📊 Stop building exhibitions of charts!

When deciding which chart to use, you should always start with the most important question:

➡ What do I want to show to my users? ⬅

• Show one big number

I'm now wondering about specific and realistic use cases for how AI might fuel business goals and fulfill user needs in the data analytics and dashboard areas—basically, AI-assisted dashboard experiences. Specifically, I am interested in two main areas:

🤖 AI as a dashboard-viewing copilot:

• Explaining the information displayed on the dashboard

• Providing context and narrating the data story

• Actively identifying interesting data points such as anomalies, correlations, and insights

• Explaining the cause…

Here are my thoughts on the Figma Config 2024 announcements:

The new Figma UI announcement left me feeling unimpressed. Personally, I don't have any issues with the current UI, so this announcement didn't excite me.

On the other hand, the Dev mode improvements announcement was great. Improving designer/developer collaboration and integrating better with design systems is always a positive step.

As for the AI integrations, I am cautiously optimistic. Fully generated designs can be hit or miss, but …