Design Digest: Figma 2, Grabient, Principle 3, Symbolicons Pro, Lauren Hom, Ghost 1 0 HD

Design Digest. Design-related news, apps, tools, and other cool stuff. UPDATE: Figma 2.0 Figma’s latest update brings significant new features: Prototyping and Developer Handoff. You can create simple prototypes connecting screens and with dev hand-off you can share files with view-only access to developers, who will see a ‘code’ tab in the properties panel. https://blog.figma.com/figma-2-0-now-with-prototyping-and-developer-handoff-1b309a5d025c TOOL: Grabient Grabient is a web app that allows you to create and discover beautiful gradients. You can create combinations with multiple colors, in different angles, and then copy the CSS code or download a sketch file. https://www.grabient.com/ UPDATE: Principle 3.0 Principle just released a massive update. Principle 3 adds the ability to send events from a component to its parent, or viceversa. You can even have one component trigger animations in another component. Another update is the ability to control color in the drivers, lockable layers, improvements to sketch import, and much more. http://principleformac.com/posts/principle-three.html?utm_content=buffer4253e SAD NEWS: Paint will die: Microsoft’s next Windows update will kill one of the most beloved and iconic apps: Microsoft Paint. The end of an era. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/microsoft-paint-kill-off-after-32-years-graphics-editing-program UPLIFTING NEWS: Paint will NOT die Apparently Microsoft was just trolling us. Paint isn’t going anywhere; it’s just going to be a free app you can get at the Windows Store. Wait… there’s a windows store? https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-paint-stay/#WKZISXHQT2h3XP14.97 INSPIRATION: Emmit Fenn Website The inspiration of the week comes from Emmit Fenn’s beautiful website. His site features an interactive canvas for each song of his recent album. I recommend you go visit the page, turn up the volume, and get fully immersed in the audio visual experience. https://emmitfenn.com/ TOOLS: Ghost 1.0 After a long time being in beta, the open source blogging platform Ghost is announcing Ghost 1.0. Ghost 1.0 brings a new text editor with a cleaner design, a new toolbar, support for Markdown tables and CommonMark. https://blog.ghost.org/1-0/ GEM: A Collection of Design PodcastsPodcasts If you’re having trouble finding a good design podcast to listen to, UXCellence just published a huge collection of Design Podcasts. The list is separated by categories, with a link to the podcast, and a short description of each publication. https://uxcellence.com/2017/07/24/design-podcasts NEWS: First Black Woman CEO in Tesla Tesla welcomed to their board, Ebony Media CEO, Linda Johnson Rice. She’s the second woman out of a group of nine board members and the first African-American to hold that role. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/20/tesla-adding-this-ceo-to-its-board-is-a-big-deal-for-silicon-valley.html ILLUSTRATOR: Lauren Hom The Illustrator of the week is Lauren Hom, a desi