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LIFE AFTER FIGMA IS COMING (AND IT WILL BE GLORIOUS)

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Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Figma's dominance in design tools is weakening as AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude enable designers to work directly with code, making traditional design platforms feel slow and outdated. The future of design will likely shift toward open, code-based tools that integrate directly with development environments rather than being controlled by a single platform. This evolution will allow designers to work collaboratively with engineers on production code, eliminating the need to maintain separate design files and components.