Lou Susi, MFA, BA, ND ( AADHD, 2E, RI )’s Post

So excited about all the new Figma announcements that’s happening tomorrow. Looking forward to AI, Prototyping and Design systems updates. Here are some of my plans during and after #config2024 1. Make insights videos from all the best designers attending config. 2. Put together a presentation for my colleagues and my community. 3. Write a deep dive substack article. 4. Put together a Figma course covering all the new changes. Let me know if you like to see anything else! All the best with Config day 1 tomorrow. #Config2024 Figma

Already tuned for Day 1 of Figma #Config2024 annual conference and learn about all of the new features, insights, and guest speakers! Lets go!  #Figma #ProductDesign

The Future is here 👏 Impressed!   Just look at the AI feature! Figma is becoming an even more alone-on-the-scenes tool with mind-blowing updates. With Figma Slides, it will be even more powerful and can be called a real game changer in the Design industry. #Config2024 #AIinDesign #Figma #Flieds

Here are the key points from Figma Config 2024: Introduction of Figma Slides: A new feature allowing users to create and collaborate on presentations directly within Figma. Launch of Dev Mode: Designed to streamline the collaboration between designers and developers, making the design-to-code process more efficient. Figma AI: Incorporation of artificial intelligence to automate routine tasks, provide design suggestions, and enhance overall workflow. Community Engagement: Over 75 speakers, 50 sessions, and 8,000+ attendees participated, highlighting a strong community focus. Innovative Presentations: Featured talks from industry leaders at companies like GitHub, Teenage Engineering, and The Browser Company, showcasing cutting-edge innovations and collaborations. Focus on Accessibility and Design Systems: Emphasis on creating robust design systems and ensuring accessible design practices. #config2024 #figma #figmaAI

🚀 Exciting News from #Config2024: Figma’s Latest Features! I’m thrilled about the new features announced at the Config2024 event. Figma continues to lead with innovation and simplicity, making our design process even more efficient and collaborative. ✨ Seamless Integration: Now, we can create slides directly in Figma, making it a truly collaborative experience. 🎨 Flexible Design: With intuitive layouts and powerful design tools. 🔧 Innovative Tools: Game-changing additions like "Search for similar," "Make an image," and "Remove background" are optimizing workflows, boosting creativity, and improving productivity. 🚀 Simplicity and Efficiency: The new "Make designs" feature is set to revolutionize our daily workflow. Just describe what you want, and the AI creates it! #Innovation #Design #Figma #config2024 #Collaboration #Productivity

For me, the most impressive keynote this year was Figma (and I'm not a designer). There is something about the CEO talking about the product and sharing the process around this product update. It is very satisfying to see how they start with their core tech—the canvas and collaboration—and expand their products. My rating of the announcements 1. The developer is ready for work improvements and code connect. 2. UI3 3. The Slides product 4. the AI stuff

🚀 Unveiling Figma Config 2024 Updates Once again, Figma has dramatically elevated the design tool landscape. Loving the new features thanks to Dylan's relentless drive to innovate. Here's to less creative blocks and a more streamlined workspace 🎉 🔹 Figma AI 🔹 Figma Slides 🔹 Dev Mode Enhanced 🔹 UI3 : Figma Redesigned Swipe through for a quick look into the features 👉 🔗 Get Early Access by joining the waitlist here : https://lnkd.in/e7RmMsbn Can't wait to try these out! What were your favourite announcements ? Share your thoughts in the comments 💬👇 #figmaconfig #config2024 #figma #ai #figmaslides #productivity #uiuxupdates #uiux

Back home from Figma #Config and wow am I feeling so inspired and re-energized. Had a wonderful time in all the sessions and meeting so many talented designers. Best part is running into former colleagues like Drew Little and catching up! In a world filled with AI tools, the messaging from speakers like Reginé Gilbert, Nashilu Mouen Makoua, Raphael Schaad, and Pablo Sánchez to develop your personal story and style, to listen to yourself, is the most valuable tool you as a designer can have in your kit. #figma #config2024 #uxdesign

🚀 Super pumped about all the updates introduced at Config 2024! While I couldn't attend in person, the virtual session was packed with insights and exciting developments. 🌟 Learned a lot about Figma's future, including new features and updates in Dev Mode, FigJam, and the most exciting Figma Slides (expect to see a lot of animations in presentations!). The introduction of Figma AI took everyone by surprise. It sparked a mix of excitement and uncertainty, but it's a reminder that AI isn't daunting. Instead, I am glad it provides a starting point. We still need critical research and compelling stories to build around it. Temporary skills might fade, but a deep understanding of the discipline and the ability to make decisive decisions in UX and interaction will always be essential. Looking forward to meeting a talented community of designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs at the next Config conference. Can't wait to see where we go from here! #Config2024 #FigmaUpdates #DesignCommunity #FigmaAI #FutureOfDesign

Awesome day attending Figma’s conference #Config2024! As we all have been talking about, Figma has launched a bunch of implementations including AI features, Figma slides, auto-layout improvements and a new UI. I’m particularly interested in learning to use AI tools to optimize repetitive work, while focusing on research, strategy and problem-solving, which are the soul of a design project. These new features sound super exciting and it seems that Figma has been taking notes of our needs. Great text tools, using auto-complete AI and translations to multiple languages, also the ‘’remove background’’ feature that seems relatively simple but will save me a lot of time by doing this in one click and not relying on Photoshop! 
And, finally, a feature that allows us to rename layers in 20 seconds! Of course these are tools that won’t save all of our problems, but definitely they show the potential to make them much easier!

Glad to have been watching these panels with wonderful professionals :) 
 
Join me at Config 2024 today - https://config.figma.com/