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Figma slides is rolling out today. Sales and pitch decks are about to get a whole lot prettier. https://lnkd.in/g8TWdMah

Ready to take your presentations to the next level? Then figma slides will blow your mind. Days of juggling between design tools and presentation software are gone. With Figma Slides, you can design and present all in one place. The best part? Real-time collaboration means our team can work together seamlessly, making changes and updates instantly. Plus, using Figma's powerful design features(prototypes on slides, editable mocks, live voting) ensures every slide looks professional and consistent. By keeping everything within Figma, we're saving tons of time and reducing the hassle. Say goodbye to exporting, importing, and reformatting , just design, collaborate, and present I'm super excited to try this out! #FigmaSlides #Figma #Config2024

Figma Slides are the game changer we've all been waiting for! Design and update your presentations directly in Figma - no more program juggling like a circus act. Get ready for: Seamless Workflow: Edit and see changes in real-time, say goodbye to wasted minutes! Flawless Design: Your presentations will look stunning from the get-go, no pixel left behind. Collaboration Powerhouse: Work on slides with your team simultaneously, teamwork makes the dream work! Plus, you can sprinkle in interactive elements to create presentations that truly captivate your audience. #FigmaConfig2024 #FigmaSlides #DesignInnovation #UIUXDesign #PresentationDesign #DesignWorkflow #figma

Get ready to enter the next level of storytelling with Figma Slides! Figma Slides helps you and your team co-create stunning presentations that bring your audience into the conversation. With advanced editing tools and built-in interactivity, Figma Slides makes it easy to design and co-create presentations. Insert designs and prototypes from Figma Design, co-create and present confidently with collaboration and presentation tools, and use live interactions to gather stakeholder feedback before your presentation even ends. No matter your skill level, Figma Slides makes it easy to build beautiful presentations on your own or with others using professionally-designed templates. In this video, we’ll take a tour around the Figma Slides editor so you can start creating your own presentations. Let’s go! *With advanced editing tools and built-in interactivity, Figma Slides makes it easy to design and co-create presentations.
Available in beta through 2024. In early 2025, Figma Slides will be free on Starter plans and $3 or $5/month depending on your paid plan. #Figma #config2024 #slides

Bye Pitch app 👋 and hello Figma slides! ✨😌 I think Figma just killed Pitch decks, Canva presentations, Google slides, Apple keynotes, and Microsoft powerpoints altogether 😅 Let me explain why as a Product Designer… I have been using the Pitch app for my client presentations over the last few years because they are awesome: ✔️ Trendy layouts ✔️ Easy to control and manage styling and restyling ✔️ Easy to produce slides ✔️ Funny stickers and GIFs ✔️ No UX frustration like in other presentation tools BUT! New Figma Slides have all mentioned above + even crazier features like those: 1. Bird's eye view 🦅 👁️ - you can see and reorder slides from a bigger picture to focus on the storytelling 2. AI content update with a manageable tone of voice controls 🎮 🤯 3. PUTTING CLICKABLE PROTOTYPE INSIDE THE SLIDE 🔥🔥🔥 4. Design mode to create some custom magic with Figma’s editing tool. 🖌️ The only feature of the Pitch app that keeps its uniqueness is the statistical data for slides 📊  If Figma adds that in the next version, they will be unstoppable! 💪🏻 #figma #config #config2024

