If you’re on the Enterprise plan, workspace members can now pin files to the top of their workspaces. “Pinned files help users designate important, shared content so that workspace members can get started with the right resources.”
A new version of the Style Setuper plugin that makes setting up text and color styles a breeze now creates text styles using type variables, so changing your font properties is very easy.
A widget that makes all your local variables and styles visible. You can narrow down the list to a specific collection or type.
Luis shows where styles and variables can be used in the Figma UI.
The Lil’ tool for creating pixel-perfect icons in a 16×16 grid, all in vector format.
Tyler created a short tutorial on making a realistic light beam using simple shapes, a blend mode, and a blur.
Miggi explains how to control the behavior of text fields with visual and keyboard shortcuts without touching the auto width/height or fixed size controls in the Design panel.
Ana Boyer on creating a component API — a process of defining how you will approach constructing and naming your components across all of your libraries and documentation that will be consumed by your design and engineering teams.
“SVG Pattern Builder allows you to create, customize, and download unique animated SVG patterns for your web and design projects. Great for Figma, Framer, Webflow and video projects.” Made by Meng To from Design Code with a lot of help from Claude AI.
Day 9 brings new slick transition controls to customize the duration, easing curve, delay, etc.
Day 8. Improved language support in the Tone Dial.
Day 7 drop makes it possible to add all the slides into the deck with no need to choose right away.
Miggi applies the new “Remove background” AI feature, a vector mask outlining the shape, a hidden “Show mask outlines” command (that I didn’t know about!), and a simple prototype to create a popping out head avatar.
Day 6 of new releases with an addition of rulers to Slides.
A 7‑minute tutorial from Miggi on using the new Suggest Auto Layout and the AI features “Rewrite this,” “Replace content,” and “Rename layers.”
Luis on the power of efficient aliasing when building typographic styles from primitives.
Minimize or hide the new UI to regain more screen real estate as you work.
Day 3: Add template text styles in the Design mode instead of jumping between modes.
Day 2: Hit Shift‑D or toggle the right end of your toolbar to access your Design mode.
I designed my resume in Figma but didn’t know that the exported PDF isn’t compatible with ATS systems used by HRs. Good tip from Kris Puckett!