What is Figma?

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From idea to ubiquity

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Evan Wallace and Dylan Field both graduated from Brown University in 2012 and decided to found Figma (the name Figma comes from this idea, "the figment of your imagination made reality").

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After its first public appearance in 2016, Figma quickly became known to the design community.

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In 2019, Figma launched “Figma Community,” which helped further unite the community that was already thriving on YouTube and social media in general. It wasn’t until a few months later that Figma became the most used design tool for web designers and was valued at $2 billion.

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Figma then launched Fig Jam in 2021 to simplify communication and work for remote teams.

But just as the tool became the go-to for designers in September 2022, Figma was acquired by Adobe for $20 billion. The tool is still in development, but it will evolve under Adobe's license.

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What is Figma?

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Figma is a tool that allows users to collaborate and conceptualize intuitively and efficiently. It provides ideal features for developing models and prototypes. It was created to meet the needs of design professionals who require a more efficient and collaborative tool for their work.

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Different spaces have been developed on the application:

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Figma

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The Figma tool specializes in design and prototyping.

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• Design with web and mobile design tools, auto-layout features, and plugins to reduce repetitive tasks.
• Prototype to test concepts at any time during your design.
• System design to create consistent designs with constantly updated libraries.
• Collaborate to work with multiple people on a project at the same time or to showcase the work of a single collaborator.

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fig jam

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The FigJam tool specializes in collaborative brainstorming.

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• The whiteboard to write whatever you want in any form.
• A brainstorming space where you can share your ideas with the whole team.
• Collaboration with built-in feedback and controlled sharing.
• Easily create user journeys with the shapes and colors you want.

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Figma Community

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The Figma Community section is the perfect place to share your creations and connect with the entire Figma community.

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• Share your models, your plugins, your designs.
• Join Figma groups based on your region of the world.
• Participate in events created by Figma and the community.
• Figma also shares its tips and new features.

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Why do we use Figma?

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Figma is an online graphic design tool that allows users to create mockups and prototypes with high precision and control. It offers powerful features for graphic design, development, and animation, all in a collaborative environment.

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Here are some of its features:

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• Brings together all the features needed for prototyping and designing a website or application,
• Allows you to collaborate in real time on projects,
• Files are updated in real time,
• Integration with other tools, software or applications,
• Integrated systems design,
• Development of interactive prototypes,
• Thousands of plugins created by Figma and the community,
• Libraries of components, widgets and templates.

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In short, the tool is monstrous!

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Figma Pricing

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Figma has a very competitive pricing policy and can be adapted to any type of person. Here are the four pricing plans:

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• The free plan is already very comprehensive, you can work on three different files with an unlimited number of collaborators, and you have plugins, widgets and templates at your disposal.
• The Professional plan costs €12 per editor per month. It allows you to have an unlimited number of files, with rights management for your collaborators, and much more.
  
• The last plan is intended for organizations and businesses and costs €45 per editor per month. Billing is done annually. The advantage of this plan is that you can create multiple specific branches with unique rights and views.

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You should know that the Fig Jam tool is not included in the Figma offer, but to add the tool, the budget varies from 3 to 5€ depending on the plan you choose.

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What are the advantages of using Figma over Adobe or Sketch?

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Figma is a comprehensive tool aimed at app and website designers. The tool's main feature is its simplicity; its use is quite straightforward. Modules are basic building blocks that allow you to easily design a platform.

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Another highlight is its community. The Figma community is one of the most active tools. If you have any problems, you'll be sure to get a quick answer to your questions.

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Additionally, this community develops and shares many partially free plugins and templates.

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The last point that makes the tool very interesting is its regular updates. Figma is a tool that surprises. Especially when the tool releases a new feature that you didn't think you needed. And, when you finally discover this feature, you say to yourself, "Well, yes, I needed this, but I didn't know it, but yes, I needed it." Figma does this quite regularly.

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All these details make the tool faster and easier to use, and compared to other tools, Figma has a clear community advantage.

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Conclusion

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Figma is a completely free product that can be managed however you like. It forms the basis of our UX/UI designs and allows us to advance our approaches while sharing our work. This is a real plus for NoxCod, allowing us to bring together our designs and facilitate communication between our clients and teams during project prototyping.

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