Figma and the cost of collaboration
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“The number of paying teams is a big KPI for Figma right now, as well as the average revenue per team.
I got this sense from seeing a whopping eight prompts to upgrade in a single session and seeing a notable increase in the urgency of their upgrade messaging; now it’s all ‘last file’, ‘0 left’, and ‘you’re running out’.”
Figma and the cost of collaboration →
It’s like having your customer on speed dial →
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Editor picks
The lost practice of information architecture →
And the perils of designing without a plan.The future is up for grabs when anyone can make designs →
What AI-generated design means for creators.Design has a granularity issue →
Why we need to move towards a new design philosophy & practice.The limits of “data-driven” →
Making decisions based on easy data is a recipe for disaster.
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Home as a heuristic: good design starts here →
Make me think
The AI job interviewer will see you now →
“Once seen as a curiosity, AI job interviews have grown in popularity as startups look to build businesses on top of the surprising capabilities shown by platforms like OpenAI. (…) As companies scramble for ways to integrate AI into their business, bad experiences like that are set to become commonplace.”A proliferation of terms →
“Do we call it a library, a folder, a collection, a workspace, a section, a category, a topic? How about a document, page, file, entry, article, worksheet? And.. what's the difference? While these kinds of decisions might not be front and center when working out designs for a product or feature, they can impact a lot.”Our new religion isn't enough →
“Religious faith has collapsed, and many trends and movements have moved in to fill the void. (…) I really don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that a significant majority of young people now interpret their lives and emotions and relationships through a therapeutic lens.”
Little gems this week
The blurring boundaries of AI-powered design →
Who do we see when we gaze into the digital mirror? →
Tools and resources
I tried Figma Slides; here’s what I’m missing →
Asking the Figma Gods to bring these features ASAP.Designing for forgiveness →
How to create error-tolerant interfaces.Simple recall testing for B2B UX →
A useful and cheaper alternative for B2B UX testing.
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