Dylan Field (CEO Figma) on how they are letting designers build with Figma Make, how Figma can be the context repository for aesthetic in the age of vibe coding, and why design is your only differentiator now.

Full show notes: https://www.latent.space/p/figma

00:00 Figma’s Mission: Bridging Imagination and Reality
00:56 Becoming AI-Pilled
07:44 Figma Make
08:57 Language as the Interface for Design
13:37 Source of truth between design and code
18:15 Figma as a Context Repository
21:30 Understanding and Representing Design Diffs through AI
24:20 Figma’s Role in Shaping Visual Aesthetics
31:56 Fast Fashion in Software
36:04 Limitations of Prompt-Based Software Creation
39:43 Interfaces Beyond Chat
42:12 Lessons from the Thiel Fellowship
44:58 Using X for Product Feedback
48:10 Early-Stage Recruiting at Figma
53:11 Positioning Figma Make in the Prompt-to-App Landscape
55:19 Digital Scarcity & AI