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Good vs. Great: The 7 Traits of Elite Designers
Ask. They never assume; they lead with questions.
Balance. Craft, strategy, and insight—without compromise.
Expand. They ignore the job spec to do what’s needed.
Narrate. They don’t just design; they captivate and influence.
Tinker. Curiosity-driven side projects are their playground.
Evolve. They are eternal students of the game.
Explore. They leave the design bubble to find real inspiration..
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My entry for the Figma Makeathon: Procedural Spring.
A procedural tree generator with default styles based on Figma colors and additional customization options.
You can control growth, sway, droop, and bloom through the camera or manually. Move to interact or fine tune every parameter yourself.
Minimal and slightly cozy. Hope you enjoy it!
Wonderful!
😡😡 Figma Make CANNOT create a beautiful serious game!
I'm here to prove the opposite!
Hi guys, I'm Howard Le, a Game UXUI Designer. This is my 1st time using Figma Make, but I'm starting to love it immediately!
All of the UI design assets were made by me!
- Concept background art
- HUD, Cards, Diegetic UI, Spatial UI, Meta UI, Non-Meta UI.
- VFX, Animation
- And ofc, I've asked Figma Make to turn it into the real things by my stupid, dumb prompt.
I hope this game could help Figma Make pay more attention about Gaming UI Industry!
You can try my game (Desktop version) at: https://box-deer-99558619.figma.site/
Figma make uses opus and sonnet and gemini. They can all handle game logic using the canvas element. However the art can't be done through them because figma make doesn't allow it. If draw it yourself then all good.
What would you tell your younger self as a designer?
I’ve been thinking about how many things we learn through experience - and how meaningful it would be to leave those thoughts behind for someone else. So I’m building a creative vault where designers can leave cassette tape messages for others to discover. It could be advice, encouragement, or just a reminder to keep going.
I’m building this for SheBuilds - a 48-hour global hackathon by @Lovable for International Women’s Day on March 8th, where women across 25 cities and online are building and shipping something real.
If you’re building for SheBuilds too, I’d love to see what you create once it’s live.
Are you joining? 👈🏻
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