Design must have - and Getting better at prototyping year by year!
June 05, 2024

Design must have - and Getting better at prototyping year by year!

Matthew Carter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Figma Professional

Overall Satisfaction with Figma

As a product manager, I think Figma is great because designers can drop in screenshots, and we can edit the copy without risking moving the design around from a visual layout perspective. This enables copy refinement without risking massive accidental design changes. However, I can only give Figma an 8/10 as it still lacks some key prototyping features that other tools like Azure have.

Pros

  • Figjam whiteboarding.
  • Library management.
  • Autolayout

Cons

  • Interactive prototyping.
  • Dev mode being forced onto devs.
  • Analytics for designers to monitor devs use.
  • Better integrated with design than Whimsical, Miro etc. streamlining processes.
  • Improved facilitation tools accessible to more people, diagraming skills improved.
  • Unified assets and searchable library for content improves record keeping.
Figma blows these out the park. Adobe's system is very different, and I think this shows in their attempted acquisition of Figma. I've not used Sketch or Invision, but their lack of market presence says a lot—designers like using the best tools. Axure is definitely more comprehensive in prototype testing but very hard to adapt to use—the hotkeys aren't even the same!

Do you think Figma delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Figma's feature set?

Yes

Did Figma live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Figma go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Figma again?

Yes

Figma is now the de facto design tool. It elevated designers away from the Adobe mindset of grouping and layering into a more developer-aligned mindset of auto layout and padding, which is how your design will eventually be coded, so this is a good thing. To be honest, I'd be skeptical of any design company not using Figma in some capacity! I was also nervous about using Figma instead of Miro, but it's held up well, and the app store helps. I've purchased a few add-ons.

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