Figma’s colorful macro pad aims to make life easier for designers
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The Creator Micro is designed to be used alongside traditional peripherals like a mouse and keyboard. | Image: Figma Design software company Figma is launching its first dedicated piece of hardware. The Figma Creator Micro is effectively a small mechanical keyboard (aka, a macro pad) equipped with 12 keys and two dials for quick access to your most commonly used Figma tools and shortcuts. It's up for preorder for $139 starting today, with shipping expected in the first half of next year.
The Creator Micro isn't an entirely original Figma creation. The design company has collaborated with Work Louder on the peripheral, which is a rebranded version of the existing Creator Micro. But this isn't just a Creator Micro with a Figma-branded coat of paint. Figma product manager Rob Bye tells me the company has worked to preconfigure its version of the Creator...