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Another terrible discovery in the newest version of #Figma: It ***used to*** vectorize images pasted to FigJam, allowing you to resize to your heart's content. So one of the "great improvements" was to remove functionality that benefitted users. Figma's arrogance won't allow it to pay attention to the many companies that went before them that no longer exist or failed to maintain their competitive advantages. Remember, tools come and go. #downwithFigma
Paul Edwards
5d
Oh jeezus. Not another one! Do NOT tell me I'm going to have to learn yet ANOTHER screen layout software. Whatever comes along won't be any different than Figma — in fact it will doubtlessly be identical with a couple of tweaks. And then it becomes "the killer app" every company thinks will make good design. So what is that? Like ten of the last "absolutely necessary apps?" This tool business is going to drive me friggin' batty! I still have ActionScript floating around up there. I can't forget tools quickly enough. This is tragic.
Deborah M.
5d
yeah I noticed that too. When a product doesn't interweave with itself too well, you wonder if they can get it together. If they are catering to mainly UX designers, I presume (and that's just an assumption, it could be that interior designers and architectural designers use it too, I don't know), they are losing touch with us, and that is how you go out of business. Remember Blackberry? It was great until it stopped listening to end users. There is something called a value chain, and although you may deliver great value up and down the chain of users, if you ignore the END USERS, you're done!
I use Canva for my prototypes 😅 Just kidding. That's unfortunately true since Figma is the main player currently. I feel like UX is still an industry where everyone (and their Grandma, included) are desperate to "milk the cow" or to "charge the designer" for something that's actually worth nothing.
Thomas Ong
4d
Death by a thousand cuts. It just makes space for another design tool to take place and dominate the market in 5 years.
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4dIf you want to tag someone in an edited comment, the selection modal pops up BEHIND the comment, unable to select. This is something they managed to break that was working no problems