# 5 design skills to sharpen in the AI era

DevFeed: [5 design skills to sharpen in the AI era](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/5-design-skills-to-sharpen-in-the-ai-era-10056.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/skills-for-the-ai-era/>)

Author: Madeline Stafford

Published: 2026-03-10T19:15:37.885000Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>), [prompt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompt.md>), [prototype](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prototype.md>)

## AI overview

Figma discusses five design skills that are becoming more important in the AI era, including AI fluency, prototyping, structured prompting, and cross-functional collaboration. The article draws on findings from the State of the Designer 2026 report.

## Source excerpt

Our latest research highlights the skills designers need to meet the moment.