In this episode, we dive into the unexpected controversy surrounding .io domains as the UK's handover of Indian Ocean territories to Mauritius raises questions about their future by 2030. We then explore Figma's new UI3 update, discussing its mixed reception among designers, the surprisingly useful AI features (currently free but becoming paid in 2025), and ongoing usability challenges with the new interface. The conversation wraps up with a candid wishlist for design innovation, including ideas for customizable workspaces, quick action menus, and better integration for non-designer roles.

The Death of .IO / Figma's Controversial UI3 / The Future Figma Needs by Design Party

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Maven of Design

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

Great Product Designers: Kick-Off

Posts.cv Immigrants

Track your period in a simple and fun way. A minimalist period tracking app designed with privacy in mind. Available on iOS.

Period or Not - Simple and fun period tracker

In this episode of Design Party, Antonija and Helena dive into the intricacies of Figma's Dev Mode pricing, explore Zeppelin as a valuable alternative, and share their experiences with design critiques. They also touch on moving libraries in Figma and the launch of Superlist. A blend of technical insights and personal anecdotes, this episode is a must-listen for designers and tech enthusiasts alike.

Links mentioned

Zeplin, an alternative to DevMode: https://zeplin.io/


Superlist, a new task management app: https://www.superlist.com/


Figma's New Pricing Model / How To Move Figma Library To A New File / Zeplin To The Rescue by Design Party

On my mom’s first international trip, Lufthansa’s ground crew made a huge mistake that left her stranded in Finland. After spending €547 for an emergency tic...

LUFTHANSA, GIVE ME BACK MY 547€ 🤬

In this episode of Design Party, Antonija and Helena dive into the intricacies of Figma's Dev Mode pricing, explore Zeppelin as a valuable alternative, and share their experiences with design critiques. They also touch on moving libraries in Figma and the launch of Superlist. A blend of technical insights and personal anecdotes, this episode is a must-listen for designers and tech enthusiasts alike.

Links mentioned

 Zeppelin, an alternative to DevMode: Zeplin


 Superlist, a new task management app: Superlist


I found a way to board Lufthansa airplanes without boarding pass verification

Lufthansa staff let my 57-year-old mother board a flight at Munich Airport… | 10 comments on LinkedIn

Antonija Pek on LinkedIn: I found a way to board Lufthansa airplanes without boarding pass… | 10 comments

Subscribe and 🔔 to Eurovision 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision?sub_confirmation=1 ⠀Windows95man won Finland's national selection show UMK and will...

Windows95man - No Rules! | Finland 🇫🇮 | National Final Performance | Eurovision 2024

Official Music Video for Baby Lasagna – Catch Me If You CanStream “Catch Me If You Can” - https://babylasagna.lnk.to/catchmeifyoucan Stream “Biggie Boom Boom...

Baby Lasagna - Catch Me If You Can (Official Music Video)

Official video for "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" taken from the album "Demons & Mosquitos" Stream  'Rim Tim Tagi Dim' - https://dora.lnk.to/RimTimTagiDimrecorded, mixed...

Baby Lasagna- Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Official Video)

Product designerette, widget and gizmo nerd, phototaker.

Antonija (@antonija.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/antonija.bsky.social

https://youtu.be/rw3PiaDVLj8?si=wY6371vitKewMAaM

In this episode I am just chill designing

Chill Designing in Figma / Ep. 6

Seasoned Senior Product Designer based in Finland. Crafting pixels into experiences and making design magic happen!

Antonija Pek - Senior Product Designer

Join the Period or Not beta

https://testflight.apple.com/join/F78BnSFZ

→ Alvik ←https://alvik.io→ Watch me design Alvik ←https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH1XgrxofHr5qc1qC-Zc_B6B2V9bUM2P9&si=GkcLrtaFGPwZPs4L→ Listen to the Des...

Figma Starts Charging Dev mode? Here is FREE Alternative!

If you find yourself stuck replaying critiques in your mind or resenting the person who gave them, it’s likely your ego is running the…

Recognize Your Ego Is Holding You back

Most delightful habit tracker - Track your habits with a Git-like contribution grid

Superhabits

Seven (7) BEST Shortcuts In Figma

The gift-giving season is slowly starting. Check out Maven of Design and submit your top picks! Let's make this list longer! ❤️

I wish a team of people would just come to my apartment. Clean everything. Sort everything. Toss anything I don't need. Sell furniture. So I can move around quickly and effortlessly. At this point I don't see how I could do that all by myself.

Reading my feed here I see an overwhelming amount of people just being tired of job hunt, their livelihood and uncertainty. We are all in the same boat and I send ❤️ to all of you.

