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Dylan Field and Figma: Design Collaboration in the Cloud

Reyansh Oswal

25 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

Before Figma, design was slow and fragmented. Files were shared back and forth, versions were lost, and collaboration was limited. Dylan Field saw this problem early and believed that design should live on the internet, just like documents and code.

Figma was built as a cloud-based design tool, allowing designers, developers, and product managers to work together in real time. Anyone could open a design in a browser, comment instantly, and see changes live. This removed friction and made design a team sport, not a siloed task.

The biggest challenge was technical. Running complex design software inside a browser was considered nearly impossible. Dylan and his team invested years into deep engineering, proving that performance and collaboration could coexist.

Figma grew through community trust. Designers adopted it organically, teams scaled it internally, and companies followed. By focusing on collaboration over control, Figma redefined how modern products are built.

Dylan Field’s journey shows that rethinking fundamentals, not just improving features, is what creates category-defining companies.

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