Figma First Draft: prompt-to-UI generation returns in beta after Make Designs was pulled
In one sentence On September 24, 2024 Figma reintroduces prompt-based interface generation in limited beta, now called First Draft. The feature, launched as Make Designs at June's Config, had been disabled in July because it produced mockups too similar to existing apps.
At Config in June 2024 Figma had introduced Figma AI, a set of beta features: among them Make Designs, which generates interface drafts from a text description, and automatic renaming of layers with meaningful names.
Shortly after launch Make Designs was disabled: an issue with the design system it relied on produced mockups very similar to existing apps, such as Apple's Weather app.
On September 24 Figma brings it back in limited beta under a new name, First Draft. You describe what you want, pick one of four available libraries (from basic wireframes to high-fidelity sites and apps) and the AI selects, arranges and customizes components from those design systems to create a starting point.
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