—not a replacement for—human craft. Figma’s 2026 survey of 906 designers finds that AI is helping many work faster, collaborate better, and improve quality, while strong craft remains central to satisfaction and business performance. The report’s overall conclusion is optimistic: designers are embracing uncertainty and turning new pressures into creative momentum. ## AI Improves Speed, Collaboration, and Quality - The survey was conducted by NewtonX across North America, APAC, Europe, LATAM, and the Middle East. - Respondents answered in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean. - 89% of designers say AI helps them work faster. - 80% say it improves collaboration. - 91% believe AI tools improve their designs, countering concerns that AI-generated work will reduce quality. - Designers who actively use AI are 25% more likely to report job satisfaction. - AI users are also more likely to say they drive business impact and contribute to company growth. - By automating or accelerating workflow tasks, AI gives designers more time for high-impact ideas. ## Craft Remains a Human Differentiator - As AI makes prototyping more accessible, craft becomes a key way for products to stand out. - Designers define craft in several ways: - Visual polish: 58% - Thoughtful problem-solving: 47% - Clear, intuitive UX: 36% - Emotion and delight: 35% - Consistency across products: 15% - Craft can mean technical skill, careful execution, intentional decisions, artistry, or solving difficult product problems. - Designers who associate craft with visible emotional and creative outcomes often receive more recognition than those whose craft involves less visible tactical work. ## Design Excellence Supports Morale and Growth - Designers are twice as likely to feel positive about their work when leaders prioritize design excellence. - Teams that value craft report stronger morale, faster business growth, and a clearer sense of momentum. - Leadership support, recognition, and opportunities for development help designers maintain quality while adapting to new tools. - The report links investment in craft with better outcomes for both designers and their organizations. Organizations should treat AI as a way to extend designers’ capabilities while continuing to invest in human judgment, creativity, quality, and recognition.

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Why Demand for Designers Is on the Rise | Figma Blog

Companies are investing more in design, with 82% of leaders reporting that demand has either increased or remained steady. The post argues that AI is not reducing the need for designers; instead, it is increasing demand for people who can use AI tools, design AI products, and connect design with strategy and business growth. Fast-growing organizations are leading this hiring momentum, while employers increasingly favor experienced, AI-fluent candidates. ## Design hiring is increasing across industries - Nearly half of hiring managers say demand for designers has increased, and most of them report growth of at least 10%; more than a quarter report increases of 25% or more. - Technology companies lead hiring, but demand is also growing in sectors such as retail, publishing, aviation, and other non-tech industries. - Companies are hiring designers to improve digital experiences, strengthen online presence, and create new customer value. - Planned hiring varies by company growth: - 46% of fast-growing companies expect to increase hiring. - 40% of average-growth companies plan to do so. - 33% of slower-growth companies expect increased hiring. - High-growth companies view design as a way to test ideas earlier, move faster, differentiate products, and drive revenue. - Although only 20% of managers believe the overall hiring market is improving, 40% plan to add design headcount within six months. - Design job postings among Designer Fund portfolio companies reportedly rose about 60% in 2025 compared with 2024. ## AI is fueling demand for designers - Rapid advances in AI models and tools are creating demand for designers who can immediately work with evolving AI processes. - Employers want both: - Proficiency with AI tools in everyday design workflows. - Experience designing AI-powered products. - 73% of hiring managers report an increasing need for AI-tool proficiency. - 79% report an increasing need for knowledge of designing AI products. - AI fluency is increasingly treated as a hiring requirement rather than an optional advantage. - Companies are prioritizing candidates who combine technical ability, strategic thinking, experimentation, and approaches such as human-in-the-loop and human-augmented AI. ## Seniority and broader judgment matter - The article begins a discussion of companies prioritizing senior talent, particularly as teams face pressure to deliver quickly. - Hiring managers are looking for designers with strong skills, judgment, and experience—not only executional ability. - The combination of design expertise, strategic thinking, and AI capability is becoming increasingly valuable. Designers can improve their prospects by developing practical AI fluency alongside core design skills, learning how to design AI products, and demonstrating strategic judgment and business impact.

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For the Love of Craft: Vectorize Images in Figma Design and Draw | Figma Blog

Vectorize is Figma’s new AI image-editing tool for converting raster images into editable vector artwork. It helps designers preserve the character of sketches, photos, and hand-drawn lettering while making them scalable and easy to refine directly in Figma Design or Figma Draw. The tool is intended to reduce tool switching and avoid recreating expressive source material from scratch. ## Converting Raster Drawings into Vectors - Users can drag an image into Figma and select **Vectorize** to convert it into an editable vector with one click. - Vector artwork can be adjusted in size, shape, composition, and individual details. - The **Recolor** control can simplify artwork into a more manageable set of colors and shapes. - Figma color variables can be applied to keep illustrations consistent across brands, themes, and collateral. - This workflow turns physical sketches or rasterized drawings into reusable, adaptable design assets. ## Editing Hand-Drawn Lettering - Photos, scans, calligraphy, and paper sketches can be transformed into editable logos or wordmarks. - After vectorization, designers can modify individual letters, curves, strokes, spacing, and anchor points. - Background removal and bounding boxes help isolate and reposition lettering elements. - The resulting artwork can be recolored, scaled, and incorporated into cover art, interfaces, or branding. - Hand-drawn lettering retains its original character while becoming flexible enough for further digital design work. Vectorize is best suited to designers who want to bring expressive physical or raster-based work into an editable Figma workflow without sacrificing its original personality.

