Figma Adds AI-Powered Code Layers, Motion Tools, and Custom Plug-ins to Design Platform

Figma has unveiled some new design and coding product updates at its annual Config conference that aim to help creatives "push their ideas further" and automate tedious tasks with AI. Part of this is a reimagined canvas that's now optimized for full-stack development, according to Figma, bringing teams, AI agents, tools, and materials "together in one place." Notable callouts include coding layers that let you tweak the code of your projects without leaving the Figma Design canvas, and AI-generated motion graphics effects, which allow you to make animations and transition effects by simply describing them to Figma's chatbot interface. You c … Read the full story at The Verge.

Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plugins for various tasks using AI.

“I think if you have a creative voice in writing or design, you put yourself out there and you take a risk — this is a good time to do that,” said the Figma chief executive Dylan Field.

Anthropic's expansion into design tools may strain future partnerships, as potential collaborators fear becoming competitors. The post Anthropic faces tensions with Figma as it expands into design tools appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Figma has introduced its own AI agent embedded directly into its collaborative design canvas, allowing users to generate new designs, edit existing ones, and automate repetitive tasks through natural language prompts. Multiple agents can run simultaneously on the same canvas, and the company says the underlying models are fine-tuned specifically for design contexts. The move […]

Figma's new AI assistant will be first available on Figma Design

This post was originally published on The Nuanced Perspective and is being reposted here with the authors’ permission. Agent skills are everywhere right now. Atlassian built them into Rovo so agents can automatically triage Jira tickets, draft Confluence pages, and route service requests without anyone typing a prompt. Canva and Figma use them so Claude […]

Anthropic and OpenAI are accelerating competition across coding and design tools, as both companies expand agentic AI capabilities that increasingly overlap with traditional software platforms. Mike Krieger resigned from the board of Figmaamid reports that Anthropic’s upcoming Opus 4.7 model may introduce design features that could compete directly with Figma’s core products. Anthropic has already […]