Hi

Just wanted to give a general UI Pro feedback.

I work with design software for more than 20 years. I adapt very quickly to new options and I consider myself very selective with what I work with.

Working with Adobe since the beginning, I added Figma to the toolset a couple of years ago.

I have a mix of the best tools (for me) for my line of work: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Bricks Builder, Audition, VS Code, Dreamweaver (stopped using it after nonsense updates) and Figma.

I consider myself an advanced user in all of them.

This is not to grab myself, it's just to accentuate the fact that I have a strong working instinct and experience with these kind of tools.

What they all have in common is the fact that they are built for professionals: optimized for productivity and with a consistent and customizable UI. And that's also the fact they last for so long.

Figma appeared in a middle ground. It had a not so professional UI but it had new features and some obvious functionality missing in the others.

Of course, it was aiming for pros but also for a more general audience. All of this helped Figma grow a lot.

But now I'm feeling some consistency is missing. I think it's time to make a choice: consistency with one solution or to make a 2 way ride: Pro vs General User or Pro OR General User.

Instead of trying to satisfy both (specially with the UI) why not make a toggle button to choose from one mode to the other.

"Pro" level could have a cleaner working area, simple, more compact and clean toolbars and icons.

"General User" could be more loose and fun for the user.

Or just one customizable one.

I think it would even be more productive to Figma. Instead of spending time satisfying both and going fw and back so many times, it would be just a consistent 2 way fw with small improvements in each path.

But please, don't make a pro work with fun tools.

Thank you