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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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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
Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups who will ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut
By Alexandra SternlichtAugust 4, 2025
Inside the rise of Whatnot, the wildly-entertaining, FOMO-inducing, $5 billion shopping app you’ve never heard of
By Jason Del ReyJune 16, 2025
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Design ThinkingThe World’s Largest Passenger Jet Is Preparing for a Design Upgrade
By ReutersJune 17, 2017
Design ThinkingHow Logos Became the Most Important Quarter-Inch in Business
By Rob WalkerJune 16, 2017
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By Erin GriffithJune 14, 2017
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By Shawn TullyJune 14, 2017
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Design Thinking5 Underrated Structures Designed by Famed Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
By Aric JenkinsJune 8, 2017
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RetailLight Is Probably Messing Up Your Sleep Cycle. Here’s How It Could Help Instead.
By Laura EntisJune 7, 2017
TechInside Odyssey: The Decline of a College Media Empire
By Laura Entis and Polina MarinovaJune 3, 2017
PepsiCo's Mauro Porcini and MoMA's Paola Antonelli with Time Inc's Clay Chandler at a Fortune Brainstorm Design dinner in New York City in May 2017.
LeadershipWant to Change the World with Design? Work for Huge Companies.
By Andrew NuscaMay 26, 2017
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By Don ReisingerMay 25, 2017
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By Clifton LeafMay 24, 2017
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By Jonathan VanianMay 24, 2017
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By Phil WahbaMay 24, 2017
RetailPepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer on the Risk That Comes With Innovation
By Fortune EditorsApril 6, 2017
Design ThinkingPepsiCo’s First Chief Design Officer: People Don’t Just Buy Products Anymore
By Michelle TohMarch 20, 2017
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By Michelle TohMarch 14, 2017
Design ThinkingMeet the Dutch Designer Who’s Turning China’s Smog Into Diamonds
By Michelle TohMarch 9, 2017
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By Michelle TohMarch 8, 2017
Design ThinkingAn Ex-Jimmy Choo Designer on Why She Left the Luxury Fashion World Behind
By Michelle TohMarch 8, 2017
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Design ThinkingCan Design Really Drive Innovation?
By Brian O'KeefeMarch 6, 2017
TechIsrael’s Wix Buys Online Design Community, Raises Outlook
By ReutersFebruary 23, 2017
The finalists of the 2017 Mies van der Rohe Award includes Bandol-based Rudy Ricciotti, for his Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in France.
Design ThinkingFive Finalists for 2017 Mies van der Rohe Award Announced
By Harriet Thorpe and WallpaperFebruary 16, 2017
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By Clare Dowdy and WallpaperFebruary 13, 2017
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By Valentina ZaryaFebruary 10, 2017
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By ReutersFebruary 7, 2017
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By Aaron PressmanFebruary 2, 2017
Design ThinkingThis App Lets You Redesign Your Apartment Using Snapchat-Like Filters
By Polina MarinovaFebruary 1, 2017
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TechMicrosoft Designs a Phone-Tablet You Can Fold Like Origami
By Robert HackettJanuary 17, 2017
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By Fortune EditorsJanuary 13, 2017
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