While the title mentions only Adobe XD, I liked how they also tried Sketch for Teams and Framer X before settling on Figma. Their final scoresheet is very detailed and seems quite accurate.

What makes this switch story interesting is their previous setup with the design system source of truth in React components and automatic generation of Sketch symbols from them. While switching to Figma, they ended up manually recreating components, and that resulted in a higher quality comparing to auto-generated Sketch symbols.

Airbnb’s chief design officer Alex Schleifer talked to TechCrunch. An interesting insight into how Figma helped them ship new features while working remotely: ​“We like to use as few tools as possible, but Figma is a game changer because people can see decisions being made live.”

Because of COVID-19, the design team at YML had to adjust quickly to a new reality of remote work. They switched from Sketch to Figma as so much of their work relies on collaboration, and now their team shares why.

Good thoughts on the future of Sketch and competing with Figma. I used to love Sketch, but can’t see what can save it from a slow decline at this point.

Jack Roles talks through the difficulties his team was facing using Sketch, why they selected Figma for creating Babylon DNA design system, and what they’re still learning.

Luis Ouriach from Upgrade Pack explains why and how their team migrated to Figma.

TravelPerk team shared their thought process and experience of switching to Figma. For them, it made collaboration much simpler, reduced complexity by moving from multiple tools to one, decreased cost, and made their designs embeddable and open for non-Mac users.

The team at Salsa Digital agency shared their experience of switching from Sketch to Figma. While they enjoy real-time collaboration, lack of ​“really-final-this-time-v5” files, and all the unique features of Figma, they also have some valid concerns about committing to it for a long time.

Well, this is a fun way to celebrate a switch!

The team at Zego switched to Figma and rebuilt their design system utilizing a modular approach based on Brad Frost’s atomic design structure.

“Everyone at Cuvva is empowered to use Figma to do their job through collaborative transparency.” Love how their team uses it not just with engineers but also with Customer Operations.

Joann Feng shares some of the highlights of switching her team at Perpetual to Figma from Sketch and InVision combo.

The story of how Dropbox Design migrated to Figma and structured their cross-platform design system.

Buzz Usborne writes how Help Scout migrated design systems from Sketch to Figma — why they made the switch, a step-by-step walkthrough of what it entailed, and what they got out of it.

A comprehensive comparison of modern design tools, looking at features, extensibility, collaboration, supported platforms, and price. Not to spoil the result, but Figma takes the first place.

It’s interesting to see how this team of 9 designers transitioned to Figma. I’m particularly impressed with their planning and communication with other team members. Part 1 provides some context for the switch.

Dan Strogiy writes about the pains of their previous Sketch workflow, the benefits of moving to Figma, their new organization system, and some fresh pains of a new workflow.

Zandre Coetzer shares 6 pieces of advice on moving design system to Figma — start building from scratch, don’t try to replicate your old system in Sketch, use both global and local components, highlight updated components, use plugins, and do it as a team.

Recap of a presentation at Figma Chicago Meetup. Trucy led the move to Figma at Yello and shares her experience in fostering collaboration with engineers, PMs, and other designers. I especially liked the idea of using custom cover images to indicate the statuses of tasks.