Figma
Figma has come up in 4 episodes of The Pattern, first on Thu 19 Mar 2026 and most recently on Fri 15 May 2026.
Going into a meeting about Figma? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Fri 15 May 2026Spectacle replaced substance. Queues replaced critics
- Fri 17 Apr 2026Collaboration is moving downstream from campaigns into underlying systems and product
Every episode
- Fri 15 May 2026 · Ep 80Figma's 46 percent revenue growth is a signal about where creative work is consolidatingDesigners are not leaving Figma for AI-native tools. They are staying because Figma embedded AI into an existing workflow rather than demanding a new one.Via Techmeme · Tech and Digital
- Sat 18 Apr 2026 · Ep 53Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Fri 17 Apr 2026 · Ep 52Anthropic CPO leaves Figma's board after reports he will offer a competing productVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
- Thu 19 Mar 2026 · Ep 23Google's Stitch update wiped 8% off Figma's share price in one dayAI coding tools are eating into design software, shifting value from subscriptions towards engineers who can direct them fluently.Via Techmeme · Design and Architecture
How we count: an episode counts once for Figma when Figma is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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