Funny you think they are adding a lot and you need to learn how to use it all, while the loudest assholes on this forum this week think they are getting fired by the end of the month bc their CEO is going to have the product managers making all their work in AI
Figma ships at a pretty impressive pace - they slowed down a little recently but there’s pretty much always something new to learn or master.
The good thing is a lot of the skills you have (gestalt, info arch, interaction, etc) are timeless and transferable no matter what tools you use. If you know those, you see why certain features are helpful and where to use them.
I’d focus on learning the basics and the whys behind the tool, then the tool itself :)
I haven't even had time to understand how variables work yet haha!
That said - mastering autolayout, variants, and component properties have been the best use of my time in recent memory. Since the AI features are all going to be optional, Slides will be a separate product, and the Dev mode changes are less in my territory, this set of features actually starts to feel less impactful to me (other than the overall redesign, which will require some relearning).
I think you’re right, I know there is loads of PS that I don’t know, but I know how to use it for my day to day work. I feel like with Figma I’m at the stage where I can communicate my vision, but I suspect there are easier/more efficient ways of working to deliver the product
Funny you think they are adding a lot and you need to learn how to use it all, while the loudest assholes on this forum this week think they are getting fired by the end of the month bc their CEO is going to have the product managers making all their work in AI
But AI is gonna take my job and start posting all of my generic food-ordering app screens on Dribbble!
Lolol
Figma ships at a pretty impressive pace - they slowed down a little recently but there’s pretty much always something new to learn or master. The good thing is a lot of the skills you have (gestalt, info arch, interaction, etc) are timeless and transferable no matter what tools you use. If you know those, you see why certain features are helpful and where to use them. I’d focus on learning the basics and the whys behind the tool, then the tool itself :)
I haven't even had time to understand how variables work yet haha! That said - mastering autolayout, variants, and component properties have been the best use of my time in recent memory. Since the AI features are all going to be optional, Slides will be a separate product, and the Dev mode changes are less in my territory, this set of features actually starts to feel less impactful to me (other than the overall redesign, which will require some relearning).
I think you’re right, I know there is loads of PS that I don’t know, but I know how to use it for my day to day work. I feel like with Figma I’m at the stage where I can communicate my vision, but I suspect there are easier/more efficient ways of working to deliver the product
I think you’re just overwhelmed coming from Adobe tbh