Code, Creativity, and Community at Figma

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Career arc shows how design and engineering sync using Figma plus real code: concrete tools and results include a component workflow tying Figma, React, TypeScript and Storybook that reduces front‑end toil, TypeScript types that require ARIA for icon buttons, a plugin API example like figma.currentpage.selection, and a published plugin called Blob Tidy with a custom packing algorithm on GitHub. Also covers multiplayer widgets, Storybook Connect, and education partnerships that put Figma in classrooms.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:18Finding voice and community
3. 11:45New motivations and inclusivity
4. 26:18Code creativity and community at Figma
5. 36:44Q&A

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