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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Issue 260 • ChatGPT Images 2.5 • Tailwind is joining Shopify • Fey at Wealthsimple: one year post-acquisition • Design for iPhone Duo • The least wrong colors, v2 • Generative Plugins and Shaders at Figma figmalion.com/issue/260

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Issue #260: Images 2.5. iPhone Duo. Fey at Wealthsimple. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Issue 259 • Agents and skills in Figma Design • Set opacity on a color variable • Text wrap: Balance and Pretty • Naming semantic tokens • The making of Cursor's icons • Branding Calendly • Designing Grok Bot figmalion.com/issue/259

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Issue #259: Skills. Opacity. Naming tokens. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Issue 255 – Config 2026 recap! • Code Layers • Figma Motion • Shaders • Generative plugins • Figma Weave • Design agent • Config 2026 Study Guide figmalion.com/issue/255

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Issue #255: Config 2026 Recap | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Issue #254 Happy Config week! ⚙️ • @aresluna.org on designing finger-friendly interactions • Every Frame Perfect by @tonsky.me • A2UI explainer by Christine Vallaure • A color system that disappears • New in the Figma MCP figmalion.com/issue/254

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Issue #254: Every Frame Perfect. A2UI. New in the Figma MCP. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Issue 253 • A day inside Figma's product team • How to articulate • New community profiles • Apple's Design Principles • Custom Figma MCP skills • How Claude Code's lead designer builds with AI • Moodboard 3000 v3.0 figmalion.com/issue/253

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Issue #253: Community profiles. Design principles. A day inside Figma. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Issue 252 • Check Designs • Sharper controls for every slot • Capture web pages to layers • Plan smarter with more context in Make • Soleio interviews Rasmus Andersson • The Geometry of Luck • Datatype variable font figmalion.com/issue/252

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Issue #252: Check Designs. Capture Web Pages. Make Plans. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Issue 251 • AI in Design Report • What Matters When Anyone Can Build • Figma Design Agent • Figma Make on local code • Updates to grids • How to operate as a Staff Product Designer • Figma gets an activist investor figmalion.com/issue/251

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Issue #251: Design Agent. Local Make. AI in Design Report. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Issue #250 • Config Agenda • The AI Fluency Index • Interfaces — Design Engineering Magazine • Internal design tooling at Notion, Stripe, and Vercel • Custom Make skills • QuiverAI SVG generation in Paper • Q1 Financial Results figmalion.com/issue/250

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Issue #250: Internal Tooling. MCP & Skills. Q1 Results. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Issue 249 • Claude Design is not a design systems tool • Design is the work • Why GPT 5.5 is getting looksmaxxed on frontend • Text components > styles • QoL FigJam and Draw updates • FigJam for agents • Performance improvements figmalion.com/issue/249

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Issue #249: AI references. FigJam and Draw updates. Performance. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Issue 248 • Field Notes from the In-Between • What’s worth making? • ChatGPT Images 2.0 • Google’s DESIGN.md format is now open-source • Design: The First AI Casualty + reactions • Pica font manager figmalion.com/issue/248

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Issue #248: ChatGPT Images 2.0. DESIGN.md. The First AI Casualty. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Issue 247 • Dylan Field on how to get good at design in the AI era • Color tokens • Dots in icons • Claude Design reactions • Swap Instance vs. Slots figmalion.com/issue/247

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Issue #247: Claude Design. “Output isn’t design.” Color tokens. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Issue 246 • State of the product job market • Tips for designers on making it through 2026 • Agents, meet the Figma canvas • A human approach to Agentic AI • Portfolio audit skill figmalion.com/issue/246

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Issue #246: State of design jobs. Agents on the Figma canvas. Agentic design systems. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Issue 245 • Becoming an AI-native designer • Designing with Claude Code • AI and the Rosetta Stone • Details That Make Interfaces Feel Better • How are design systems changing? figmalion.com/issue/245

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Issue #245: AI-native designer. Skills. Sync design and code. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Issue 244 • Slots! • Prototype Code Is Not Production Code • Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma • What if a newspaper could print itself? • How Martin built the new Equals website with AI figmalion.com/issue/244

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Issue #244: Slots! Prototypes. Config speakers. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Issue 243 • The design process is dead. Here’s what’s replacing it. • Inline search for library colors • Streaming plugin • Paper + Claude • Figma Makeathon • Notion × FigJam figmalion.com/issue/243

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Issue #243: Color search. Makeathon. The design process is dead. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Issue 242 • A designer’s framework for better AI prompts • AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it • From Claude Code to Figma • Figma Console MCP • New Make connectors • $FIG 2025 Q4 earnings • Why demand for designers is on the rise figmalion.com/issue/242

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Issue #242: Code to Canvas. FIG Q4. Make connectors. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Issue 241 • The story behind Weavy acquisition • The new design process • Figma will make you rich, Claude won’t • OpenClaw + Codex are changing the way Meng To works • Codex – Theo’s review and Figma skill figmalion.com/issue/241

