Release Notes 2026: September Edition | Figma

By Figma

Categories: Design, Product

Summary

Figma is launching AI-assisted motion design workflows that let designers ask an agent to auto-generate keyframe structures, then refine from there—turning static screens into animated assets within the design tool itself, eliminating hand-keyframing friction.

Key Takeaways

  1. Use AI agents to generate initial keyframe structures automatically, then spend refinement time on creative direction rather than mechanical animation setup—reducing animation setup time significantly.
  2. Build repeatable motion systems within design files for seasonal product launches; establish consistent animation patterns that scale across future updates and features.
  3. Keyframes define element position and state at specific moments; software fills interpolation between frames—understanding this lets designers brief AI more effectively on animation intent.
  4. Ship animated assets directly from design files to production within Figma; eliminate export-import workflows by completing the full motion-to-export pipeline in one environment.
  5. Layer-aware AI agents can read design hierarchy and make intelligent animation decisions automatically—reducing the need for designers to manually specify every animation parameter.

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Transcript Excerpt

[music] Welcome everybody. We're so excited to have you here at our release notes live stream. It's fun to see everyone rolling in. We already see the chat getting active. We see a bunch of locations. Be sure to drop where you're located. We love knowing where you all are tuning in from. >> We've seen folks from Toronto, >> Mexico, New York, >> Croatia, some folks from the Windy City. >> Love seeing it all. So, we're going to sharing some updates on some of our config launches from earlier this year. And I want to hear from the chat what was your favorite config update. Katie, what was yours? >> Well, I'm a huge fan of Rajie's. He's just a great guy. And so, I have to say shaders. It was great to see him introducing that to the world. >> What about you? >> All of the motion stuff was kind …

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