News and Updates

Week 5 of LBU includes new ways to manipulate colors and glyphs in Figma. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Little%20Big%20Updates%20Week%205%3A%20A%20few%20colorful%20updates%20to%20designing%20in%20Figma

We’ve added two new settings that give admins more visibility and control over billing in Figma. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=New%20settings%20for%20managing%20billing

iPhone 15 device frames and frame presets This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=iPhone%2015%20device%20frames%20and%20frame%20presets

Week 4 of LBU includes small tweaks to the visual experience of designing in Figma. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Little%20Big%20Updates%20Week%204%3A%20Visual%20improvements%20to%20how%20you%20work%20in%20Figma

We’re introducing in-product workflows for requesting and approving plugins and widgets within Figma. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Improvements%20to%20plugin%20and%20widget%20approvals

Starting today, Org Admins on the Enterprise plan can set a public link sharing policy for Design and FigJam files at the workspace level. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Workspace-level%20public%20link%20settings

Share Figma design files, edit FigJam files, and get feedback faster directly in Zoom. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Collaborate%20on%20Figma%20or%20FigJam%20files%20directly%20in%20Zoom

Org admins and workspace admins in Enterprise organizations can now make workspaces feel distinct with customized icons, header colors, and descriptions to orient their teams. (Enterprise plans only). This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Visual%20customization%20for%20workspaces

Now, workspace and team admins can set default modes for a variable collection. This allows new files within a workspace or team to open with the default variables modes set by the admin. (Enterprise plans only) This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Team%20and%20Workspace%20Default%20Modes

We updated the corner radius UI so that it's easier to bind a variable to each individual corner. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Updated%20Corner%20Radius%20UI

Give your team jams a boost with 3 new AI features in FigJam. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Introducing%20FigJam%2C%20now%20with%20AI

Users can now use a password that's been autogenerated by Figma when setting a password on a file. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Password%20protection%20options%20(Enterprise%20plan)

The final week of LBU includes a number of updates to Figma’s design editor, our collaboration tools, and the prototyping experience. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Little%20Big%20Updates%20season%20finale%3A%2021%20new%20updates!

Users on our Professional and Organization plans now have the option to use a password that's been autogenerated by Figma or manually create their own when setting a password on a file. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Autogenerated%20passwords%20(Professional%20%26%20Organization%20plans)

Org admins on enterprise accounts can now designate workspaces as “hidden” for more control over their sensitive content. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Hidden%20workspaces

Now with Figma’s new layout for Community pages, your resource can stand out amongst the rest. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=New%20Community%20pages%20layout

Users will no longer be able to publish remixed versions of other Community files. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Retiring%20Community%20Remixes

Rolling out to all Enterprise accounts over the next week, org admins can now sort users by cost center into a new container called billing groups. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Billing%20groups

Variables can now be bound to new fields in Figma. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Variables%20can%20now%20be%20bound%20to%20new%20fields%20in%20Figma

In the past, incompatible modes were disabled. Now, they will be selectable. When a variable with an incompatible mode is selected, it uses its default value. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Variable%20modes%20are%20now%20always%20selectable

We’re introducing the new Figma for Jira app in open beta. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=Meet%20the%20new%20Figma%20for%20Jira%20app

Variables can now be bound to new fields in Figma Effects: Inner shadow Number variable fields: X, Y, Blur, Spread Color variable fields: Effect color Drop shadow Number variable fields: X, Y, Blur, Spread Color variable fields: Effect color Layer blur Number variable fields: Blur Background blur Number variable fields: Blur Stroke weight Number variable fields: Stroke weight, bottom weight, right weight, left weight, top weight Layout grid Number variable fields: Count, width, margin, offset, gutter Layer opacity Number variable fields: Opacity Nested Instance Variant Binding: now, string variables can be bound to a nested instance’s variant properties, rather than only parent instances. Additionally, you can resize the variables authoring window. Learn more! twitter.com

Little Big Updates are back, but with a NEW weekly twist! 🛠️🎉 What’s coming 👇🏾 → New updates every Thursday this fall → The most updates we’ve ever launched (30+ and counting) → Each update designed to make day-to-day life in Figma easier

👋 Hi! My name is Bersabel and I’m a Product Manager at Figma. Ever found yourself instantly triggered when everyone starts asking for a link to a Figma file in a Zoom meeting? I’m excited to share that starting today you can now access and collaborate in Figma and FigJam files without ever leaving Zoom. No more tab switching, no more missed comments, and way more interactions with your team. We hope you’re able to use this functionality to facilitate even more impactful collaboration with your teams. If you have any questions or feedback let us know as a reply to this post! We hope you love it as much as we do. Additional resources: Help center documentation Release notes

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