Figma Just Added AI Motion Graphics and Shaders — Here's What Non-Designers Can Actually Do With Them
🎧 Prefer to listen? Your browser does not support the audio element. I’ve been using Figma for two years to design blog graphics, social media posts, and simple UI mockups — and every Config conference, I watch the announcements thinking “that’s cool, but probably not for me.” This year was different. Figma’s Config 2026 just dropped features that actually matter if you’re a non-developer who works with visual content. Specifically: AI-generated motion graphics, shader effects you create by typing a sentence, and a plugin builder that requires zero code. If you’ve been curious about which AI design tools actually work, Figma just made the conversation a lot more interesting. ...