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Issue #231: Figma workflow. Linear glass. Buzz updates. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 231

• Schema by Figma is on Tuesday
• A Linear spin on Liquid Glass
• Lessons learned in AI and design workflows
• Vibe Code in Figma Make
• Figma Workflow
• Three new Buzz features

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Issue #230: Schema. Dylan at Lenny’s Podcast. Components spec. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 230

• Schema by Figma on October 28
• Dylan Field on Lenny’s podcast
• Where’s the AI design renaissance?
• Components spec
• shadcn/ui course by Vercel
• Inverse color tokens tip

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Issue #229: Config 2026 Dates. ChatGPT App. Connectors. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 229

• Config 2026 dates
• Liquid Glass Is Cracked
• AI Has Flipped Software Development
• FigJam app in ChatGPT
• Figma Make connectors
• Ridd and James McDonald vibin’ on Inflight
• Contra working file

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Issue #228: Sonnet 4.5. The Cut tool. Purple problem. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 228

• AI has a Purple Problem
• 7 Practical Animation Tips
• Sonnet 4.5 in Figma Make
• Improved vector editing with the Cut tool
• Dylan Field at TBPN
• Aerial light show

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Issue #227: MCP Server. From Make to layers. Cursor. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 227

• Vibe code prototypes at Shopify
• Learn Cursor
• From design to code with Claude Code
• Why you should care about design context
• Bringing Figma Make to the canvas

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Issue #226: Prompt to edit. Sites updates. Paper + Tailwind. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 226

• Paper + Tailwind CSS = 🤝
• “Prompt to edit” alpha
• Attach images as prompt references
• Organizing design iterations
• Building aligned design systems
• Major updates to Figma Sites
• Make-a-thon winners

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Issue #225: Paper. Reshaped. Make templates. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 225

• Paper public alpha
• Miggi shows Shape Builder
• Measure spacing as you adjust layout
• Intro to Dev Mode
• Templates in Figma Make
• Reshaped is open-sourced
• New Apple UI kits

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Issue #224: MCP. Resilient teams. iMac G3. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 224

• You Don’t Need Animations
• How to build a resilient design team by @jonas.do
• What if the iMac G3 dropped today?
• How AI Turns Figma into Code
• Component playground made with Make
• Figma Make tutorial

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Issue #223: Color space. Shape.fm. Make-a-thon. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 223

• What is a color space?
• Shape.fm podcast
• Objects to instances workflow
• From Figma to code
• A technique to improve your vectors
• Make-a-thon with Contra

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Issue #222: CDO. Grug. Unicorn. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 222

• Chief Design Officers of Figma & the US of A
• Grug designer
• Unicorn Studio
• SF Symbols in page names
• Figma Make course for beginners

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Issue #221: Figma turns 13. Inflight vibing. Glass icons. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 221

• More ways to edit images with AI
• Ridd & James McDonald vibin’ on Inflight
• Apple Glass icon sets
• Building branded templates in Buzz

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Issue #220: IPO. Draw updates. Make and AI out of beta. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 220

• Figma’s IPO: Design is everyone’s business
• Interfaces That Augment or Replace?
• Draw: scatter brushes, offset paths, stroke updates
• Dev Mode: Why MCP servers are the unlock
• Dan Mall on Auto Layout
• Why AI has changed prototyping forever

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Issue #219: Touch Glass. iOS 26 UI Kit. Supabase in Figma Make. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 219

• Glass effect
• Official iOS and iPadOS 26 UI kits
• Building with Claude Code & Figma MCP
• Figma Make + Supabase
• Untitled UI React
• Essential Tokens plugin

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Issue #218: Grid updates. Domains in Sites. Don’t trust the process. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 218

• Don’t trust the process
• Grids: delete rows & columns and set min/max
• Animated mockups using Midjourney
• Kigen Color Generator
• Animations on the Web

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Issue #217: Form S-1. Malleable software. Config identity. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 217

• Form S-1 for Figma IPO
• Theo on why Figma is going public now
• Malleable software by Ink & Switch
• Quality is a trap
• Glass3D generator for CSS
• Tweakcn for shadcn/ui

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Issue #216: FoF World Tour. Variable width stroke. Design libraries in Make. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 216

• Friends of Figma World Tour
• Annotations support in Figma MCP
• Variable width strokes in Figma Draw
• Design libraries and guidelines in Make
• Building Figma’s code layers

