Figma Opens Weave Tool Publishing to Everyone
Weave tools bring the power of generative AI workflows built in Figma Weave directly to the canvas in Figma Design. As of September 16, you can now build and publish your own custom Weave tools to the Figma Community for anyone to use directly in Figma Design. Stand-out community examples already include tools that turn a moodboard into a realistic room mockup and tools for previewing your next nail set.
Senior CDOs Agree: Design's Next Phase Stays Human
Fast Company Design gathered three senior creative leaders — Carson Caprara (Chief Product Officer, Brooks Running), Brooke Ellis (Chief Design Officer, Block), and Emily Galloway (Senior Director of Product Design, Spotify) — to address the question of what comes next for the discipline. The resulting piece, titled *"The next phase of design will still be human-led,"* argues that AI augments creative decision-making but does not replace the human judgment at its core.
LDF 2026 Wraps — Guinness Toucan Gets a Contemporary Makeover
As London Design Festival 2026 closes its doors, Design Week's weekly Outline roundup highlights a contemporary makeover for the Guinness toucan — one of the most recognised mascots in advertising history, originally created by illustrator John Gilroy in 1935 for agency S.H. Benson. Alongside it, heritage brand Barbour is reimagining its iconic tartan lining, with Dame Margaret Barbour noting that the brand remains a fifth-generation, family-owned company now selling in over 55 countries.
Adobe Drops AI-Native Timeline Tools for Premiere & After Effects
Adobe unveiled a significant slate of AI-powered innovations ahead of IBC 2026, expanding speed, flexibility, and control across Premiere Pro and After Effects — with a focus on generating and creating content directly in the timeline. New capabilities include the ability to relight a subject, blur a background, isolate a color grade, or design custom effects in seconds.
London Design Festival 2026 Was a City-Wide Argument for Material Thinking
The 24th edition of the London Design Festival (12–20 September 2026) brought a city-wide celebration of high-concept installations, material innovation, and creative community to the capital. It's Nice That flagged LDF standouts including the *Motion Sickness* show at The Conran Shop and a Mexico City underground print and zine scene tour — pointing to a festival mood that leaned tactile, handmade, and physical as a counterpoint to digital saturation.
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TODAY’S THREADFrom Figma's open toolmaker ecosystem to Adobe's in-timeline AI, from CDOs defending human judgment to LDF championing physical craft and Guinness updating a 90-year-old mascot — today's signal is unified: **the most future-proof creative skill is knowing *when* to hand something to a machine and when to keep your hands on it.** Tools are getting faster and more open; the designers who win are the ones with the taste and judgment to direct them.