We are in the situation of the industry that no one knows what they want! I think it is too soon to talk about fall of Figma. However, we are all agree that we soon face some changes in UX. but my personal opinion is we need UX and product more than anytime. after the current AI hype by mid 2025 all companies face this reality.
I came into this field with Figma being the unspoken universal platform in design when I did my UX certification ~2 years ago. I think it was around Config that I started feel meh, but then they did a complete interface u-haul and it hasn’t been the same since 😭. I did notice that this also around the time, especially on LinkedIn, that UX Designer was becoming synonymous with being competent in Figma, like seeing Figma listed as part of the job responsibilities. In a way, Figma and people’s understanding of it and similar programs, diminished the respect and importance of our work as designers because now ‘everyone can do it’ thus an influx of people calling themselves designers, but not really understanding the entirety of UX for a role or project Being a designer is much more than just using Figma, but I think with instant gratification and reducing costs, I’m not surprised this is where we are. I am interested in trying Penpot to see how it compares to Figma.
We are in the situation of the industry that no one knows what they want! I think it is too soon to talk about fall of Figma. However, we are all agree that we soon face some changes in UX. but my personal opinion is we need UX and product more than anytime. after the current AI hype by mid 2025 all companies face this reality.
I came into this field with Figma being the unspoken universal platform in design when I did my UX certification ~2 years ago. I think it was around Config that I started feel meh, but then they did a complete interface u-haul and it hasn’t been the same since 😭. I did notice that this also around the time, especially on LinkedIn, that UX Designer was becoming synonymous with being competent in Figma, like seeing Figma listed as part of the job responsibilities. In a way, Figma and people’s understanding of it and similar programs, diminished the respect and importance of our work as designers because now ‘everyone can do it’ thus an influx of people calling themselves designers, but not really understanding the entirety of UX for a role or project Being a designer is much more than just using Figma, but I think with instant gratification and reducing costs, I’m not surprised this is where we are. I am interested in trying Penpot to see how it compares to Figma.