From Figma Holder To Claude Design Convert

Ever since I first used @Figma I was converted.

I bought the IPO. I bought the dip. I'm a holder.

Straddling the underserved intersection of software and design that Illustrator and Photoshop were never built for. Figma hit on those themes that developers knew; components and styles. Structured programmatic design.

But since Opus 5.5, @claudeai Design is all I need.

Describing what lives in my mind's eye. Tweaking. Refining. Sharpening. But with words instead of keyboard shortcuts.

Figma ($FIGFIG on TradingView ) is another piece of software that has fallen by the wayside. I tried the connector, the plugin, the mcp. Nothing has felt as seamless and as easy as describing features in Claude Code and seeing the design co-mingled with my conversation, followed up with a simple command: 'Build it'.

The intoxicating power of ideas to reality in an instant.

All of a sudden Figma feels like wading through mud. Every keystroke and mouse click built a mental toll now erased by AI.

Claude Design has made it exhilarating and addictive.

Frightening in its ability to one-shot your mind into submission, as it carries out your commands with swift precision.

Have I lost something? Will the skills gained over decades provide any kind of edge? Or are they rendered worthless in the face of AI?

VS Code forgotten. Now Figma. The rear-view mirror will be littered with titans from a time before.

What's next?