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FeaturedBeginner· 45 min
Pressure-test a flow in Figma Make before your dev touches it
Use Figma Make to prototype an interactive flow in 20 minutes, then do a 5-person walkthrough.
“I saved this because 90% of what designers argue about in review can be resolved in 20 minutes of Figma Make + 5 users. Stop debating in Figma comments.”
prototypingfigma-makeusability-testinghandoff
Apr 14, 2026Playbook
FeaturedIntermediate· 180 min
Turn 15 user interview transcripts into a research report in an afternoon
Claude's long context + structured prompting beats manual affinity mapping for most synthesis jobs.
“Affinity mapping was invented when you had to print notes on Post-its. We have 200K context windows now. This workflow saved me 3 days on the last State of Design synthesis pass.”
researchclaudesynthesisinterviews
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Intermediate· 30 min
Audit your codebase's design tokens against your Figma library in 30 minutes
Cursor + your component library + your tokens.json — one prompt surfaces every drift between design and code.
“If you've ever asked "is our design system actually being used?" and nobody had an answer — this is that answer. I run it quarterly.”
design-systemscursoraudittokens
Apr 15, 2026Playbook
FeaturedBeginner· 45 min
Pressure-test a flow in Figma Make before your dev touches it
Use Figma Make to prototype an interactive flow in 20 minutes, then do a 5-person walkthrough.
“I saved this because 90% of what designers argue about in review can be resolved in 20 minutes of Figma Make + 5 users. Stop debating in Figma comments.”
prototypingfigma-makeusability-testinghandoff
Apr 14, 2026Playbook
FeaturedIntermediate· 180 min
Turn 15 user interview transcripts into a research report in an afternoon
Claude's long context + structured prompting beats manual affinity mapping for most synthesis jobs.
“Affinity mapping was invented when you had to print notes on Post-its. We have 200K context windows now. This workflow saved me 3 days on the last State of Design synthesis pass.”
researchclaudesynthesisinterviews
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