"Something's been slowly shifting in the design zeitgeist. I've been watching my feed on X and the vibe has changed. More and more, I see designers sharing finished experiments or prototypes they coded themselves, rather than static Figma files. Moving from working on a canvas to talking to an LLM. The conversation isn't "here's a design I made" anymore... it's "here's something I shipped this afternoon.""
"Figma is a great tool, real-time collab, no local file drama, browser-based so u could work from anywhere, focused on ux/ui, an infinite canvas, components... etc etc. But heading into 2026, the conversation has changed. Designers are increasingly calling it slow or less central compared to AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and v0. It's not about tools like Figma or Webflow disappearing. It's about code becoming the primary playground for creative workflows."
Designers are shifting from sharing static Figma files to posting finished, coded experiments and prototypes built the same day. Social feeds show more designers shipping prototypes they coded themselves and engaging with LLMs to iterate. Figma remains valuable for real-time collaboration, browser access, UX/UI focus, infinite canvas, and components. Emerging AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and v0 are accelerating workflows and are seen as faster or more central. The trend favors code as the primary creative playground rather than the disappearance of visual tools like Figma or Webflow. The conversation around tools is changing heading into 2026.
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