Figma announced a new feature/product that a lot of Figma users are very excited about (especially people that were already using Figma for slides). And for good reason, as Eugene details below! But Figma still has a lot of accessibility work to do because slides (or any PDFs) exported are not accessible to assistive technology, SEO, and search functionality. From Figma Learn: “Figma exports text as glyphs, which means you won’t be able to edit any text in the final PDF. You can still select and copy text when viewing the PDF in the browser or other compatible software.” This means that there is only vectors in the PDF file when exported and there aren’t mechanisms to set tabbing order or other accessible functions. When tested with screen readers and OCR, Figma exports often do not pick up correct word order, skip words (especially with display fonts), or try to read non-letters as letters. This makes it not possible to use for user-/customer-facing assets (especially in regulated industries, companies doing business in the EU, Canada, or other countries with accessibility regulations) or distributing org-wide. The most you could do with it is use it internally for personal use or in presentations where you know it will not be distributed, but then you might be maintaining two separate deck templates. For reference, I usually use PowerPoint or Google Slides because I have the most confidence in transferability/accessibility support, but you also have to use the features to make it accessible! Another thing is not everyone will have a Figma license and everyone in your org likely has Microsoft Office. If you want presentations across the org to be cohesive and to have a lot of accessibility built in, setting up a cool branded template and offering templates in Figma or other software of your choice to export graphics (which you then give alt text) is a great way to go! If you don’t have access to PowerPoint via your org, you can always download the free version of Adobe Acrobat or WebAIM and use their accessibility checker on any PDF to make sure your presentation is accessible. Pitch and Canva slides have the same issues as Figma as far as accessibility, i've not had issues with Keynote but there isn’t a built in checker so I try not to use Keynote. Using Keynote for distribution involves exporting the file and importing into PowerPoint or Acrobat in order to ensure accessibility. If your idea is “distribution is ‘outside the design team’ only”- I’m a disabled leader and practitioner who uses assistive tech! If you’re a UX or Product designer and you are interested in learning more about accessibility, I’m teaching a live course on Maven starting July 26th - link to my class and resources for accessible presentations in first comment! If you’re interested in having me host an event or consult on designing for inclusion and accessibility, get in touch! #a11y #accessibility #EAA #EuropeanAccessibilityAct #28June2025 #a11yTraining

Exciting News from Figma! 🤯 Yesterday, at its Config conference, Figma introduced a new product called Figma Slides! Figma Slides is an innovative, interactive tool within Figma designed for creating presentations. You can craft custom presentations or select from Figma's curated templates. As big fans of Pitch.com we are super excited to play around with Figma Slides 🚀 #figmaslides #config24 #figma #designnews

I am not a power point power user. I find the tool doesn’t give me the freedom to create slides easily. However. I do appreciate their accessibility support and inspect tool. I have used the Figma Deck plugin to export to PPT before. I will give this a try next week. #accessibility #powerpoint

Have Figma slides killed every other presentation app? Here’s what I think... More often than not presentations are designed to look clean & cohesive. With its in-built templates, Figma is doing just that. The features have been well thought out • Professionally designed templates • Collaborative working space • Interactive prototype can be embedded • Ai text rewriter • Design mode for full design control I can’t imagine how much time it would save for a non-designer to design a deck using its templates + saving a lot of the designer’s bandwidth. But will this be enough to take the top spot and dethrone giants like Powerpoint, Google Slides and Keynote? Currently, I don’t think so. A lot of people would still make a bank out of Powerpoint. For designers, the beta features are enough to make it an instant switch. Figma slides prove to be a mutual space for non-designers to use Figma and it’s just heading in the right direction overall, in my opinion. What do you think? Let me know. #figmaconfig2024 #figma #flides #figmaslides #figmaconfig

Figma Revolutionizes Presentations with 'Figma Slides' at Config 2024! 🚀 Figma has done it again! Their latest reveal at Config 2024 has left the design community buzzing, and for good reason. While all the new features are impressive, one stands out as a game-changer: FIGMA SLIDES. 🎨 Reimagine Your Presentations: - Real-time collaboration for seamless teamwork - Dynamic text colors adapting to backgrounds - Live audience engagement with interactive polls - In-slide image editing for perfect visuals - Ready-made templates and integrated speaker notes - Unified styling across multiple presentations - Cursor chat for effortless team communication - Flexible slide management and grouping - Eye-catching slide animations - AI-powered tone adjustment for pitch-perfect copy - Interactive prototypes embedded directly in your deck Figma Slides isn't just a feature—it's a revolution in how we create, collaborate on, and deliver presentations. It's the perfect blend of Figma's intuitive design prowess and cutting-edge presentation technology. As a long-time Figma enthusiast, I'm thrilled to see how they continue to push the boundaries of design tools. Figma Slides is set to transform our workflow, making our presentations more dynamic, collaborative, and impactful than ever before. Who else is excited to dive into Figma Slides? Share your thoughts below! 👇 #FigmaSlides #Config2024 #DesignInnovation #PresentationRevolution #FigmaUpdates