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In conversation: Dylan Field and David Friedberg on the human role in creating with AI
November 6, 2026
By Figma
On why design is the new code, shaping AI’s creative output, and the human vision and judgment behind what we make.
Insights
Profiles & interviews
Thought leadership
Source material: "BRAT" Art Director Brent David Freaney finds design inspiration from everyday life
October 28, 2026
By Figma
The designer takes us through his world of color theory, photography, graphic systems, and found ephemeral.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Source material: Designer Ben Ganz on pushing the limits of what we can do
October 20, 2026
By Figma
From experimental typography and print artifacts to architecture, furniture, and fashion, PIN-UP Magazine’s creative director explores how materials, systems, and unexpected connections can shape new visual worlds.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Source material: Creative director Manon Macasaet’s spirituality shapes her process
October 13, 2026
By Figma
The creative behind Poison Candy Apple is inspired by Harajuku fashion, early internet Tumblr, old rave graphics, and kidrobots.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Graphic designer Aitana Picó wants us to appreciate bad trends
September 21, 2026
By Figma
The multidisciplinary designer and artist shares what’s in her “mental database”: an off-putting tarot deck, a Jockstrap CD, and a recurring dream about aerial silks.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Artist and educator Zach Lieberman likes to break things
September 15, 2026
By Figma
The creative coder explains the throughline between drawing and computation, and why he’s jealous of pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: Creative technologist Marisa Chentakul is tired of calling things “slop”
September 3, 2026
By Figma
One of the internet’s favorite designers shares why her cyberdeck doubles as a makeup vanity, and the questions she asks herself to get into a creative space.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Culture
Tips & inspiration
Source material: i-D Magazine’s editor in chief is not afraid of visual chaos
August 28, 2026
By Figma
Thom Bettridge on which magazines have shaped his taste—and what design rule he breaks the most.
Maker Stories
Profiles & interviews
Branding
Culture
Meet the artists behind Figma’s Season 5 collection
June 29, 2026
By Emma Webster
Figma's Season 5 merch is full of surprises—smiling cubes, a tomato with arms, wooden shapes painted in gouache. We asked the eight artists behind the collection how they work, what inspires them, and what they created.
Inside Figma
Behind the scenes
Culture
Config
Profiles & interviews
Principles in motion
June 24, 2026
By Anja Laubscher
When you’re designing motion, you’re designing with time. Understanding the mechanics turns movement into meaning.
Working Well
Motion
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
Design
What the design-to-code loop unlocks
May 12, 2026
By Anja Laubscher
With work moving more fluidly between code and canvas, workflows aren’t just changing—they’re converging.
Working Well
AI
Design
Profiles & interviews
Tips & inspiration
How to design agentic tools for work
April 29, 2026
By Jenny Xie
The Gemini Enterprise team shares their approach to making complex, multi-agent workflows feel simple, intuitive, and trustworthy.
Maker Stories
AI
Design
UI/UX
Tips & inspiration
Profiles & interviews