figmaJan 31, 2022

Design needs everyone: new plans for companies that design together | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

Figma’s 2022 plan updates aim to make design a company-wide activity while reducing the organizational complexity that comes with more participants. FigJam is leaving beta with expanded collaboration features and new pricing, while Figma Enterprise adds structure, controls, security, and administrative support for larger organizations. The central goal is to help teams collaborate from brainstorming through implementation without overwhelming users or administrators. ## FigJam Becomes a Full Collaboration Product - FigJam was launched in beta to support brainstorming, diagramming, planning, meetings, and informal collaboration. - Teams adopted it for varied uses, including: - Dwell’s company-wide idea “swarms” - Square’s employee onboarding - Twitter’s cross-functional bug-bashing sessions - Figma expanded FigJam with plugins, widgets, and ready-to-use templates. - FigJam is free on the Starter plan, including: - Unlimited personal whiteboards - Three shared whiteboards - Unlimited collaborators - Unlimited shared whiteboards for an organization start at $3 per editor per month. ## Figma Enterprise for Larger Organizations - As more departments joined the design process, companies faced: - More files and projects to navigate - Less flexibility for individual teams - Greater administrative responsibility - The Enterprise plan is designed for organizations needing more structure, granular controls, advanced security, and support. - Pricing begins at: - $75 per editor per month for Figma - $5 per editor per month for FigJam - Features were being released immediately or planned for the following months. ## Workspaces Reflect Company Structure - Enterprise workspaces let organizations create dedicated areas for departments, product groups, or functions. - Workspaces help users focus on relevant content while preserving access to company-wide resources. - Administrators can define default teams and libraries for each workspace. - Users can limit searches to a particular workspace to find files, people, and components more quickly. ## Administration at Company Scale - Enterprise tools are intended to manage large numbers of files, users, and permissions more efficiently. - Workspace administration can be delegated to people familiar with each group’s users. - Delegated responsibilities include membership, roles, and true-ups. - Role-setting through SCIM is also introduced to automate administrative workflows. Figma’s broader recommendation is that companies should invite more people into design while using FigJam for inclusive collaboration and Enterprise workspaces and controls for organization-wide scale.

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figmaMar 30, 2021

Behind the feature: building multi-account | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

Figma’s account switcher addresses a simple but widespread need: users often move between work, freelance, personal, and hobby projects. The feature lets people switch between separate workspaces while maintaining one public identity in Figma Community. Figma concluded that supporting multi-account use required rethinking the relationship between private creation, workspace boundaries, and public sharing. ## A Growing Need for Multiple Workspaces - Figma had expanded beyond product design into brainstorming, presentations, maps, vector art, wedding planning, and fan art. - Users increasingly relied on Figma both inside and outside their companies. - Many people had distinct roles—employee, freelancer, and hobbyist—but no straightforward way to move between them. - User feedback consistently identified multiple-account support as a major request. ## The Account Switcher - The new account switcher allows users to toggle easily between different Figma accounts and workspaces. - It replaces cumbersome workarounds for separating professional and personal projects. - Users can keep work projects and personal files distinct while remaining within a unified Figma experience. ## Separating Creation from Sharing - Designing and collaborating may require switching freely between accounts. - Sharing work introduces different concerns, including ownership, attribution, comments, and public identity. - Users can maintain a single public Figma Community profile and handle while changing jobs, companies, or creative contexts. - This preserves a consistent public brand without mixing personal work with company projects. Figma’s multi-account design treats account switching as more than a convenience feature: it establishes a foundation for separating workspaces while unifying a user’s public presence.

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