Dylan Field’s internal email to the Figma team announcing a new round of investments.

“Not to be confused with the traditional office space of the pre-pandemic before-times, Figma’s hubs are designed to accommodate its new hybrid work model. In this model, each employee — or ​“Figmate” — can decide if they want to be fully remote or associated with a specific hub. Those who are aligned with a hub are expected to go into the office a minimum of two specific days a week, meaning they will be the same for everyone in the office.”

“Software design company Figma Inc. has raised fresh funding at a valuation of $10 billion, quintupling its pricetag since last year. The company, which allows customers to collaborate on software as they build it, said demand jumped during the pandemic while more people worked remotely. Figma raised $200 million in the funding round, the company told Bloomberg. Backers included Durable Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley through its Counterpoint Global group.”

Figma opens their offices as the world is getting back to normal.

Love the creative names for the rooms!

“How do product teams hire UX Designers? Anthony DiSpezio, Designer Advocate at Figma, explains the most significant factor in cross-functional team hiring and how this may very well be why you are not hired. In the second part of the episode, Anthony describes the role of Designer Advocate at Figma: a mix of hands-on design and advocacy. To be hired for this role, you need to be a Figma expert with a knack for communication!”

In this interview, Figma’s Head of Security Devdatta Akhawe shares his take on building strong teams and tackling huge problems with purpose.

A few of the Figmates collaborated on building a completely custom Figma keyboard. See the design details on the Community – I wish it was available for sale!

A short interview with Noah Levin on the process within Figma’s Design Org.

Great thread about the early days of Figma by Sam DeBrule.

“Product Manager Ben Stern shares how delivering on a seemingly simple user request required navigating a surprising amount of complexity: the technical foundation, design explorations, and building towards a new north star, while solving for short-term needs.“

“In episode 88 of The Secure Developer, Guy Podjarny speaks to Dev Akhawe, Head of Security at Figma, the first state-of-the-art interface design tool that runs entirely in your browser. Dev pulls back the curtain and gives us a look at what security at Figma looks like.”

“We recently introduced commenting on files in the Figma Community, allowing you to ask questions, share your opinion, or offer feedback. Here, engineer Emily Zhong shares how she and a team across design, product, and engineering thought anew about what it means to connect and engage in the community.”

Ryhan shows the process of creating a new Big Sur-ready icon for Figma desktop app.

On her 1st anniversary at Figma, Kelsey Whelan shares a few photos of their cool office.

Maria Sitkovets recorded her journey of applying to Figma for a software engineering internship, doing the online coding assessment, and getting the opportunity to do the final round of interviews.

“We brought ten Figmates together to share their tips and tricks with you. We dove into features, covered getting started in Figma, plugins, and speed tips. You’ll hear from engineers, designers, designer advocates, product managers, and researchers.”

Chris Baty is the Principal UX Writer at Figma and was previously the head of UX writing at Dropbox. He’s also the founder of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). In this podcast, he talks about joining Figma, the work he’s doing there to make Figma an exceptional tool for UX writers and content designers, and what it’s like working as a team of one.

During an audit of marketing pages, the team at Figma realized they weren’t following their own advice. Over the course of a month, their small team created and organized a robust, adaptable style guide and component library that now lives in their CMS. I loved that part: “…every color has its own branded name, inspired by California, where Figma is based. An earthy green is avocado toast, and an ember yellow is sunset.”

What a gem! ​“This file contains the Figma design language and system. It includes the styles, components, and variants Figma’s design team uses everyday to design Figma itself, as well as some instructions and best practices.”