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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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Design ThinkingEurope’s leaders want to create a ‘new Bauhaus’ as part of its Green Deal. But what does that even mean?
By David MeyerSeptember 16, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 15, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 8, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 25, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Naomi Xu ElegantAugust 18, 2020
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By Lauren ChipmanAugust 9, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 21, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 14, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJuly 7, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 30, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 23, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 16, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettJune 2, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 26, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 12, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettMay 5, 2020
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By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettApril 28, 2020
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By Clay ChandlerApril 21, 2020
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