Figma's new grid

Figma grid, Why is quality so rare?, 10 rules for navigating the next design paradigm, Co-designing with AI, Syncing Figma Dev resources, and more.

Highlights of the week ↘

LetterBucket: Where newsletters become real businesses - The newsletter tool that feels like Notion. Write, send, and publish to your site: zero clutter, zero tech skills required. - LetterBucket sponsored

Figma’s new grid - You must understand CSS Grid as a designer. - Christine Vallaure

Why is quality so rare? - So many things feel unfinished, broken, or forgettable - why? - Karri Saarinen

Product design, UX/UI and PM ↘

10 rules for navigating the next design paradigm - Meta’s Chief Technology Officer on consciousness, questioning design paradigms, and building for the future. - Andrew Bosworth

Co-designing with AI - How I redesigned my portfolio site by partnering with AI to experiment. - Owen Williams

Design engineering ↘

Planning and design systems - how much time you got? - There are few things more impactful than good planning. - PJ Onori

Syncing Figma Dev resources - Developers being unsure of what components in their Figma designs are from the Design System is a common issue I’ve seen across multiple organizations. - Tony Ward

Tools and resources ↘

Basecoat - A components library built with Tailwind CSS that works with any web stack. - Ronan Berder

Rethinking layout in Sketch with Stacks - Stacks are a new way to build flexible, adaptable layouts in Sketch. - Chris Downer

Inspiration and creativity ↘

Reasons for failure - Not all failures are created equal. - Dan Mall

Last but not least ↘

Knowledge work is dying - While AI devours information-based roles, OpenAI, Alphabet, and Apple are investing in wisdom work - and you can, too. - Joe Hudson

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