Figma vs Marvel

Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: Design Engineering with Maggie Appleton

In this episode of the Pragmatic Engineer Podcast, host Gergely Orosz interviews Maggie Appleton, a staff research engineer at GitHub Next. Appleton discusses her unique career path from cultural anthropology to design engineering, her work illustrating React tutorials for Egghead, and her insights on how AI is transforming design processes. She shares practical advice on using notebooks and jigs for prototyping, the importance of understanding engineering constraints, and introduces the concept of 'capability gaslighting' where AI models overpromise and underdeliver. The conversation explores new artifacts for human-AI collaboration and encourages engineers to use AI agents as patient tutors for learning design principles.

• Maggie Appleton is a staff research engineer at GitHub Next.
• She was the first designer hired by AI startup Elicit.
• She spent four years as an illustrator and art director at developer education company Egghead.

Figma launches data residency in Japan

Figma strengthens data protection and security for enterprise customers with local data hosting.

Listrak Launches Studio to Turn Figma Designs into Emails

Listrak, a cross-channel personalization platform, has launched Listrak Studio, a new plugin for Figma that converts designs into ready-to-send emails within minutes. The tool eliminates the manual rebuild process between design and deployment by saving the emails directly into Listrak accounts, where they can be attached to campaigns. It features automatic content, image syncs, and design recommendations based on Listrak's email expertise, flagging issues like Gmail and iOS clipping before sending. This helps retailers accelerate their campaign launch times and reduce email build time by potentially over 250 hours per year.

• Listrak launched Listrak Studio, a plugin for Figma that converts designs into ready-to-send emails.
• The plugin eliminates manual rebuilding and the need for developers to translate designs into HTML.
• Emails are directly saved into Listrak accounts and can be attached to campaigns.