DESIGNER SHIFTS FROM FIGMA TO CLAUDE FOR DESIGN WORK
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A designer at Jane Street reports using Claude AI more than Figma for design tasks, signaling a potential shift in how design work gets done. The post sparked significant discussion in developer communities.
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