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Read this korrent: Figma is still the appropriate place to build visual conviction around an idea before committing to prototyping it.
Figma is still the appropriate place to build visual conviction around an idea before committing to prototyping it.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Figma is still really helpful for a smaller thing like a modal or visual polish. — tap to centre the map on it
Figma is still really helpful for a smaller thing like a modal or visual polish.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
AM
Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Figma is still a really important tool in the toolkit, even as the scope of tools designers have access to is expanding. — tap to centre the map on it
Figma is still a really important tool in the toolkit, even as the scope of tools designers have access to is expanding.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Showing static Figma work in a portfolio presentation feels unacceptable at this stage; prototypes need to be shown. — tap to centre the map on it
Showing static Figma work in a portfolio presentation feels unacceptable at this stage; prototypes need to be shown.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even forward-thinking agentic teams still use Figma a lot, so it is still in the game. — tap to centre the map on it
Even forward-thinking agentic teams still use Figma a lot, so it is still in the game.
Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
TG
Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Depending on the work it is totally fine to design predominantly in Figma, but the barrier to trying making something in code is so low that everybody has probably dabbled with it. — tap to centre the map on it
Depending on the work it is totally fine to design predominantly in Figma, but the barrier to trying making something in code is so low that everybody has probably dabbled with it.
Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
BL
Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works. — tap to centre the map on it
Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Figma is still important, but using it to dial in full fidelity is probably the wrong use, because it is not the actual code base. — tap to centre the map on it
Figma is still important, but using it to dial in full fidelity is probably the wrong use, because it is not the actual code base.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sometimes a whiteboard, a paper sketch, a wireframe, Figma or a live prototype is the right tool, and the best designers will intuit which to go to. — tap to centre the map on it
Sometimes a whiteboard, a paper sketch, a wireframe, Figma or a live prototype is the right tool, and the best designers will intuit which to go to.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated yesterday
4 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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Figma is still the appropriate place to build visual conviction around an idea before committing to prototyping it.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
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Figma is still really helpful for a smaller thing like a modal or visual polish.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Andy Madrick
Similar wording
Figma is still a really important tool in the toolkit, even as the scope of tools designers have access to is expanding.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Similar wording
Showing static Figma work in a portfolio presentation feels unacceptable at this stage; prototypes need to be shown.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Even forward-thinking agentic teams still use Figma a lot, so it is still in the game.
Last stated 19 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tommy Geoco
Similar wording
Depending on the work it is totally fine to design predominantly in Figma, but the barrier to trying making something in code is so low that everybody has probably dabbled with it.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Similar wording
Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Figma is still important, but using it to dial in full fidelity is probably the wrong use, because it is not the actual code base.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Josh Puckett
Similar wording
Sometimes a whiteboard, a paper sketch, a wireframe, Figma or a live prototype is the right tool, and the best designers will intuit which to go to.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Cory Doctorow