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What’s new in Figma: August 2022 | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

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Figma’s August 2022 update focused on improving collaboration, usability, and education support across Figma and FigJam. The headline release was a Microsoft Teams integration, while more than 20 smaller improvements refined everyday design and diagramming workflows. Figma also expanded its education offerings through new resources, templates, events, and Chromebook support.

Microsoft Teams Integration

  • The new Figma app for Microsoft Teams lets users collaborate in Figma and FigJam without leaving Teams.
  • Users can:
    • Present files during meetings
    • Brainstorm and riff together
    • Add relevant files to Teams channels
    • Receive real-time feedback notifications
  • The integration targets the more than 270 million people who use Microsoft Teams for work.

Usability Improvements

Figma introduced more than 20 “Little Big Updates,” designed to make frequent tasks faster and more intuitive.

  • Gradient editing: Double-clicking gradients makes it easier to space gradient stops evenly and add depth to color fills.
  • Frame markups: Users can annotate frames without worrying that markings will be clipped or affected by auto layout.
  • FigJam diagrams: New prompts automatically create shapes, while connector mode remains active to speed up flowchart creation.
  • The updates cover shortcuts, design tools, collaboration features, and other day-to-day workflows.

Expanding Figma for Education

Figma highlighted new initiatives for educators and students through its Commons education conference.

  • Hundreds of educators participated in workshops, panels, and talks about collaborative classroom practices.
  • New education-focused FigJam sticker packs were released.
  • Figma launched an Education Community collection featuring classroom templates.
  • A monthly YouTube series, “Study Hall,” provides additional educational content.
  • Updates to the Chromebook beta allow U.S. high school districts to deploy Figma Organization to students and teachers for free.

Overall, the update shows Figma investing both in major workplace integrations and in small workflow refinements. Teams, designers, and educators can benefit by adopting the Microsoft Teams app, exploring the usability improvements, and using Figma’s growing education resources.