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Issue #241: Vectorize. Vector point box transform. Codex. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Issue 240 • Supa Colors • Using AI as a design engineer • Glass effect updates • FigJam diagramming in Claude • Phantom Obligation figmalion.com/issue/240

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Issue #240: Supa Colors. Glass updates. FigJam in Claude. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Issue 239 • Why designers can no longer trust the design process @jennywen.ca • @tomjohndesign.bsky.social on Figma → Code → Figma • Unsung by @aresluna.org • @joeyabanks.me on variables structure • Embedding Make prototypes • Agentation by @benjitaylor.bsky.social figmalion.com/issue/239

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Issue #239: Design Process. Unsung. Agentation. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Issue 238 • AI Design Field Guide • Designer’s toolkit for Claude Code • Why Claude’s icons feel so good • Illustrating the Gemini App • Paper at App Stacks figmalion.com/issue/238

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Issue #238: Animating icons. Designer’s toolkit. Model designer. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Issue 237 • It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons • Best new icons of 2025 • New navigation inside Figma • Playback for Figma • Miggi explains vector tools figmalion.com/issue/237

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Issue #237: New navigation. Tahoe icons. Vector tools. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Issue 236 • shadcn/create • A visual editor for the Cursor • Design debate • 3 new tools for precise image editing in Figma • Updates to AI credits in Figma • Component to do list • Lynt plugin figmalion.com/issue/236

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Issue #236: Precise image editing. Design debate. Shadcn/create. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Issue 234 • The Rosetta Stone of Design Engineering • The Future According to @zoink • Prompting Google’s Nano Banana Pro • Make connectors for Notion, Linear, Atlassian, etc • Demos of Gemini 3 Pro in Make figmalion.com/issue/234

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Issue #234: Nano Banana Pro & Gemini 3 Pro. Connectors. Design Credits. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Issue 233 • Early bird tickets to Config 2026 • State of Product Design survey • Schema 2025 recordings • Deep Dive into Atlassian’s Figma file • Dylan Field on the Future of Design figmalion.com/issue/233

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Issue #233: Schema recordings. Config early bird. The future of design. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Issue 231 • Schema by Figma is on Tuesday • A Linear spin on Liquid Glass • Lessons learned in AI and design workflows • Vibe Code in Figma Make • Figma Workflow • Three new Buzz features figmalion.com/issue/231

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Issue #231: Figma workflow. Linear glass. Buzz updates. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Issue 230 • Schema by Figma on October 28 • Dylan Field on Lenny’s podcast • Where’s the AI design renaissance? • Components spec • shadcn/ui course by Vercel • Inverse color tokens tip figmalion.com/issue/230

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Issue #230: Schema. Dylan at Lenny’s Podcast. Components spec. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Issue 229 • Config 2026 dates • Liquid Glass Is Cracked • AI Has Flipped Software Development • FigJam app in ChatGPT • Figma Make connectors • Ridd and James McDonald vibin’ on Inflight • Contra working file figmalion.com/issue/229

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Issue #229: Config 2026 Dates. ChatGPT App. Connectors. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Issue 228 • AI has a Purple Problem • 7 Practical Animation Tips • Sonnet 4.5 in Figma Make • Improved vector editing with the Cut tool • Dylan Field at TBPN • Aerial light show figmalion.com/issue/228

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Issue #228: Sonnet 4.5. The Cut tool. Purple problem. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Issue 227 • Vibe code prototypes at Shopify • Learn Cursor • From design to code with Claude Code • Why you should care about design context • Bringing Figma Make to the canvas figmalion.com/issue/227

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Issue #227: MCP Server. From Make to layers. Cursor. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Issue 226 • Paper + Tailwind CSS = 🤝 • “Prompt to edit” alpha • Attach images as prompt references • Organizing design iterations • Building aligned design systems • Major updates to Figma Sites • Make-a-thon winners figmalion.com/issue/226

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Issue #226: Prompt to edit. Sites updates. Paper + Tailwind. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Issue 225 • Paper public alpha • Miggi shows Shape Builder • Measure spacing as you adjust layout • Intro to Dev Mode • Templates in Figma Make • Reshaped is open-sourced • New Apple UI kits figmalion.com/issue/225

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Issue #225: Paper. Reshaped. Make templates. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Issue 224 • You Don’t Need Animations • How to build a resilient design team by @jonas.do • What if the iMac G3 dropped today? • How AI Turns Figma into Code • Component playground made with Make • Figma Make tutorial figmalion.com/issue/224

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Issue #224: MCP. Resilient teams. iMac G3. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Issue 223 • What is a color space? • Shape.fm podcast • Objects to instances workflow • From Figma to code • A technique to improve your vectors • Make-a-thon with Contra figmalion.com/issue/223

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Issue #223: Color space. Shape.fm. Make-a-thon. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Issue 222 • Chief Design Officers of Figma & the US of A • Grug designer • Unicorn Studio • SF Symbols in page names • Figma Make course for beginners figmalion.com/issue/222

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Issue #222: CDO. Grug. Unicorn. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Issue 221 • More ways to edit images with AI • Ridd & James McDonald vibin’ on Inflight • Apple Glass icon sets • Building branded templates in Buzz figmalion.com/issue/221

