448: News Desk, Vol. 5

This week, we break down new Figma features, dissect the Live Activities HIG, and share our cool-takes on the Adobe + Figma acquisition.

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Main Topic:

This week, we break down new Figma features, dissect the Live Activities HIG, and share our cool-takes on the Adobe + Figma acquisition.

• Component properties, select features
  • Sho Kuwamoto
  • xkcd: Two Key System
• Human Interface Guidelines for Live Activities
• Adobe to acquire Figma
  • Penpot

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