Figma Desk — Jess Wang

The landscape of design software is a jungle of panels and dropdown menus. Let’s return home to something familiar: the desk. NOTE: DEPENDING ON YOUR INTERNET SPEED, THIS PAGE MAY NEED TIME TO LOAD. THE GIFS TAKE A MOMENT TO COME OUT OF HIBERNATION ;) Loyal users are making everything from vector illustrations to 3D renderings in Figma—but the app is barely equipped to handle it. But what if it was? Figma virtuosos are stretching the program’s limited capabilities for work that’s typically done in more powerful apps. Adobe Illustrator has always been the app of choice for complex design projects, but Figma’s elegance is attracting staunch loyalists who are making work that’s challenging the limitations of the UI editor. But even Figma’s biggest fans admit that it has its limits, and users often toggle between Figma and other apps during projects. COMMENTER IN r/FIGMADESIGN Figma’s wide offering of plugins, mini-apps developed and distributed by the Figma community, is bridging the gap

The landscape of design software is a jungle of panels and dropdown menus. Let’s return home to something familiar: the desk. NOTE: DEPENDING ON YOUR INTERNET SPEED, THIS PAGE MAY NEED TIME TO LOAD. THE GIFS TAKE A MOMENT TO COME OUT OF HIBERNATION ;) Loyal users are making everything from vector illustrations to 3D renderings in Figma—but the app is barely equipped to handle it. But what if it was? Figma virtuosos are stretching the program’s limited capabilities for work that’s typically done in more powerful apps. Adobe Illustrator has always been the app of choice for complex design projec