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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I noticed that popular variable fonts like Inter and Geist lack some of the special symbols found in their static versions.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Figma color-mix feature. Posting it now so future me can check how wrong (close?) I was.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

tokens-bruecke 3.6.0 is out 🎉 www.npmjs.com/package/toke... The new `--input` flag and `init` command so the Figma agent can drive the CLI: it dumps the variables from your open file, pipes them in, and gets DTCG tokens back. No API key. No Enterprise plan. A Figma skill is coming soon 👀

Screenshot of a Figma agent confirming a full round-trip with tokens-bruecke 3.6.0: it extracted a snapshot from a Figma file via the Plugin API and piped it through the CLI with --input. Counts listed: 2 variable collections (core, semantic), 233 variables, 43 text styles, 5 effect styles. The result was a clean 70KB DTCG tokens JSON with exit code 0, with colour ramps, semantic tokens and aliases intact — no API key and no Enterprise plan needed.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Encountering an issue with SVG rendering in Chrome 151.0.7922.75. Elements using vector-effect appear at half their intended stroke width. Wonder if I'm missing a configuration detail or it's a bug 🤔 codepen.io/editor/Pavel...

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Just import CSS and JS files: ``` <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.figma.com/propskit/fig.css"> <script src="https://www.figma.com/propskit/fig.js"></script> ``` Would love to see Figma drop the 'generative plugins only' label and just make this an officially supported UI kit for everyone.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The last one is gonna be a boss fight

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Making logos in ASCII style for GitMerge'26. So far GitHub was the hardest one, but let's see how OpenAI and Cursor turns out. Time to see what these symbols can do █▄▀

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

CSS in Rust is wild. Spotted it today in a vibecoded project.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Not sure how long it's been like this, but I only just noticed that Figma is using web components. Neat.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finally added a proper JSON preview to the TokensBruecke plugin. Now you can fold groups and search for items without needing to open your editor. Also, the plugin now converts the entire JSON to align with the latest DTCG specs.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Made a few more stickers for @gitbutler.com to finish up the tattoo series.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Another interesting case: data population. A while back I built the JSON to Figma plugin to solve that. With FigClaw, I don't think I need it anymore.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Interesting that @figma.com still hasn't built anything like FigClaw. You can design in Figma Make, reach the canvas via MCP from your IDE — but nothing in between that just does things for you inside Figma itself, beyond some image generation and text editing. www.figma.com/community/pl...

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

or when I need to export a batch of icons in a very specific way

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Here are a few examples: when I need to relink missing variables after moving them to another file

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Neat! I love that you added focus matching for every card. Tabbing is broken on the original website, so this is a nice improvement.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

How it started: How it's going:

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Didn't know there was an issue about a new CSS logo github.com/CSS-Next/css.... Here are my favorite designs. It feels like a missed opportunity for something fun, because they went with a different direction.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Checking out @unocss.dev today I’m expecting to build something "hellish" (in a good way). 👺

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I love being able to draw any crazy stickers I want for @gitbutler.com! That’s a big part of what makes them different.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Saw a project called Readout by @benjitaylor.bsky.social. Neat idea, but a 14MB file size for a 200x200px image? That’s wild. Hard to trust the underlying code when the basics are that bloated.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

yes editor.p5js.org/isohedral/fu...

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If it’s text, don’t make me hunt for it. There are exceptions. Figma-style lazy loading for images is the one exception where the 'fade' actually serves a purpose.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

That’s funny. I miss Silicon Valley 🥲

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Switches: Ultimate Outemu Silent Lemon V3 Keycaps: Chosfox Geonix Rev.2

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Soldered my first keyboard, the Lumberjack 5x12 KEEBD! Key takeaway: sufficient solder on hotswap sockets please. Red LED indicates FN key, not error state (kinda silly I forgot that while testing…)

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

CSS anchor positioning, we’re nearly done!

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I like that's super easy to learn and use new @gitbutler.com CLI

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

There’s a new variable picker in the latest Chrome DevTools, nice

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

a UI that speaks my language. #keyboard-tools

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

One thing I noticed is that the `font-weight` property in the root level doesn’t override the user agent style. And the browser adds an additional “boldness” to the font.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Unscheduled keyboard maintenance due to a Coke spill. Luckily it was sugar-free. Taking it apart gave me a new appreciation for the Worklouder engineering though.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I just realized that I don’t need to duplicate `width` and `height` for square elements. There are 3 ways to handle equal dimensions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I sent a real photo of a PC tower and Gemini gave me "it's a worst-case scenario" answer. But why… it's a nice build!

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Then I asked if the layout looked normal. Gemini told me it was basically non-functional 😔

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Could it recognize a basic layout if I drew it 🤔 I pulled up a ref photo and sketched out it myself.

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

🧵 Gemini vs. PC Building: It started with a simple request to build a PC layout on my sketch… and it gave me absolute gibberish. Then I double-checked in a new chat, and it admitted "yes, it's an AI bro".

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

One thing is that on mobile devices, there’s a horizontal scroll because of the `width: 100vmin`

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Btw, I just added some fixes and features to the SVG Hell Yeah! plugin. - Added missing collection names - the ability to add a prefix and replace symbols on export www.figma.com/community/pl...

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Just watched the Twilight Zone episode that definitely inspired Final Destination. It’s called 'Twenty-Two', 64 years old and holds up! 🤯

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Just shipped a fresh update to TokensBrücke. You can import variables now! Still in beta, so handle with care and have fun! Grab the plugin here → www.figma.com/community/pl...

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Pavel Laptev @pavellaptev.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Exhibit A for why I’m not allowed to touch the office speaker.

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