I wish Posts would refresh shared link thumb like Linkedin does

After good 14 years this is the first Christmas that I will be single and therefore alone. Look at me growing up. I will totally go to Helsinki and take some pictures.

Who would join a workshop about "how to become a great product designer"? Forget about moving pixels and boring meetings and waterfall approach. I am talking about knowledge that will make you devs' partner in crime, PM's bestie, data-crunching, business understanding designer?

Ta-da! 🎉 

I think v1 is bug-free (do reach out if you find any). And share your favorite gadgets by clicking submit on website or directly here https://tally.so/r/nGB10L

THANKS ALL FOR CONTRIBUTING ❤️

I refuse to accept that Maggie Smith died 😭

Found something cool on Bluesky!

https://go.bsky.app/Qw1fYBp

More testers needed for my period tracking app! Please report any bug or feedback to hi@apek.me ❤️

Who approved this?! This is super hard to use. Wow. Just wow.

If there is a Nuxt developer on my feed or somebody who knows somebody. Please contact me at hi@apek.me - I have a gig for you! And it's super cool.

Remember my Alvik project? I hit a bump with the team. A developer decided to do something else in life, and now I am stranded with gorgeous design and in a desperate need for a developer.

Any fullstack dev up for a little business? It would be a shame if this dies.

Check it out. Helena and I discussed interesting stuff. There was also digging into our design traumas. 🥲

I wish Figma had a customizable interface where users can save and load their workspace, arranging the order and visibility of buttons in the right sidebar, similar to Affinity products.

Easy weekend listen. Helena x Antonija. I really like this one.

This is why I stopped releasing design videos. They never perform. This was a good test if the waters changed. They totally didn't, at least not for me. To hell with design Youtube 💪

Can we make my post blow up and force Lufthansa to give me back my money I am waiting for months? Comment. Share. React. Help me!

HO HO HO. Last minute new build to test! 

Help me polish my new app and test it with me at periodornot.co

Thank you all! Share with other ladies as well.

For non-european friends here. This banger is representing Finland at upcoming Eurovision.

Today, I used UI3 in Figma for the first time. It was quite disappointing. Although the details look sleek, the usability is seriously lacking. Despite Figma's focus on visual details, they still haven't implemented basic features like previewing the hovered color on an element.

I have been trying to hire React Native developer via Fiverr... Oh wow, I didn't know what I've put myself into... It's really rough there 🤯 And I didn't find anybody.

Who wants to compete in drinking water daily? https://www.superhabits.fyi/join/6ZF6BR

Do I have any 3D artists here? I might have a gig for you. Please reach out to hi@apek.me and let's chat.

If you wanna follow your habits in super-duper-cool way join me at https://superhabits.fyi

Let's stay in touch when this dies at https://bsky.app/profile/antonija.bsky.social

I did a pilot episode of "learn design with me" series on my Youtube channel. It is clumsy, I was stressing about OBS making my laptop lag terribly, but we need to start from somewhere!

https://youtu.be/rw3PiaDVLj8?si=wY6371vitKewMAaM

I love how this old plugin keeps on livin' 😂

remember that it ain't that serious and to embrace goofiness

This is absolutely half-baked but I am building next version of my portfolio. I hope to be done over Xmas break. Feedback recommended: https://staging.apek.me/

Animated Lucide icons https://animated-icon.vercel.app

Built this over the weekend - a passion project I have been thinking for awhile.

I created a period tracker called Period or Not available to try on TestFlight. I don’t consider this app fully finished but I would greatly appreciate women test it and give me feedback so I can prepare v1.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/F78BnSFZ

My take on Figma Dev Mode pricing. For many of us, new pricing and putting inspection behind a paywall is a downer. But… There is a free or cheaper alternative!

Where is + for a variant??? OMG, this is horrible.

I refreshed my old article! Might dig deeper into writing next year. I wanna use my iA Writer for something 😂 and ofc share whatever I know with others

I revamped the code for Figma Grid Maker plugin (what a stupid name 🙄) and now I am looking into ways to make it better. Some libraries have downloadable folder of svgs. Can you please link me all free icons you can think off? I want to make them directly available in plugin.

Hey everyone! I'm working on engagement at work and I decided to explore accountability in my new side project. It's live, but I just wrapped up v0.1, so expect some quirks! I'll roll out updates soon. Let me know if it’s shit! Cheers!

https://www.superhabits.fyi

I am waiting for my iOS app to be reviewed and then if it passes I will be excited to share TestFlight invite link. Can’t wait to share my work and get good feedback

What are your favorite Figma shortcuts? New video is upppp￼