The client came to us with an ambitious idea — to create a mental health support app that would help users cope with various psychological challenges and traumas. The core features included emotion tracking, meditation practices, and support through a built-in AI chat. The goal was not just to design a beautiful interface, but to build a thoughtful, user-friendly, and effective product that would stand out among competitors.

Commissioned by Network Rail to coincide with the railway’s 200th anniversary in 2025, the project aimed to create a standardised clock that could unify the passenger experience across the country while celebrating the rich heritage of British rail design. The result is a 1.8-metre physical and digital timepiece that fuses timeless symbolism with modern functionality, and reimagines one of the nation’s most recognisable icons in the process.

Shifting our focus from the designer or artist, and putting a spotlight on the printmakers and presses behind their projects, we spoke to some of the people crafting our tangible visual worlds about what the next generation of printmaking might look like… and if there is one.

Prompt treadmill is a situation that happens when you get stuck endlessly rewriting prompts to “make AI understand” your design intention, instead of actually moving forward. It’s one of the most annoying things that can happen when you work with AI, as you feel like you’re not moving forward, but instead burn rubber while remaining stuck in a rut.

Designers think the mockup is the product. Developers know the product lives in code. Until we kill the fantasy of the “handoff” and start building together from day one, we’re just shipping prettier silos with more emojis.

Today we’re rolling out improvements that make it easier and more reliable to navigate files with a keyboard or screen reader. From new keyboard shortcuts—like selecting widgets in FigJam or adjusting ruler guides in Figma Design—to clearer announcements and richer text support for screen readers, these updates create a smoother experience that supports focus and flow for everyone.

Here’s the thing—while you’ve been grinding through these repetitive tasks, there’s an entire ecosystem of essential figma plugins designed to eliminate exactly these pain points. After testing over 100 plugins and analyzing workflows from design teams at companies like Spotify, Airbnb, and Netflix, I’ve compiled the definitive list of 72 tools that will revolutionize how you work in 2025.

Design systems win when they move product metrics. Consistency isn’t valuable enough by itself. Brad Frost, author of the famous Atomic Design methodology, shares practical insights on turning design systems into real product outcomes on the latest episode of Product Craft.

Are you ready to upgrade your creative workflow with tools that make design faster and more professional? Want to discover the essential platforms every designer should be using to take their projects to the next level?  

If you want your AI product to stand out in the veritable sea of others, you need autistic minds to help you design it. 🕵️