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Astrology’s renewed popularity reflects people’s desire for recognition, guidance, and connection. Figma’s FigStrology widget brings those qualities into collaborative work by using machine learning to generate astrological personas and horoscopes from activity in FigJam files. The creators present it less as a serious predictive tool than as a playful way to encourage reflection and team interaction.

Astrology as a Source of Connection

• Astrology has existed for more than 4,000 years but was traditionally experienced privately.
• Interest has increasingly shifted toward shared, collective experiences through apps such as CHANI and Co–Star.
• Jacky Huang became interested during COVID after watching tarot readings on YouTube.
• Huang says horoscopes appeal because they can make people feel recognized, understood, and seen.
• Willy Wu views astrology as a source of belonging and reassurance in an uncertain world, even when its advice is humorous or not taken literally.

Divination and Collaborative Design

• Figma users are adapting divination practices for social and collaborative settings.
• Danielle Baskin created Moonlight, a Figma-designed space for social tarot and reflection.
• Figma’s persona quiz attracted more than 26,000 participants.
• These projects position astrology and tarot as tools for conversation, self-reflection, and shared rituals rather than solely private practices.

How FigStrology Was Created

• Huang and Wu developed FigStrology as a FigJam widget.
• The idea grew from Figma’s Photo Booth widget, which connects user behavior and activity with playful output.
• FigStrology analyzes stickies and activity in a FigJam file, along with current “cosmic conditions.”
• Machine learning then generates a unique persona and horoscope for the collaborative group or workspace.
• The widget is intended as a lighthearted way to wind down a work session and make collaboration more engaging.

Emphasizing Diversity and Team Strengths

• The creators wanted FigStrology’s signs to highlight people and diversity.
• Its premise is that individual strengths can complement other people’s weaknesses.
• By turning team behavior into an imaginative horoscope, the widget encourages coworkers to notice different working styles and perspectives.

Ultimately, FigStrology uses astrology as a playful collaboration device: not a replacement for genuine team communication, but a low-pressure way to spark reflection, humor, and connection at work.