Dan Hollick is writing Making Software, ​“a reference manual for people who design and build software.“ I’ve always admired the depth he goes to while researching and explaining complex concepts. In this new chapter, he answers every question you’ve ever had about digital color.

Jakub built oklch.fyi and published a short intro to OkLCH: why perceptual uniformity makes palette-building easier, how to keep shades consistent, what to expect from gradients, practical notes on sRGB vs. Display-P3, and the state of browser support and CSS fallback. See Hacker News comments for an in-depth discussion.

James McDonald and Derek Briggs start a new design podcast together, and I can’t wait to subscribe. I enjoy the format where co-hosts explore topics at length over multiple episodes and listeners get to know them a little better, as was the case with my long-time favorites Design Details and Layout. ​“This podcast dives into design with a focus on learning taste, honing quality, and mastering the craft of great interfaces.”

If you missed a 2‑hour-long video Vibin’ on Inflight shared in #221, Ridd shared a short snippet demonstrating an advanced technique of turning similar objects into instances of a component by using Select Layers, Master, and Destroyer plugins.

Matt Wierzbicki shows how to turn Figma designs made with shadcn/​ui into production‑ready code by setting up Cursor to use shadcn/​ui and Figma MCPs.

Tom Johnson lists 10 issues that make grids hard to use in Figma.

Mr. Biscuit explains the process of building a parametric button in Figma using the Variable Visualizer plugin.

A calligraphy artist Jake Rainis shares an interesting technique to improve your Bezier curves: ​“Plot your anchors as you normally would, but when you pull the Bezier handles to create curves, pull them at either a 0º angle (horizontal), or 90º angle (vertical).”

Marijana Pavlinić with a gorgeous recreation of a Vatican stamp. Amazing what new brushes made possible.

Beautiful illustration that took Ajnas 29 hours and 1,100 layers to make in Figma.

Vijay Verma goes from sketch to a cool illustration of koi fish made in Figma Draw in 6 steps.

The first-ever global Figma Make-a-thon, hosted by Contra. Build something amazing with Figma Make to win $100k in prizes, including a $50k grand prize. Register now and submit your entry between September 3rd and 10th to be eligible to win.

“Now you can access millions of high-quality stock images from Unsplash directly in Figma Buzz. Just open the left sidebar and click on the media panel to explore a feed of beautiful images for inspiration or use the search bar to quickly find exactly what you need.”