A tutorial from James on creating beautiful background patterns and effects. I haven’t tried the vga blurrific.exe plugin he recommends, but it looks really cool.

David Hill walks layer-by-layer through his process of designing a sick illustration for the lil bro coffee from Terminal.

Is this new? Very cool.

A step-by-step video tutorial on how to create a laser beam effect.

Impressive lightsaber loader effect by Vijay.

James McDonald shared a design file of his recent project with a few cool effects.

Smart technique and a cool effect! Blur is a power tool in capable hands.

“Specifically designed for creatives, this plugin lets you apply stunning dithering effects to any image. Fine-tune details, add noise, adjust brightness, and enhance glow. With support for algorithms like Floyd-Steinberg, Bayer ordering, Atkinson, and noise dithering, it’s the perfect tool for creators looking to craft unique, dynamic visuals.”

I shared a sneak peek at this plugin in issue \#179, but now it’s finally out! ​“Displace brings powerful displacement effects to Figma. Easily create stunning reeded glass, noise, and glitch effects with real-time adjustments. Perfect for photos, typography, and beyond.”

Mike Bespalov is cooking something dope. The glass effect is very cool, but I love the displacement effect applied to the text even more. The plugin is not out yet, but it’s coming soon — can’t wait to try it out!

New plugin for Vijay Verma for creating a beautiful stippling effect.

Brett from Designjoy shows how to achieve a cool visual effect with a Progressive Blur plugin.

Pointillism converts images into thousands of vector points. Customize the size and frequency of the dots to achieve the perfect look and bring a unified style to your designs. Compatible with Parallax, Shape move, and Physics animation plugins, it offers exciting animation possibilities.

Tyler created a short tutorial on making a realistic light beam using simple shapes, a blend mode, and a blur.

I had no idea that a Spread value in drop shadows can be negative! This effect could shrink the shadow and simulate the object’s elevation. The article explains the box-shadow property in CSS, but luckily, Figma’s drop shadow is based on it and works similarly. 

James shows how to achieve a very cool mesh gradient effect with simple tools: ​“It’s kinda silly how much you can achieve with a single blurred vector line, a gradient and a blending mode.” 

Confusingly enough, this new plugin by Anh is unrelated to another plugin with the same name I shared in issue #160. See examples on Twitter and choose which one works best for your needs.

Easily generate a frame with progressive blur, controllable by a set of parameters.

I often rely on the Spread value in shadows but forget why it is disabled. Handy reminder from Ilya Miskov.

Turns any image into a cool line pattern — an alternative to the Emboss lines plugin.