Figma shared new details about connected projects that will launch in the first half of 2025. They let two separate teams or organizations — like an agency and a client — collaborate on a shared project using billable seats from their plans without paying for extra seats. Pro users can connect up to 3 projects, Organization 6 and Enterprise 15. The plan of the team initiating a connected project determines features available to all users collaborating on the project. Resources like shared libraries and fonts can be enabled for everyone.

Nice built-in support for code blocks with syntax highlighting in Slides.

(Read without a paywall.) The New York Times reports: ​“Figma, a cloud-based design platform, has met with investment banks in recent weeks to discuss an initial public offering that could come as soon as this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said.”

(Read without a paywall.) Bloomberg: ​“Design startup Figma Inc. plans to double the number of employees in its New York office over the next nine years, taking advantage of state subsidies to continue to add to an expanding workforce. San Francisco-based Figma now has 1,600 employees, up from 500 at the start of 2022, a spokesperson said. The New York office, Figma’s second biggest, will grow to about 500 people by 2034, supported by a tax credit from the state.”

“Collaboration tools like Figma promise streamlined workflows and collective creativity, but there’s a darker side: too many opinions, endless edits, and a loss of individual vision. In this piece, we explore whether Figma’s collaborative power might actually hinder great design by inviting too many cooks into the kitchen.”

Jay chats with Tammy Taabassum, a Product Designer at Figma, who shows how she redesigned notifications for Figma. You will learn about Tammy’s design process, handling tough user feedback, design explorations, and more.

An interview with Gavin McFarland, a prolific creator of popular Figma plugins like Table Creator, Figlet, and FigMayo. Gavin also works on Plugma, a powerful command-line interface for streamlining your plugin development workflow.

While this video focuses on education, all examples can be easily translated into the work setting. Five creative ways to use pages in FigJam to bring structure, clarity, and collaboration: give each collaborator their own page, set up digital breakout rooms, organize content step-by-step, create resource boards, and keep everything in one spot for easy planning.

Lee Black beautifully recreated a legendary record player by Hans Hugelot and Dieter Rams.

“Quantum Design System is a comprehensive, scalable framework designed to standardize and accelerate the design and development of digital products. It provides a cohesive set of components and tokens, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and accessibility across all interfaces.” Available for free.

Luis is working on an incredible community resource. Can’t wait to dig into it!

Turn complex variable relationships into an intuitive visual map to see and manage all your variables on one infinite canvas. Watch the demo video.