You know that buzz of excitement right before a trip? That’s exactly what was in the air for our three designers Daniela, Greta and Marilena as they made their final preparations for San Francisco at the end of June. The destination? Figma Config 2026. As a studio, staying on top of the freshest design trends and tool updates is a must. So, what better way to do that than hopping on a plane, crossing the Atlantic and getting some new ground under your feet.
And that ground went straight up. First honest takeaway from the three: if you walk from A to B in San Francisco unprepared, you can definitely skip the gym (it is very steep). The city welcomed them with an amazing vibe, great food and a pretty solid breeze.
But before the official program kicked off, it was all about experiencing San Francisco firsthand and really hitting the city. The three dove straight into the action to see what the West Coast had to offer. Along with the mandatory hugging of giant redwood trees, their itinerary featured a whole series of pretty bizarre animal encounters. Looking out at the ocean, they actually spotted whales on the horizon. Somewhere along the way, a bear even crossed their path (which was super cute) and as if that wasn’t enough, a raccoon also strolled by (honestly, even cuter). But the absolute highlight was the sea lions just chilling in the sun on the beach (can’t blame them, really).
With all that energy, it was time for the main event. As a designer, Config is something you simply have to experience live to soak up the on-site dynamics. There were really cool insights and plenty of inspiring talks, where the three of them gathered tons of fresh ideas. To make sure they didn’t miss a thing, the split up across the panels, taking in everything they possibly could simultaneously.
They focused especially on the features we want to implement here at the studio moving forward. The new Figma Motion tool, in particular, is going to change a lot for us: we can now build animations and smooth prototype timelines directly on the canvas without the annoying detour through After Effects. We’re also throwing the new Code Layers, which let us edit actual code right inside Figma—and the AI-powered Weave workflows straight into the testing phase for our next projects.
Meanwhile, all three are back at the studio, back to business and hyped to test all these insights together. Let’s see what we’ll tackle next.
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