Kris Rasmussen

Oct 25, 2024 | figma.com | Isaac A. Goldberg |Maggie Zhou |Kris Rasmussen |Noah Levin

Some companies even have dedicated Slack channels for finding existing designs. Beyond the challenging work of designing an interface, many designers spend a surprising amount of time on something that shouldn’t be so hard: finding an existing design. At Figma, we noticed our own designers were losing time trying to track down source files when they only had a screenshot, evidenced by hundreds of messages in Slack with designers asking teammates for help. That’s why we launched .

Oct 15, 2024 | figma.com | Kris Rasmussen |Amber Bravo |Noah Levin

At Config 2024, we introduced new AI-powered search features that allow you to search across all of the designs and published components in a team or organization. We had heard countless stories of users struggling to locate a specific design or component, especially when working across large organizations with complex design systems. Now with AI-powered search, you can find what you’re looking for using just a screenshot, selection of Figma layers, or even a text description.

Sep 24, 2024 | figma.com | Kris Rasmussen |Noah Levin

There's a lot of tedium along the journey of bringing great designs to life. Even if you have a pretty good idea in your head of what you want to make, you still have to navigate so many hurdles just to get to that first draft, kick off a productive discussion, or push an idea forward. There’s a lot we’d like to do to make this journey smoother in Figma, and we believe AI offers so much potential to help you express what’s in your head in new and exciting ways.

Jun 26, 2024 | figma.com | Dylan Field |Kris Rasmussen |Ryhan Hassan |Joel Miller

According to a blog post by Visme:45% of presenters find it difficult to design creative layouts for their presentations. 41% of presenters find it challenging to find and use great visuals. 47% of presenters take more than eight hours to design their presentations. Figma Slides is in beta and will be rolling out throughout the day on June 26 PDT. According to our research, Figma users created about 3.5 million presentations in the last year alone.

Jun 26, 2024 | figma.com | Amber Bravo |Kris Rasmussen |Herbert Lui

Just as the iPhone’s arrival in 2007 ushered in a new era of mobile-first design, AI underscores the things we know to be true: It takes time—and a healthy dose of experimentation—to uncover the design patterns that will unlock the full potential of a new technology. In the early days of mobile, many companies simply crammed their existing desktop experiences onto smaller screens in a race to adapt. Today, we find ourselves at a similar inflection point.