# Digital Design Published articles for Digital Design. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## The Bull And Bear Case For Digital Design In The Age Of AI DevFeed: [The Bull And Bear Case For Digital Design In The Age Of AI]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: hello@smashingmagazine.com (Andy Budd) Published: 2026-07-29T13:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Articles on Smashing Magazine -- For Web Designers And Developers]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Figma]() Tags: [ai](), [career](), [design](), [digital-design](), [leadership](), [opinion-column](), [product](), [product-design]() ### AI overview The article examines how AI may change digital design by giving designers more autonomy to prototype, test, and ship improvements without waiting for product or engineering permission. It presents both the potential benefits of that freedom and the risks of exposing gaps in design practice. ### Source excerpt As AI reshapes product design, it could give designers greater autonomy or expose the gaps that autonomy makes harder to hide. Exploring both the bull and bear cases, Andy Budd examines what happens when designers need less permission to act. ## Pablo Sánchez's 7 rules for designing the unexpected DevFeed: [Pablo Sánchez's 7 rules for designing the unexpected]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Pablo Sánchez Published: 2024-11-26T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [App](), [MIDI]() Tags: [design](), [digital-design](), [digital-experiences](), [music](), [ui](), [user-testing]() ### AI overview Designer Pablo Sánchez presents seven principles for creating unexpected digital experiences, drawing on the development of Ableton's Note app. The article emphasizes personal conviction, direct and tactile interaction, brainstorming without external references, and combining influences into distinctive designs. ### Source excerpt The designer of Ableton's Note app shares unconventional principles for creating unforgettable digital experiences. ## Surf the web like it's 1999 with these old-school cursors DevFeed: [Surf the web like it's 1999 with these old-school cursors]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jenny Xie Published: 2024-04-04T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Figma](), [User interface design](), [GUI](), [Windows](), [Web](), [Internet](), [Canvas](), [Software]() Tags: [collaboration](), [design](), [digital-design](), [figma](), [gui](), [history](), [internet](), [product](), [user-interface](), [web](), [windows]() ### AI overview Figma's annual April Fun Day introduces four throwback cursor styles inspired by 8-bit, Y2K, skeuomorphic, and Aero aesthetics. The article connects these designs to the history of digital interfaces and explains how cursors in Figma and FigJam represent collaboration and personal expression. ### Source excerpt 404 isn't just an error code--this year it's our annual April Fun Day. We're throwing it back to our favorite digital design eras, from the days of DOS to Y2K, and from skeuomorphism to Windows Vista. ## The future of design systems is complicated DevFeed: [The future of design systems is complicated]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Carly Ayres Published: 2023-01-31T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Primer](), [Figma](), [Material Design](), [Tooling](), [Accessibility](), [Google](), [Automation]() Tags: [accessibility](), [app](), [automation](), [design-systems](), [digital-design](), [figma](), [google](), [product](), [tooling]() ### AI overview The article examines how design systems are becoming more complex as digital products expand across form factors, use cases, accessibility requirements, performance expectations, and interconnected teams. It discusses the shift away from skeuomorphic metaphors, Google's evolution of Material Design, and the growing influence of tooling, automation, and code-inspired structures. ### Source excerpt We talked to several industry experts about how they're managing the future of design systems--from tooling to automation to accessibility. ## Digital design is now a real job DevFeed: [Digital design is now a real job]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Andrew Hogan Published: 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [User experience (UX)](), [Web](), [Statistics](), [Figma]() Tags: [design](), [digital-design](), [government](), [india](), [linkedin](), [recruiting](), [tech](), [uk](), [us](), [ux](), [web]() ### AI overview The article explains that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has formally recognized web and digital interface designers as a distinct job category. It presents this change, along with employment projections and international LinkedIn data, as evidence of strong and growing demand for digital design and UX professionals. ### Source excerpt The US government just changed the way it tracks jobs. Here's what that means for the next decade of design. ## A look back at Config 2022 DevFeed: [A look back at Config 2022]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ted Brown Published: 2022-05-24T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [User interface design](), [User experience (UX)](), [Usability](), [Accessibility](), [Figma](), [Shopify]() Tags: [accessibility](), [community](), [design](), [digital-design](), [e-commerce](), [figma](), [india](), [lattice](), [usability](), [ux]() ### AI overview A recap of Config 2022 covering selected talks, community takeaways, and 15 Figma features launched during the event. The article highlights inclusive design, accessibility, usability testing, digital newcomers, mobile internet users in China, and pathways for underrepresented and neurodivergent people in the design industry. ### Source excerpt Some of our favorite talks and takeaways from the community. ## FIT's principles for fostering a collaborative classroom DevFeed: [FIT's principles for fostering a collaborative classroom]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Miggi Cardona Published: 2021-08-25T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Figma](), [user experience design]() Tags: [best-practices](), [collaboration](), [design](), [digital-design](), [experience-design](), [figma](), [projects](), [skills](), [ui](), [user-experience](), [user-experience-design](), [workflows]() ### AI overview Professors at the Fashion Institute of Technology share principles for creating a collaborative virtual classroom in Figma. The article describes organizing courses into teams, projects, and files while encouraging open feedback and the development of design skills. ### Source excerpt Best practices from professors at the Fashion Institute of Technology on how to construct a virtual classroom in Figma. ## How Repsol rethinks the way the world interacts with energy DevFeed: [How Repsol rethinks the way the world interacts with energy]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Morgan Kennedy Published: 2021-04-07T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Figma](), [User experience (UX)](), [App](), [real-time]() Tags: [app](), [design](), [digital-design](), [digital-products](), [energy](), [figma](), [real-time](), [ux]() ### AI overview Repsol partnered with Mendesaltaren to establish a design system in Figma, helping its growing design team create more collaborative and consistent digital products. The team applies UX and product design to make energy more understandable and relatable, including an electric car-sharing app that gives driving-efficiency ratings and shows energy sources in real time. ### Source excerpt Repsol, Spain's largest multi-energy company, set out to unify their designs in Figma while making energy more approachable to consumers.