Live from Config, this episode with Jordan Singer follows his journey from the Diagram acquisition all the way to Figma’s 2024 AI release. We go deep into:

What didn’t ship at Config and why
How they navigated the early idea maze
How the role of designer will be impacted by AI
What it will be like designing dynamic interfaces
What makes Jordan’s new role at Figma so unique
Why renaming layers was such a big internal debate
Why the sparkle icon will become the new floppy disk
The surprising pivot that led to Jordan’s favorite AI feature
How Jordan prototypes by hacking on top of the Figma code base

The old Diagram website
Figma’s new AI landing page
Figma’s blog post introducing AI
Figma’s 2024 Config Keynote

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Jordan Singer - The future of AI in Figma