Maker Stories

At trusted titles like The New York Times, The Economist, and The Minnesota Star Tribune, great design can support great journalism. Here’s how media teams use Figma to collaborate on news design and explore new formats.

The designer of Ableton’s Note app shares unconventional principles for creating unforgettable digital experiences.

How do you design an app for 431 diverse national parks and monuments? By taking a page from iconic NPS park brochures. Learn how a small team adapted Massimo Vignelli’s seminal design system for a digital interface.

As a product manager working on Snapchat’s Lens Studio for AR developers, Charmaine knows what it takes to delight creators.

The Washington Post’s inclusive process for creating new design system components bridges the gap between design and development to make features that help navigate the news online.

A former product designer now crafts quilts using the design tool she knows best—giving whole new meaning to moving rectangles in Figma.

How learning app Duolingo’s cheeky five-second spot beat the odds in a crowded field.

Product lead Peter Yang taps into his decade-plus career to explain why staying focused on the craft is a product manager’s superpower.

How do you build AI features people want and trust? Product Managers at Figma, Duolingo, Asana, and LinkedIn share their tips.

Six creatives working in the product design world share their journey to making big leaps and side shuffles into their next career chapter.

In a world that can often feel stressful, Headspace, the meditation company, has given us reason to pause with its flagship app, which has made meditation and its benefits on sleep, mental health, and happiness more accessible.