Apple announces joining Figma community and releases new design kit

News on June 8th, Apple brought a piece of news that surprised designers at today’s Worldwide Developers Conference. The company officially announced it has joined the Figma community and released a new design suite specifically for designers, including iOS 17 and various resources for iPadOS 17. As a popular online design platform, Figma enables designers to easily create, collaborate and share various interfaces and graphics.

According to the editor’s understanding, Apple’s Figma design suite provides iOS 17 and iPadOS 17's full range of components, covering various elements from alert boxes to widgets. Designers can use these resources to quickly create application interfaces and notification templates that conform to Apple's style. The design suite also provides complete elements such as dynamic type charts, system colors, materials, text styles, and frosted glass effects.

Apple said that this is just a new beginning, and in the coming weeks and months, they will gradually add apps for macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17 and the visionOS resource library. This is an invaluable tool for those designing for Apple platforms. They no longer need to create their own materials, but can directly use the design suite officially provided by Apple.

It is worth noting that Figma’s recent focus on iPad has also attracted much attention. Introducing FigJam software for iPadOS, allowing designers to sketch and whiteboard on iPad. In addition, Figma is also developing a more powerful iPad application to meet more needs of designers.

In addition, the editor learned that Figma will hold its annual Config conference in San Francisco later this month. This two-day event will take place on June 21st and 22nd and offers free virtual participation, providing designers with a rare opportunity to network and learn.

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