February 23, 2023
April 2023
Design Thursday #1
A weekly recap of everything you need to know about tools, events, guidelines and design in general.
Improved video support in Figma
Figma has improved video support for prototypes, here are some of the changes:
- Videos can now be up to 100MB (previously 30MB)
- You can preview a video in Figma and set a start point (via Fill just like GIFs)
- Add multiple videos at once with the Image tool
- New interactions in prototypes: pause/play, mute/unmute, set specific time, jump forward/backward in time
Try it out in Figma’s playground file
Stark audit tool
Stark created a WCAG Audit tool which is now available in beta via the browser plugin. You can audit a live website and create an automatic report.
Find out more about their audit tool
Android 14 changes
The first Android 14 beta is now available and has some changes important to know when making Android apps.
- Fonts can now be scaled up to 200%, making it compatible with WCAG guidelines
- You can change regional settings per app (example: first day of the week, number formatting, temperature)
- New back gesture animation with a predictive preview
- More strict photo access permission, similar to iOS
- Add gender specific copy based on language and the person you are addressing
Written by
Niels Boey
Product Designer