4 ways Figma is using AI to help you design and build your next project

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Figma is a browser-based design tool and platform that helps teams collaboratively sketch everything from website layouts and app screens to interactive prototypes -- all in real time. Each year, the company hosts its Config conference to reveal major updates, and this year, at Config 2025, Figma went all-in on AI, embedding it into nearly every new product. Also: Only 8% of Americans would pay extra for AI, according to ZDNET-Aberdeen research If Config 2025 made anything clear, it's that Figma views AI as the glue connecting its entire suite of products. The ultimate goal seems to be giving designers, marketers, and all users some extra brainpower at their fingertips -- freeing them to focus more on the big picture and less on the details. 1. Figma Make Prompt-to-code tool for users of all skill levels Figma / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET For starters, Figma introduced Figma Make, an AI-powered tool that turns simple text prompts into working proto ... Read full article.