Figma Weave Now Runs Inside ChatGPT, Claude
As of August 11, Figma's MCP (Model Context Protocol — a way AI assistants plug into other apps) server lets you run Figma Weave tools directly from ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor. Describe what you need in plain language, the AI agent finds the right Weave tool, runs it, and drops the result back into your conversation — no app-switching.
Paint 3D Shapes Straight Onto a Surface
Codrops published a deep-dive tutorial on building a "Geometry Painter" with Three.js and WebGPU — a tool where you literally paint procedural 3D shapes onto a surface in real time, with custom shaders and lighting layered on top. It walks through surface picking, live controls, and post-processing from scratch.
"We Treat Code as Material," Says This Studio
London studio Studio Dial — whose client list includes Google — told It's Nice That they treat code the way a print designer treats paper and ink: something to be shaped, tested, and pushed until it breaks. One week they're designing a cocktail menu, the next they're coding motion design for an entire city.
580 Free Design Talks, Now Searchable
It's Nice That launched a new Nicer Tuesdays platform on August 10, unlocking its full archive — over 580 talks from names like Es Devlin, David Shrigley, and Martin Parr — with search and filter by topic for the first time. No qualifying student opportunity with a live deadline surfaced this week, so this free resource takes the second tool slot.
Animate With Paper, Puzzles, and Sunlight
Animator Alèxia Ponce makes frame-by-frame animation without a screen in sight — soaking and scrunching paper so frames appear, animating across the surface of a puzzle, even printing frames using sunlight. It's animation built from touch and material, not just software.
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