We built Figma Draw to give designers powerful tools for vector editing and illustration, so you can bring your creative vision to life without leaving the canvas or breaking your flow. We launched with an array of stretch brushes that render lines inspired by calligraphy, charcoal, and other handdrawn styles. Today, we’re expanding the set with 10 scatter brushes perfect for stippling and shading. “If the stretch brushes are the star of…

What has made Labubu dolls such a viral sensation?

Finding free illustrations for Figma that don’t look like every other generic set online can be tricky. You want assets that feel fresh, match your brand, and don’t eat into your design time. This curated list uses strict criteria: modern style, SVG-first for easy edits, and licenses that won’t sting you later.

Prompting isn’t just about writing better instructions, but about designing better thinking. Ilia Kanazin and Marina Chernyshova explore how advanced prompting can empower different product & design use cases, speeding up your workflow and improving results, from research and brainstorming to testing and beyond. Let’s dive in.

For millions, navigating digital tools with a keyboard isn’t just about preference for speed and ergonomics—it’s a fundamental need. As part of our ongoing effort to make Figma more accessible to all, we’ve been collecting feedback from designers who rely on the keyboard and screen reader as their primary means for navigation. Close collaboration with these designers, including a group of alpha users, has directly informed our new keyboard accessibility…

Airbnb, the paragon of a “design-led” company, is only hiring a single designer. The job requires more than a decade of experience. There are probably hundreds (possibly thousands) of applicants. The fact that a company known for its design culture is investing only at the top of its org chart is a flashing “check engine” light on the practice of product design.

Before the logo, the website, or the color palette gets approved, there’s the mood board. It’s where early ideas start to take form. They’re not fully designed and not totally final, but close enough to spark conversations, shape direction, and get everyone on the same page.

Duolingo’s Math team ditches traditional handoff in favor of co-creation, scrappy prototypes, and constant experimentation.

Swedish design is world-renowned for its clean lines, minimalist approach, and functional beauty, and that same philosophy shines through in typography.

Picture this: You’re in a meeting room at your tech company, and two people are having what looks like the same conversation about the same design problem. One is talking about whether the team has the right skills to tackle it. The other is diving deep into whether the solution actually solves the user’s problem. Same room, same problem, completely different lenses.