Figma
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
The design tool that every designer uses and every developer has a love-hate relationship with. Designers create beautiful mockups in Figma, then developers try to recreate them in CSS and wonder why the padding is 13.7px. In the vibecoding era, you just screenshot the Figma and paste it into your AI.
Real Talk
Figma is a collaborative, browser-based interface design tool used for UI/UX design, prototyping, and design systems. It supports real-time collaboration, components, auto-layout, and developer handoff. Its inspect mode provides CSS values, spacing, and asset exports for developers.
When You'll Hear This
"Check the Figma for the exact spacing." / "The Figma-to-code pipeline is getting scary good with AI."
Related Terms
Component
A component is a self-contained LEGO brick for your UI.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
CSS is the makeup and wardrobe for your HTML skeleton. It decides what color everything is, how big things are, and where stuff goes on the page.
Pixel Pushing
Spending hours moving things 1 pixel left, 2 pixels up, changing that border from #eee to #e5e5e5.
Responsive Design
Responsive design means your website looks good on EVERY screen size — from a tiny phone to a giant 4K monitor.