Figma built a fantastic interactive page showing great possibilities provided by variable fonts and how to use them in Figma. It’s been a year since Toni Gemayel built the Variable Fonts plugin, and I’m happy it finally became a native feature.

Hosts of the Design Details podcast, Brian Lovin and Marshall Bock, cover all of the exciting new releases from Config 2022 and do a deep dive into the new version of Auto Layout.

Joey Banks shares the features announced at Config 2022 that he is most looking forward to using and implementing in his work. Check out his post for a more in-depth take on Component Properties and advanced settings of Auto Layout.

Figma’s Design Director Noah Levin introduces Product Designers and UX Writers who worked on new features. Great place to discover new talented people to follow!

If you don’t have 30 minutes to watch Dylan’s keynote, check out the What’s New in Figma page showcasing all announced features in a beautiful way.

Figma CEO Dylan Field kicked off Config 2022 with opening remarks and the launch of 15 new features, ranging from favoriting files to a new version of Auto Layout. At this point, I’m more excited about Dylan’s keynotes than Apple’s. Love how every Config makes our lives better by addressing real problems and small annoyances.

If you’re attending Config 2022 this week, introduce yourself with this year’s name card.

Config is back on May 10–11, 2022! The call for speakers is open until February 20th, 2022.

“We asked speakers at Config 2021 to share stories about the challenges, obstacles, and difficult moments that ultimately make products better. Below, we’re sharing some of the highlights.”

“Yesterday, we released all of the videos from day two of Config 2021, Figma’s virtual design conference. Here, we’re highlighting some of our favorite moments from the breakout sessions.”

Figma published recordings of all 20 sessions with 30 speakers from the first day of Config 2021.

If you missed Config 2021, Kaila Shatosky provides a great recap of a few of her favorite talks.

In this week’s episode of Design Details, Brian Lovin and Marshall Bock share their reactions to everything announced at Figma’s Config 2021.

“During the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the Biden-Harris design team designed everything from Joe​Biden​.com, to the campaign plane, to the stage design — all in one Figma file, all together. Robyn Kanner, Creative Director of the Biden-Harris design team, shares how they managed the pressure and speed of the historical digital-first election, through the lens of her personal reflections: on leaning into serenity, why letting go of ownership led to stronger communication, and the way it changed her own relationship with design.”

Figma started new Q&A series in their blog. To start, they asked Robyn Kanner 25 quick questions.

At Config 2021, Figma announced six new ways to collaborate and bring you and your teammates together — their 2nd product FigJam, branching (currently in beta to Org accounts), a new mobile app, voice chat, higher user limits, and publishing to the Figma Community for everyone.

Watch Figma CEO’s opening remarks and some exciting product announcements.

Check out this thread by Figma’s Design Director if you want to learn more about the design teams behind the new features.

Great talk by Jordan Singer, who builds some of the most creative Figma plugins.

Niko tweeted a quick recap of his talk.