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Figma Reviews

1. Maksym Moskalenko

   | Founder at Mixcode.io | 2 months ago
   Everything you need for design

   My favorite tool right now.

2. Olaniyan Samuel

   | Content writer at Saas2biz.com | 7 months ago
   Figma: An Essential Tool for Web Designers and Collaborators

   Figma, a versatile cloud-based design software, stands out among design tools due to its real-time collaboration feature. It caters not only to web design but also to print projects. Offering an intuitive interface and powerful features, it allows simultaneous editing, eliminating the hassle of file sharing. Figma's adaptability covers website, mobile app, and print layout design, supported by an array of customizable templates.

   Beyond designers, collaborators benefit from Figma's capabilities too. Project managers and clients can offer real-time feedback, streamlining reviews and expediting project progress. Its pricing model, featuring a free version with limited features and a paid option, suits various budgets, ensuring accessibility to freelancers and larger agencies alike.

   Core features like real-time collaboration, prototyping, and reusable design elements distinguish Figma. These features facilitate efficient design iterations, ensuring consistency and enabling users to test ideas before development. The tool's emphasis on seamless collaboration makes it a valuable asset for teams, fostering clear communication through comments directly on the design file.

   🏁 Competitors: Adobe XD, Framer, Sketch, Moqups

   👍 Pros:    Real-time collaboration|Versatility|Intuitive user interface|Feedback and communication|Prototyping capabilities|Accessibility

   👎 Cons:    Learning curve|Internet dependency|Limited free version|Security concerns|Complexity in large projects
3. Hussain Raza

   | Design at Fiverr.com | 8 months ago
   The best designing app for your website!

   It is user friendly app with alot of modern features which give your website a cool look

   🏁 Competitors: Adobe Illustrator

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|User friendly interface

   👎 Cons:    Expensive

GitHub Sponsors mentions (43)

• How to Market Developer Tools

  Another great way to contribute to the open-source community is by sponsoring projects that your company uses. GitHub Sponsors makes it easy for you to financially support projects or even contributors in a very public way. - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• GitHub Sponsors - A series on giving an receiving 💰

  GitHub Sponsors was launched five years ago. For several years it was available only in a limited number of countries, but two years ago I could also join. I got a few sponsors, but nothing substantial came out of it. Now I'd like to invest some time an energy understanding it and trying to figure out how could I increase the monthly sponsorship I receive. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

• Exploring the Challenges of Open-Source Sustainability – Your Thoughts?

  > Sustainability and Monetization: How can open-source projects develop sustainable business models without compromising their core principles? GitHub has its Sponsors program[0]. You can still contribute code safe in the knowledge that you can bring home the bacon if you've managed to get people to sponsor you. [0] https://github.com/sponsors > Dependency and Corporate... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Flattr: 404 – Service No Long Exists

  A few alternatives for micro donations that people have mentioned: https://ko-fi.com/ https://github.com/sponsors https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ Any others, let me know. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software Is Unsustainable

  There have been steps forward in the direction of making donation easier: https://github.com/sponsors , which can serve as a "fiscal host." The advantage here is that the default rule at law for how a group of developers working together will be treated is partnership, which means joint and several liability. Working with a fiscal host partitions individual liability from group liability. But there are still open... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Figma mentions (102)

• Figma Config 2024

  This past week I attended the 2024 Figma Config conference. The conference was held in person in San Francisco, California, at the Moscone Convention Center and was a great opportunity to learn more about Figma and how other teams in the industry manage their design systems. - Source: dev.to / 2 days ago

• How to build a Good Portfolio Website - My Approach.

  Planning and Design: Adobe Xd (but you can also try Figma). - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: What's the best way to write a book in Markdown?

  Hey, I've wrote a few books (https://kerkour.com/books) with only markdown, https://excalidraw.com and https://figma.com I've detailed my complete setup and shared the Dockerfile that I use to convert the markdown into ebooks (EPUB, PDF and Kindle) on my blog: https://kerkour.com/book-self-publishing-pandoc. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Build Products that don’t SUCK

  Create a low-fidelity mockup or wireframe of your MVP using tools like Balsamiq, Sketch, or Figma. Or use an easier-to-use tool like Uizard, which also has text-to-design capabilities. Source: 11 months ago

• Syncing Figma Variables and StyleDictionary with GitHub Actions

  Figma recently announced its new Variables product, allowing you to define and manage your design tokens directly within Figma. I have been experimenting with Figma Variables for a few weeks and am reasonably impressed with how it works. In this article, I'll share how I've been using Figma Variables to support my design projects and how I've been syncing them with my codebase with GitHub Actions and... - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago