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Typography | Figma Blog

Jan 25, 2024 | figma.com | Jenny Xie |Amber Bravo |Carly Ayres |Ted Brown

One of the typographical questions we get often is, “How does font fallback work exactly?” It’s not even that Figma does something unique here (although we have our own specific take), but font fallback is just complex, filled with quirks and unexpected side effects. Our resident font enthusiast Marcin Wichary decided to dig into the issue and prepare an exhaustive guide to font fallback, its beauty, and all the pitfalls.
Tag: UI / UX | Figma Blog

Jan 25, 2024 | figma.com | Paul Trotter |Jenny Xie |Ted Brown |Alia Fite

Today, we’re excited to introduce Variants, which lets you combine variations of the same component—simplifying the asset panel and mapping components more closely to code. This feature, along with changes to the Inspect panel and updates to Auto Layout, will enable designers and developers to work more efficiently together. Below, we dive into how we built Variants, including the crucial pieces of feedback our users gave us along the way.
Tag: Profiles and interviews

Jan 24, 2024 | figma.com | Jenny Xie |Carly Ayres |Rebecca Ackermann |Ted Brown

For companies of a certain size, carbon neutrality in the here and now isn’t out of reach—it’s just short-sighted. With our $500,000 investment in carbon removal via Watershed, the enterprise climate platform and marketplace, Figma ensures that vanguard technologies the future depends on will continue to scale.
What’s Happening at Config 2023?

Jun 19, 2023 | figma.com | Andrew Hogan |Ted Brown |Dylan Field

That’s all, folks. We’re basking in the afterglow and already experiencing Config withdrawals. Good thing the party doesn’t have to stop here: There are plenty of inspiring talks to catch up on and endless hot takes and #confits to scroll on Twitter. Is it too soon to start planning for next year? After an action-packed day of hearing from the smartest folks in tech and design, running into old friends, and making new ones, we’re back for more. Here’s a running log of what we’re up to in Config-land.
Building Middle-earth: Bringing Tall and Small Together

May 22, 2023 | hollywoodreporter.com | Ted Brown

This story was created in paid partnership with Prime Most people think of VFX as bringing magic to the screen, but some of the most incredible work being done by the VFX producers working on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is about bringing magic back to reality, so that Elves, Dwarves, humans, and Harfoots can all occupy the same space in a seamlessly beautiful way.
Building Middle-earth: The Song Tells the Story

May 22, 2023 | hollywoodreporter.com | Ted Brown

This story was created in paid partnership with Prime The right song can make or break a scene. But in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the choice in music goes beyond choosing the right track or composition. Music is written into the fabric of the entire The Lord of the Rings epic—literally. Tolkien penned lyrics for dozens of songs, from funeral dirges to joyful tavern-drinking ditties to tunes hummed by Hobbits on their meandering strolls.
Building Middle-earth: Crafting the World of the Harfoots

May 22, 2023 | hollywoodreporter.com | Ted Brown

This story was created in paid partnership with Prime Building a world requires more than a set of tools and some talented artisans. It needs people who are able to tap into their imagination and draw out the interior lives of the characters that will eventually live on screen. The world of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is packed with different races and peoples, each bringing their own lore, culture, and traditions to the show.
Spinning Gold Puts the Magic of the Infamous 1970s Casablanca Records and its Visionary Founder Neil Bogart on the Big Screen

Mar 13, 2023 | rollingstone.com | Ted Brown

The greatest Artists of all time seem to have emerged fully formed from the ether of musical legend as if their success had been simply undeniable and preordained. As if Donna Summer didn’t so much write “Love to Love Ya Baby,” as manifest it; as if KISS’ timeless anthem “Rock N’ Roll Nite” wasn’t so much composed, as delivered fully-realized from hard rock Valhalla directly to Paul Stanley and Gene Simmon’s fingertips. But history knows better.
Here's How LaRussell and Intuit are Helping Independent Artists Understand How to Achieve Their Financial Ambitions

Mar 3, 2023 | rollingstone.com | Ted Brown

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be an independent artist. Up and comers can build their own audiences from the ground up on social media without going through gatekeepers and climbing industry ladders. Fans also get a front row seat to see their favorite artist grow and evolve, creating a powerful bond — and dedicated fan community — in the process.