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Issue #221: Figma turns 13. Inflight vibing. Glass icons. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Issue 220 • Figma’s IPO: Design is everyone’s business • Interfaces That Augment or Replace? • Draw: scatter brushes, offset paths, stroke updates • Dev Mode: Why MCP servers are the unlock • Dan Mall on Auto Layout • Why AI has changed prototyping forever figmalion.com/issue/220

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Issue #220: IPO. Draw updates. Make and AI out of beta. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Issue 219 • Glass effect • Official iOS and iPadOS 26 UI kits • Building with Claude Code & Figma MCP • Figma Make + Supabase • Untitled UI React • Essential Tokens plugin figmalion.com/issue/219

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Issue #219: Touch Glass. iOS 26 UI Kit. Supabase in Figma Make. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Issue 218 • Don’t trust the process • Grids: delete rows & columns and set min/max • Animated mockups using Midjourney • Kigen Color Generator • Animations on the Web figmalion.com/issue/218

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Issue #218: Grid updates. Domains in Sites. Don’t trust the process. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Issue 217 • Form S-1 for Figma IPO • Theo on why Figma is going public now • Malleable software by Ink & Switch • Quality is a trap • Glass3D generator for CSS • Tweakcn for shadcn/ui figmalion.com/issue/217

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Issue #217: Form S-1. Malleable software. Config identity. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Issue 216 • Friends of Figma World Tour • Annotations support in Figma MCP • Variable width strokes in Figma Draw • Design libraries and guidelines in Make • Building Figma’s code layers figmalion.com/issue/216

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Issue #216: FoF World Tour. Variable width stroke. Design libraries in Make. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Issue 215 • Payload CMS is joining Figma • How I Built This with Dylan Field • Hardik Pandya on Liquid Glass • Code layers in Figma Sites • Browser notifications • MCP demo • Early days of Figma by Rasmus Andersson • Tailwind Tokens figmalion.com/issue/215

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Issue #215: Payload. Code Layers. How I Built This. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Issue 214 • Why I stopped prototyping in Figma • Build clickable prototypes with Figma MCP & Cursor • Code layers in Sites • Apple WWDC25 • Liquid Glass in Figma and code • Rethinking Color Theory figmalion.com/issue/214

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Issue #214: WWDC24. Liquid Glass. Code layers. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Issue 213 • Introducing Figma Dev Mode MCP server • Apple fonts now available in Figma • Physicality: the new age of UI • Taste • Designing icons for blank states • Grade axis in variable fonts figmalion.com/issue/213

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Issue #213: MCP Server. Taste. Physicality. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Big Post-Config Issue 210! • #Config2025 • Grids • Figma Draw, Sites, Make, and Buzz • @t3.gg on Figma Make • A conversation with Jony Ive • More designers should be founders by YC • Class Action • State Machines by @colebemis.com figmalion.com/issue/210

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Issue #210: Config 2025. Grids. Sites. Draw. Make. Buzz. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Issue 209 It’s the Config week! Come say hi! • From Reactive Graphics to the Agent Era by John Maeda • Aura to Figma by Meng To • Harmonizer by Evil Martians • OkColor v11 • Bottoms-up GTM • Prioritising craft figmalion.com/issue/209

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Issue #209: Aura to Figma. Harmonizer. Bottoms-up GTM. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Issue 208 • Edit Image & Make an Image • gpt-image‑1 model • Curved connectors in FigJam • Designing dystopia — the creative vision behind Severance • Saying bye to 4px spacing and hello to Fibonacci • How to streamline your design system workflow • Preline UI kit figmalion.com/issue/208

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Issue #208: GPT-image-1. Designing dystopia. 4px grids. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Issue 207 • Config 2025 Agenda Planner • Community events • Figma confidentially files for IPO • Figma tells Loveable to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’ • 5 Figma updates @jesseshowalter.bsky.social loves • Magic Animator by @lottielab.bsky.social figmalion.com/issue/207

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Issue #207: Config Agenda Planner. Figma IPO. Dev Mode™ | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Issue 206 • Design System Quality Features • Connected projects are live • QR Code Generator • Design for the AI age at Linear • Reflexive AI usage at Shopify • 11 uses for variables • Superflex 2.0 figmalion.com/issue/206

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Issue #206: Design System Updates. 11 Uses for Variables. AI at Shopify. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Issue 205 • Reordering modes and collections • Annotations in Design Mode • Config after-parties • The Future Favors the Curious • AI and pixel-perfect designs • Why Is the World Losing Color? figmalion.com/issue/205

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Issue #205: April Updates. Config Events. The Future Favors the Curious. | Figmalion

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Figmalion @figmalion.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Issue 204 • Checking color contrast • Slides out of beta + 6 major updates • Config SF speakers & agenda • What makes designers happy at work? • AI is reshaping UI • Designing UI3 icons & UI w/ Tim Van Damme • Figma’s UI3 Kit • Figma’s design process & user feedback figmalion.com/issue/204

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Issue #204: Config agenda. Slides out of beta. UI3 Library. | Figmalion

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