448: News Desk, Vol. 5

<p>This week, we break down new Figma features, dissect the Live Activities HIG, and share our cool-takes on the Adobe + Figma acquisition.</p><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Catherine McConalogue</li><li>Will</li><li>Martin Chudoba</li><li>Shela</li><li>Tim Johnsen</li><li>Nick Angiolillo</li><li>Chariton Shumway</li><li>Oleg Frolov</li><li>Mark Stephenson</li><li>Bryn Jackson</li><li>Nancy Tran</li></ul><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we break down new Figma features, dissect the Live Activities HIG, and share our cool-takes on the Adobe + Figma acquisition.</p><ul><li><a href="https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406787442711#component-properties">Component properties, select features</a><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/skuwamoto">Sho Kuwamoto</a></li><li><a href="https://xkcd.com/2677/">xkcd: Two Key System</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/components/system-experiences/live-activities">Human Interface Guidelines for Live Activities</a></li><li><a href="https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2022/Adobe-to-Acquire-Figma/default.aspx">Adobe to acquire Figma</a><ul><li><a href="https://penpot.app/">Penpot</a></li></ul></li></ul><h3><strong>Job Board:</strong></h3><p>We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.</p><p><strong>👉 </strong><a href="https://designdetails.fm/jobs"><strong>Design Details Job Board</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://designdetails.pallet.com/jobs/026bafd9-f362-4e6a-8332-1ac0cd56f8b2"><strong>Glow</strong></a> is building the most elegant, powerful, and reliable crypto wallet. To do this, they need great designs — ones that are simple, familiar, and sm