Figma Config 2024 Recap

Introduction

• Presenter: Debra, product lead and product designer
• Purpose: Quick recap of the most important announcements from Config
• Upcoming: Review of personal experience at the conference next week

UI3 - Redesign of Figma

• **Main Changes: ** Enhanced user interface with rounded corners, customizable control bars
  • Top bar moved to the bottom
• Goal: Simplify the experience and reduce distraction
  • Organize features commonly used together
• Transition: Incremental rollout, option to switch between new and old UI
• Additional Resource: Link to a talk with designers explaining the redesign process

New Feature: Suggested Auto Layout

• Purpose: Fast-track auto layout creation
• For: Beginners and efficiency in designing nested layers

Dev Mode Enhancements

• New Statuses: Completed, Edited
  • Helps developers stay updated on design changes
• Goal: Bridge gap between design and code

AI Integration

• Stages of Assistance:
  1. Getting Started: Generate initial design from a prompt
  2. Finding Assets: Help locate/generate assets
  3. Staying in Flow: Create text, images, translate text, prototype, rename layers
• Highlights:
  • Helps maintain flow by reducing manual tasks
  • AI-powered efficiency

New Product: Figma Slides

• Purpose: Streamline creation of presentations within Figma
• Features:
  • Speaker notes, animations, slide rearrangement
  • Native design tools: alignment, theming, vector tweaking
  • Full prototype import from Figma design files
• Collaboration: Accessible to designers and non-designers, role-based views
• Additional Resource: Intro tutorial to Figma Slides

Conclusion

• Encouragement: Feel excited and confident to try new updates
• Next Video: Preparation for Config 2024