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When Figma starts designing us
The subtle ways in which design tools shape how we think and what we make
These features are often celebrated as steps toward parity with engineering, but in practice, they encourage a mode of working that narrows the field of possibility at precisely the moment when it should be expanding. “Ready for dev” implies that the creation is done and that the developer is merely there to execute the designer’s vision, implicitly preventing them from questioning any of the decisions when the rubber hits the road. I’ve spent the last 15 years advocating for deeper collaboration between designers and engineers, so it might seem contradictory to critique a tool that brings those disciplines closer together.
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