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Dylan Field predicts a future where design becomes the new code, allowing creators to design in a visual-first way and submit a pull request directly to production.
Dylan Field predicts that users will eventually be able to create and submit a pull request directly to production from within Figma.
Dylan Field predicts that by the end of 2027, Figma will be a central platform for bringing ideas together for both building digital products and creating marketing materials.
Dylan Field asserts that for design tasks, direct manipulation on a visual canvas is "clearly superior" to using text-based prompts.
Dylan Field believes that for adjusting visual elements, direct manipulation within a design tool like Figma is superior to editing code.
Figma's product strategy is to make the round-trip process between design and code as high-quality and efficient as possible.
Dylan Field's vision for Figma Make is to evolve it from a linear tool into one that is more powerful and allows for divergent exploration by combining code and a visual canvas.
At Figma, approximately 60% of designs created with its newer tools are made by non-designers.
In the previous year, Figma shipped approximately 200 features and significantly expanded its product line.
Dylan Field expects that the magnitude of Figma's product impact on users will be even greater this year than it was last year.
At Figma, the research team uses Figma Make to build functional prototypes based on their insights, rather than just creating reports.
Dylan Field believes that tools like Figma Make are enabling Product Managers to shift from creating documents and slide decks to directly building and making things.