# The anatomy of an activation: How Figma Commons brought design to the public

DevFeed: [The anatomy of an activation: How Figma Commons brought design to the public](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-anatomy-of-an-activation-how-figma-commons-brought-design-to-the-public-10090.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-an-activation-figma-commons/>)

Author: Emma Webster

Published: 2025-08-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [marketing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/marketing.md>), [merch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merch.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

Figma Commons was a citywide celebration in New York that brought design to the public through murals, posters, a Times Square billboard, and an event outside the New York Stock Exchange.

## Source excerpt

On July 31, a huge Figma banner covered the New York Stock Exchange building with a message that read "Design is everyone's business." As Figma stepped into its next chapter, we wanted to celebrate in a way that kept that idea front and center.