Top 10 things we shipped this year | Figma Blog
Figma’s 2023 product updates focused on helping teams design and build together, from major launches like Dev Mode and variables to smaller quality-of-life improvements. Rather than ranking features strictly, the company highlights updates that improve different stages of product development. The excerpt spotlights faster font selection and more powerful component exploration. ## A Year of Design-to-Development Improvements - Figma describes 2023 as a major year, marked by: - The largest Config conference to date - The launch of Dev Mode for developer-focused workflows - Variables and advanced prototyping - More than 200 product updates, including the “Little Big Updates” - The company emphasizes that small fixes and major features both meaningfully improve users’ work. ## New Serifs in Town - Font picker previews now appear directly on the canvas. - Users can hover over typefaces and immediately see how text will look without selecting each font. - This makes comparing typefaces faster and reduces friction when choosing typography. ## The Smart Play - The component details modal and playground are available from the assets panel. - Selecting an asset opens component information and provides a link to its main library. - On Professional plans and above, the playground lets users: - Preview component variants - Test component properties - Explore variable modes - These capabilities support quicker experimentation and easier iteration within the design workflow. Overall, the featured updates show Figma’s effort to improve both everyday design tasks and the broader collaboration between designers and developers.
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