Mourning Figma: the end of a chapter

Reactions and reflections on Adobe acquiring Figma

Steve Dennis
UX Collective
Published in
4 min readSep 15, 2022

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The Figma logo, in greyscale as a sign of respect.

The news hit this morning like a punch to the chest, Adobe is acquiring Figma. Design communities everywhere are filled with “NOOOOO” gifs, confusion, and hot takes galore.

As a Figma fan for years, it’s a sad day for me, but not an unexpected one.

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Senior Design Manager @ Onfido, writing about design systems, product design, leadership, and tech @ clipcontent.substack.com.