Exploring Figma Make: AI Meets Collaborative Design

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Episode 71: What if you could turn your Figma designs into fully functioning apps—just by asking? Host Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) is joined by David Kossnick (https://x.com/DKossnick), a key leader at Figma working on the cutting edge of AI-powered design tools.

David is part of the team behind Figma Make, Figma's groundbreaking new tool that takes your sketches, mockups, or even simple prompts and instantly transforms them into interactive, code-backed applications. In this episode, David demonstrates how Figma Make builds real apps—like dashboards, games, and data-powered prototypes—right before your eyes. The discussion goes deep into Figma’s AI journey: from their first AI-powered features to the vision for democratizing software creation in a truly collaborative, multiplayer environment. Whether you’re a designer, entrepreneur, or just someone with big ideas, this episode is a glimpse into the AI-native future of how products will be built.

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Show Notes:

• (00:00) Multiplayer Code-Generating Dashboard Tool

• (04:29) Collaborative Project Creation with Supabase

• (09:29) Prompt Management Overview

• (10:46) Emerging Interactive Design Space

• (14:57) Designing with AI: Complement, Not Replace

• (18:24) Figma: A Collaborative Design Hub

• (22:42) Empowering Designers with New Superpowers

• (25:35) Future of Design and Innovation

• (28:37) AI's Impact on Future Society

• (29:48) AI's Future in Healthcare

• (33:19) Figma AI's Exciting Future

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Mentions:

• David Kossnick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkossnick

• Figma: https://www.figma.com/

• Figma Make: https://www.figma.com/make/

• Supabase: https://supabase.com/

• Claude: https://claude.ai/

• Waymo: https://waymo.com/

• Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/

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• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

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• Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/

• Blog - https://lore.com/

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