# Inside Maker Week: more than a hackathon

DevFeed: [Inside Maker Week: more than a hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/inside-maker-week-more-than-a-hackathon-9860.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/inside-maker-week-more-than-a-hackathon/>)

Author: Hillary Benzell

Published: 2021-05-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [innovation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/innovation.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>)

## AI overview

Figma's Maker Week is a twice-yearly, cross-functional event in which employees pause their regular work to pursue creative projects, connect across teams, and explore bold ideas. The article describes its inclusive maker culture and examples of projects that have led to externally shipped Figma product features.

## Source excerpt

Starting today, it's Maker Week at Figma, a time for Figmates across teams to explore projects outside of their day-to-day work. To document the projects (and festivities!), a different Figmate will take over our Twitter and Instagram accounts each day this week. Learn more about this Figma tradition, take a look back at our favorite moments, and stay tuned for more to come throughout the week.