PROTOTYPES ARE THE NEW PRDS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Product managers at Figma are increasingly using Figma Make to create interactive prototypes instead of traditional PRDs, enabling faster exploration and more precise team alignment. The tool helps PMs validate concepts through user testing, communicate nuanced product behaviors, and make decisions by showing rather than describing features. By building working prototypes early, teams pressure-test assumptions, gather stakeholder buy-in, and create detailed specifications that engineers can use as development foundations.