Figma brings coding, motion design, and generative tools into a single canvas

The company’s latest updates add coding, motion design, custom AI tools, and workflow automation directly to the Figma canvas ...
Martin Cid Magazine

Figma bets design and code will share a canvas. Cursor has $60 billion against it

At Config 2026, Figma introduced Code Layers, Figma Motion, and AI-generated shader effects — a set of changes that turn the ...
Tech Times

Figma Config 2026: Code Layers Challenge Cursor as GPU Shaders Hit Paid Plans

Figma Config 2026 closed Thursday with Code Layers for GitHub-linked canvas editing, Figma Motion in open beta with CSS and ...

Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update

Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plugins for various ...
The Next Web

Figma adds code layers to the canvas and lets users build custom AI plugins at Config 2026

Figma unveiled code layers, animation support, AI-generated shaders, custom skills for its AI assistant, and deeper Weavy integration at Config 2026.

Interaction Designer Tianci Gong: Developer of Widely Used Figma Plugins and Multi-Awarded AI Product

While most UX designers concentrate on crafting end-user interfaces, Tianci Gong, a Philadelphia-based AI interaction ...

Are designers the new SWEs? Figma Make's new two-way GitHub integration turns designs into live, production code — with built-in governance

From an enterprise governance perspective, this means visual AI edits are subject to the exact same continuous integration pipelines, security checks, and code reviews as any traditional engineering ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic just launched Claude Design, an AI tool that turns prompts into prototypes and challenges Figma

Anthropic today launched Claude Design, a new product from its Anthropic Labs division that allows users to create polished visual work — designs, interactive prototypes, slide decks, one-pagers, and ...

Frank Gong Reports Adoption Milestone for Two Open-Source Figma Community Utilities and International Award Recognition

PHILADELPHIA, PA, United States – 16th June 2026 – Frank Gong reports that two open-source utilities designed and released to the Figma Community since February 2025 have reached a combined user base ...