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Figma is getting crushed in its post-IPO earnings debut; CEO Dylan Field is focused on AI’s long-term power to ‘raise the ceiling’

In an interview with Fortune, the cofounder and chief executive of the newly public Figma discussed the increasingly interconnected future of design and AI.

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Waymo experimenting with a generative AI frontier model, but exec says LiDAR and radar sensors important to self-driving safety ‘under all conditions’
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Harvard researcher unearths data airlines don’t want you to notice: Three-hour flight delays are 4x more common now than 30 years ago
Harvard researcher unearths data airlines don’t want you to notice: Three-hour flight delays are 4x more common now than 30 years ago
By Eva RoytburgAugust 14, 2025
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Architecture today is driving AI ‘towards the direction that you’ve already preconceived in your mind’
By Ian MountMay 9, 2025
Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups who will ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut
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Inside the rise of Whatnot, the wildly-entertaining, FOMO-inducing, $5 billion shopping app you’ve never heard of
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By Jason Del ReyJune 16, 2025
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By Preston ForeMay 28, 2026
Boos, AI-washing, and ‘low-value human capital’: The psychological traps CEOs are falling into when they botch their AI messaging
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By Claire ZillmanMay 28, 2026
Warren Buffett says ‘you’re giving up your potential’ if you don’t have this one skill—and it has nothing to do with the stock market
SuccessWarren Buffett says ‘you’re giving up your potential’ if you don’t have this one skill—and it has nothing to do with the stock market
By Sydney LakeMay 28, 2026
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By Eli MeixlerMarch 7, 2018
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Design ThinkingDesigners Need to Stop Praising Good Design and Start Talking About the Bad Design
By Robert HornMarch 7, 2018
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By Casey QuackenbushMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingThe Best Design Is About Creating a Seamless Experience, Says Samsung’s Design Chief
By Eli MeixlerMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingDesigners Are Embracing Personalization, But It Should Be Used With Care
By Robert HornMarch 6, 2018
Fortune Brainstorm Design 2018
Design ThinkingToo Much Data Hampers Good Design, Says Muji’s Kenya Hara
By Casey QuackenbushMarch 6, 2018
  • Fortune’s 2018 Business by Design List
    Design ThinkingFortune’s 2018 Business by Design List
    By Clay Chandler, Andrew Nusca, Debbie Yong, Michal Lev-Ram, Erika Fry, Leigh Gallagher and Beth KowittDecember 22, 2017
Fortune Brainstorm Design 2018
Design ThinkingDesign Is All About Connecting People, says Miguel McKelvey of WeWork
By Robert HornMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingFortune Brainstorm Design 2018 Coverage Guide
By Andrew NuscaMarch 6, 2018
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Design Thinking‘It’s a Celebration of Life.’ Ole Scheeren on How Architecture Shapes the World
By TF ChanMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingDesigners Today Need to Help Fix a Broken World, Says MoMA’s Paola Antonelli
By Robert HornMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingNot Every Company Can Have a Steve Jobs. But Here’s What They Can Do.
By Debbie YongMarch 6, 2018
  • Will China’s Most Popular AI-Powered Language App Replace The Need For Teachers?
    TechWill China’s Most Popular AI-Powered Language App Replace The Need For Teachers?
    By Debbie YongDecember 5, 2017
Fortune Brainstorm Design 2018
Design Thinking‘I Would Describe Design as Alchemy.’ Top Designer Tom Dixon on Design’s Transformative Power
By TF ChanMarch 6, 2018
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Design ThinkingDesign Saves Lives. How Royal Philips Is Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Design
By Debbie YongMarch 6, 2018
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Design Thinking‘Design and Leadership Are Inextricably Bound Together.’ How Design Means Business to the Modern CEO
By Eli MeixlerMarch 6, 2018
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Design Thinking‘It’s Not Just About Beautiful Objects.’ How Design Helps Business
By Casey QuackenbushMarch 6, 2018
Black Panther, Airbnb, Apple: Business by Design for March 4, 2018
Design ThinkingBlack Panther, Airbnb, Apple: Business by Design for March 4, 2018
By Andrew NuscaMarch 4, 2018
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Design ThinkingWhat Is Good Design in the 21st Century? The Brainstorm Design Conference Aims to Find Out
By Casey QuackenbushMarch 2, 2018
Instant Pot Meltdown? Company Warns That Some Devices Are Overheating
Design ThinkingInstant Pot Meltdown? Company Warns That Some Devices Are Overheating
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 23, 2018
The World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper Is Coming to Japan
Design ThinkingThe World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper Is Coming to Japan
By Flora CarrFebruary 20, 2018
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Design ThinkingEmployees at Apple’s New Headquarters Keep Crashing Into the Glass Walls
By BloombergFebruary 16, 2018
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Design ThinkingThe Megacities We Live In Are Killing Us. Here’s How Design Can Help.
By Debbie YongJanuary 24, 2018
The ABCs of PRC GDP
LeadershipThe ABCs of PRC GDP
By Clay ChandlerJanuary 13, 2018
Young Jeezy And Gourmet Footwear Celebrate Branding Partnership Launch
Design ThinkingThese Extremely Limited-Edition Luxury Sneakers Are Designed Just for You
By BloombergJanuary 4, 2018
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Design ThinkingFrankenstein Gets Spot on U.K. 2-Pound Coin in 2018 Collection
By Bloomberg and Wilder DaviesJanuary 1, 2018
Opening of the Macbook-shaped roof tops' Apple Store in Chicago
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By Aric JenkinsDecember 29, 2017
Steve Jobs Kicks Off Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference
Design ThinkingThe Italian Clothing Brand Steve Jobs Has Nothing to Do With Apple’s Steve Jobs. And It’s Totally Legal
By Hallie DetrickDecember 28, 2017
The Quest for Intuitive Design
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By Clifton LeafDecember 22, 2017
Airbnb Cofounder Joe Gebbia on How ‘Dog-Fooding’ Leads to Great Design
Design ThinkingAirbnb Cofounder Joe Gebbia on How ‘Dog-Fooding’ Leads to Great Design
By Leigh GallagherDecember 22, 2017
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Design ThinkingHow Tesla and Elon Musk Are Designing a New Paradigm for Drivers
By Erika FryDecember 22, 2017
How IBM is Training Its Workforce to Think Like Designers
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By Brian O'KeefeDecember 22, 2017
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