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Figma Achieves C5 Accreditation | Figma Blog

Figma has achieved C5 accreditation, Germany’s cloud security standard developed by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The milestone strengthens Figma’s credibility with customers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by independently validating its security, availability, confidentiality, risk management, and operational transparency. It also supports organizations with strict regulatory and compliance requirements. ## C5 Accreditation and Cloud Security - C5 provides a recognized framework for evaluating cloud service security and reliability. - Independent accreditation confirms that Figma meets rigorous requirements for: - Information security - Risk management - Service availability - Confidentiality - Operational transparency - Figma is now listed in the BSI C5 register, allowing customers to review its security controls and operational practices more easily. ## Benefits for DACH Organizations - The accreditation gives organizations greater confidence when using Figma for cloud-based collaboration. - It is particularly relevant to customers in: - Government and the public sector - Financial services - Other highly regulated industries - Customers can more easily assess Figma against internal compliance, security, and assurance requirements. ## Continued Investment in the Region - Figma’s regional initiatives include: - Full German-language localization - European Union data storage options for enterprise customers - Expanded enterprise security and compliance capabilities - Nearly 90% of DAX 40 companies use Figma to design and build products collaboratively. Figma’s C5 accreditation reinforces its position as an enterprise-ready collaboration platform for organizations across the DACH region, especially those facing complex regulatory and security demands.

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Think Outside of the Box—with Claude and FigJam | Figma Blog

Figma and Anthropic have integrated FigJam with Claude so teams can turn AI conversations into editable diagrams. Users can generate flows, timelines, architecture diagrams, and other visual artifacts from prompts, PDFs, images, screenshots, documentation, or code. The integration is intended to make AI-assisted thinking more collaborative by moving ideas from a private chat into a shared workspace where teams can refine and act on them. ## Turning Conversations into Diagrams - Claude can create editable FigJam diagrams directly from written prompts and uploaded materials. - Product teams can generate user flows from PRDs to identify friction, edge cases, and missing steps. - Visualizing ideas reduces copy-pasting and context switching while making abstract concepts easier to discuss. - Teammates can comment, react, and build on the generated diagrams in FigJam’s shared canvas. ## Supporting Product Planning - Product managers can use Claude and FigJam to create initial project plans and Gantt charts. - Generated timelines can map milestones, dependencies, and sequencing. - Early visual drafts help teams spot planning problems, unblock work, and align more quickly. ## Helping Engineers Explain Complex Systems - Claude can generate diagrams from technical documentation or uploaded code files. - Diagrams can represent: - System architecture - Services and APIs - Databases and dependencies - Request and response flows - Sequence and state transitions - These diagrams provide shared context for front-end and back-end teams and help reduce implementation risk. - Claude can compare system patterns and suggest suitable visualization styles. ## FigJam as a Collaborative Workflow - Ideas generated in Claude can move into the broader Figma ecosystem: - Refined in Figma Design - Shared through Figma Slides - Translated into code - Figma is also improving FigJam with more advanced shape collections and connector types. - Anthropic has released a UI kit for designing Claude MCP apps in Figma. - The workflow connects brainstorming, planning, refinement, and execution in one process. ## AI as an Ongoing Collaborator - Multi-turn conversations let teams iteratively develop user journeys, prioritization strategies, and implementation plans. - Claude can propose alternative solutions and recommend chart formats such as decision trees, Gantt charts, sequence diagrams, and state diagrams. - FigJam diagrams become shared, evolving artifacts rather than one-off AI outputs. - Figma presents this integration as a step toward making complex systems easier for teams to understand and improve together. Teams can access the feature through the Figma Connector in Claude’s browser or desktop apps, with support listed for Claude Opus 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5.

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Show Don’t Tell: Embed Make Prototypes Everywhere You Work in Figma | Figma Blog

Figma is introducing live Figma Make prototype embeds for Figma Design, FigJam, and Figma Slides. The goal is to replace static screenshots and abstract explanations with interactive experiences that support alignment, feedback, and faster iteration. New editing controls also let users refine text, styling, and individual elements directly in prototypes. ## Embed Prototypes Across the Workflow - **FigJam:** Teams can use interactive prototypes as the focus of early discussions, making it easier to prioritize features and identify gaps in user journeys. - **Figma Design:** Designers and collaborators can review UI, copy, and interactions in context, compare iterations side by side, and turn feedback into concrete Make updates. - **Figma Slides:** Presenters can let stakeholders experience concepts directly and use Slides’ voting tool to gather input before refining the prototype. ## Refine Prototypes with Direct Editing - Users can edit text directly in a prototype to explore content variations and respond quickly to feedback. - The point-and-edit tool supports precise changes to color, spacing, and text styling. - Specific prototype nodes can be deleted without disrupting the rest of the structure. - `Command+Z` can undo deletions, supporting rapid experimentation. ## Greater Visibility Into AI-Generated Work - As prototypes become more complex, Figma Make is adding visibility into how the model builds them. - This allows users to review the model’s approach and course-correct while ideas evolve. Figma’s update positions Make prototypes as interactive, continuously refined artifacts that can travel from brainstorming through design review and stakeholder presentation. Teams can embed prototypes where decisions happen, gather more realistic feedback, and make targeted changes without leaving the workflow.

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