Figma.
Figma is the default design tool Remiam reaches for on new client work since Adobe wound down XD. The team writes design systems directly in Figma, hands off via Figma's developer-mode inspection, and links Figma libraries to live token files in the codebase where appropriate. The notes catalogue includes Figma-vs-Adobe-XD comparisons across multiple years.
- 12 Dec 2023→
Adobe XD is gone. Figma was right.
Adobe quietly removed XD from Creative Cloud last month. Four years after we wrote a head-to-head, the answer turned out to be all of one of them. Some reflections.
- 19 Aug 2019→
Figma vs Adobe XD: a head-to-head from a working studio.
Adobe has thrown serious money at XD. Figma has thrown serious focus at design itself. We've run the same project through both this year — here's the verdict, the feature comparison, the pricing reality, and the recommendation we now give every client.
- 19 Feb 2018→
Figma is eating design (and it deserves to).
Sketch ruled UI design for five years. In the last twelve months we've watched Figma quietly become the default in every client project. Here's what changed, why it's working, and the practical migration playbook for studios still on Sketch.