Figma Integrates AI, Code Layers, and 3D Transforms to Expand Design Capabilities
What happened
Figma Config 2026 unveiled significant AI integrations, including Figma Motion for animation, code layers, and custom AI plug-ins, transforming the design platform. These enhancements, such as Figma Motion's open beta with a timeline, keyframes, and 3D transforms, allow for direct animation within Figma and support exports to MP4, webm, SVG, and GIF. The introduction of code layers enables teams to clone repositories and extract code flows onto the collaborative canvas, fostering rapid iteration between design and development.
Why it matters
Creative technologists and product designers should explore Figma's new AI-powered features, including Figma Motion and generative AI, to streamline workflows, expand expressive capabilities, and accelerate design-to-development cycles.
Topics
- Figma Platform
- AI in Design
- Motion Design
- Generative AI
Articles in this trend
- What If AI Paid Your Bills? — There's An AI For That
- Figma adds code layers to collaborative design canvas — Dataconomy
- Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update — AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch
- An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI — Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Figma bets on human judgment at Config 2026 while the AI powering its canvas belongs to someone else — The Decoder