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Issue #215: Payload. Code Layers. How I Built This. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 215

• Payload CMS is joining Figma
• How I Built This with Dylan Field
• Hardik Pandya on Liquid Glass
• Code layers in Figma Sites
• Browser notifications
• MCP demo
• Early days of Figma by Rasmus Andersson
• Tailwind Tokens

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Issue #214: WWDC24. Liquid Glass. Code layers. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 214

• Why I stopped prototyping in Figma
• Build clickable prototypes with Figma MCP & Cursor
• Code layers in Sites
• Apple WWDC25
• Liquid Glass in Figma and code
• Rethinking Color Theory

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Issue #213: MCP Server. Taste. Physicality. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 213

• Introducing Figma Dev Mode MCP server
• Apple fonts now available in Figma
• Physicality: the new age of UI
• Taste
• Designing icons for blank states
• Grade axis in variable fonts

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Issue #210: Config 2025. Grids. Sites. Draw. Make. Buzz. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Big Post-Config Issue 210!

• #Config2025
• Grids
• Figma Draw, Sites, Make, and Buzz
• @t3.gg on Figma Make
• A conversation with Jony Ive
• More designers should be founders by YC
• Class Action
• State Machines by @colebemis.com

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Issue #209: Aura to Figma. Harmonizer. Bottoms-up GTM. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 209

It’s the Config week! Come say hi!

• From Reactive Graphics to the Agent Era by John Maeda
• Aura to Figma by Meng To
• Harmonizer by Evil Martians
• OkColor v11
• Bottoms-up GTM
• Prioritising craft

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Issue #208: GPT-image-1. Designing dystopia. 4px grids. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 208

• Edit Image & Make an Image
• gpt-image‑1 model
• Curved connectors in FigJam
• Designing dystopia — the creative vision behind Severance
• Saying bye to 4px spacing and hello to Fibonacci
• How to streamline your design system workflow
• Preline UI kit

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Issue #207: Config Agenda Planner. Figma IPO. Dev Mode™ | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 207

• Config 2025 Agenda Planner
• Community events
• Figma confidentially files for IPO
• Figma tells Loveable to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’
• 5 Figma updates @jesseshowalter.bsky.social loves
• Magic Animator by @lottielab.bsky.social

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Issue #206: Design System Updates. 11 Uses for Variables. AI at Shopify. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 206

• Design System Quality Features
• Connected projects are live
• QR Code Generator
• Design for the AI age at Linear
• Reflexive AI usage at Shopify
• 11 uses for variables
• Superflex 2.0

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Issue #205: April Updates. Config Events. The Future Favors the Curious. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 205

• Reordering modes and collections
• Annotations in Design Mode
• Config after-parties
• The Future Favors the Curious
• AI and pixel-perfect designs
• Why Is the World Losing Color?

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Issue #204: Config agenda. Slides out of beta. UI3 Library. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 204

• Checking color contrast
• Slides out of beta + 6 major updates
• Config SF speakers & agenda
• What makes designers happy at work?
• AI is reshaping UI
• Designing UI3 icons & UI w/ Tim Van Damme
• Figma’s UI3 Kit
• Figma’s design process & user feedback

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Issue #203: Smart symbols. “Lost focus.” The future of design. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 203

• Updates to pricing, seats, and billing experience
• Smart symbols for all fonts
• “Figma lost focus on designers”
• The Future Of Design With Figma’s Dylan Field
• Figma on Craft
• Bolt × Figma
• Herman Miller rebrand
• Monotype on future typography

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Issue #202: Connected projects. Variable Visualizer. IPO. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 202

• Connected projects
• Figma IPO this year?
• Too Many Cooks, Too Few Decisions
• Making Figma plugins
• Quantum Design System
• Variable Visualizer

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Issue #201: Plugins in Slides. Deep Dive. Build Wars. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 201

• Plugins in Figma Slides
• File View History
• Collapsing the talent stack
• Prototyping with variables
• Deep Dive
• Visual Electric Figma plugin
• Build Wars Live

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Issue #200: Vibe coding. Always read comments. Figma to full-stack app. | Figmalion Figmalion is a weekly newsletter and curated collection of the most valuable stories and resources related to Figma.

Issue 200 (!)

• New tags on Community resources
• When coding becomes conversation
• Designers: always read the comments
• How to use AI to automate Figma workflows
• Lovable.dev x Builder.io – Figma to Full-stack app
• Keeyen’s portfolio

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