#Config
What I Learned Attending Awwwards, Design Matters, and Figma Config
One young designer, three amazing conferences. Great writeup by Michelle Chiu from MongoDB.
Videos of All Config Talks
Playlist with recordings of all 23 talks.
Reflections on Config, Our First User Conference
Dylan Field, CEO of Figma, reflects on the conference, Figma community, open design, and some key themes that emerged from a collective discussion.
Config Quilt Template
Fun to see all the smart remixes made by the community!
Paper Dolls
Bonnie Kate Wolf shares an illustration from her workshop, where you can create different scenes by swapping components.
Naming (And Renaming) a Design System
Jules Forrest posted a summary of her Config talk as a Twitter thread.
In 2017, when I was first researching this problem, I learned there were two distinct approaches to naming design systems: utilitarian design systems names and fun design systems names. pic.twitter.com/O5VuNP0dea
— Jules Forrest (@julesforrest) February 7, 2020
Thigmotaxis on the Infinite Canvas
A thoughtful post-Config essay on the role of Figma multiplayer, designing in an open space, and community.
Config 2020 — Video of the Keynotes
Recording of all keynotes from Config 2020 — Dylan Field “Welcome to a new decade of design”, Craig Mod “Adding scaffolding to collaboration for deep work”, Devon Zuegel “The city guide to open source”, and May-li Khoe in conversation with Scott Hansen (Tycho/ISO50).
Config 2020: Some Impressions From Figma’s Conference
Fantastic overview of the conference and talks from Knut Melvær. If you have time to read only one piece from an attendee, this should be it.
New Ways to Create, Collaborate, and Share More Openly
Official recap of new features announced at Config. More responsive Auto Layout, an updated font picker, improvements to color selection, hyperlinking, and new prototype permissions settings.
The full agenda for Config 2020 conference is published
Great lineup of speakers, including keynotes by Dylan Field (CEO at Figma), Craig Mod, Devon Zuegel (Product Lead at GitHub), and May-Li Khoe. They are going to livestream morning keynotes, so it’s worth registering for an invite.
Let’s create Figma’s first user conference together
“Figma’s first user conference will take place on February 6, 2020, in San Francisco, CA. The cost is $299 but scholarships are available. Get involved by submitting our Call for Proposals or filling out our Attendee Application by November 20th.”