June 7, 2022 04:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/7/23157093/google-chromebook-students-figma-figjam-partnership
Education Chromebooks are getting Figma, a very cool set of design tools
Google for Education has announced a new partnership with Figma. The companies will bring Figma’s design and prototyping platform as well as its collaborative whiteboarding app FigJam to education Chromebooks. Schools can apply now to the beta program, which will begin over the summer.
Verge reporter Dami Lee described Figma as “Google Docs for design.” Like Google’s software, Figma is primarily web-based and is a lighter load for a computer to run than many industry-standard creative programs. Figma also allows team members to collaborate in a way that is similar to how they might in Google Docs — but on prototypes and design projects rather than text. Users can add annotations and notes to projects, mark things with stickers, and even...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/7/23157093/google-chromebook-students-figma-figjam-partnership
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