Let’s create some...FigArt?

Jump into this FigJam file, I’ll be hanging out in there for the next hour or so:

figma.com/file/cPQ85wZkH…

– LO
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20 May
This is a story of a Figma bug that wasn’t a bug at all.


In November of 2019, one of our users reported this: ⁝ MW I have problem in zooming i...
In short, pressing Shift+2 using one key worked, but pressing Shift+2 using the numeric keypad key didn’t.

Curiously, the bug only happened on Windows, and not on a Mac. Image
Turns out this bug goes back all the way to… 1977.

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The former is crucial, but the details can make or break a product. On the other hand, details can also suffocate you – there are endless small fixes, torrents of bugs, and infinite polish that could be applied to anything… but there is never infinite time.
As a result, you need to develop a sense of which details matter, and which not… and constantly seek input on your calibration.
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Hi! This is Marcin.

For the last year or so, I have been obsessed with Sutro Tower, a TV and radio tower that’s almost exactly in the center of San Francisco. It’s 300m in height, and sitting on a hill that’s just as tall itself. ⁝ MW Image
The tower has been there since 1973, and it’s become a weird icon – a thing you must acknowledge is not beautiful in any traditional sense, but you grow to like over time as an almost-constant skyline companion in SF. Image
I am still figuring out why I love it so much. Partly, I think, it’s because it is so weird and technical… or, perhaps, that its beauty is not the kind of traditional designed beauty I’m supposed to love and promote as a designer.
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18 May
What’s up people!? It’s @nannearl_ 👋🏾🙂 I do research for the growth team here at Figma & they’re tossing the keys my way to run this thing for the day… so I guess that’s what’s happening. 😅 brb *googles “how to tweet professionally”*

-Nannearl
Gonna use this thread to share 3 things about me (because, why not?), starting with: 

1. I’m very good at answering questions with questions (which is why research is right up my alley, I guess). Ask me anything & I’ll have a question ready for you. 😎

-Nannearl
2. I believe NY-style strawberry cheesecake reigns supreme over all desserts and will fight anyone over this. 😐

-Nannearl
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17 May
That was SO fun! Thanks for joining our last Twitter Space, but hayooo, we're not done. In our next Twitter space jam, we're going to be talking to a few of our artists for stickers of FigJam — @byalicelee, @alanady and @Jabronus.

Join our space! twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKk…

🧵
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17 May
I'm amazed at what our customers have built in Figma. I've asked a few designers to share just a teensy peek of what they've built. Figma, under the covers as I like to call it.

Join our space where @pablostanley and I talk shop: twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxR…

🧵 Some examples:
In @JustinMezzell's "Project Terrarium", he's taking illustration systems to a whole new level. Quickly change up colors using selection colors & color styles.

There's colors for shadows (w/ blending modes) as well as objects in the terrarium are swappable components.
With @pablostanley's @blushdesignapp, your illustrations are super-powered with a plugin. You can create own compositions with different stickers, like this living room scene with plants, sofas, and cats...all of the cats!

Try it yourself: bit.ly/3uWxm63
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