Craftwork Design Digest #8: Design case studies from Figma & Netflix, AI tools updates and much more.

Craftwork

1 April 2025

AI news

8 mins to read

Welcome to the eight edition of Craftwork Design Digest!

Each week, we'll bring you a curated collection of the best design news, inspiration, articles, events, design resources, expert tips and more – all in one convenient place, just for you. Whether you're a designer, creator, or just someone who loves good design, we've got you covered with fresh content to fuel your creativity.

What we found this week

Text Rendering with 4o Image Generation

Gemini 2.5

Fresh Design Resources

Curated Design Websites

Runway Gen 4

The National Park Service goes from paper to pixels

Deep Dive: How Figma redesigned its Community page (project walkthrough)

How Netflix Used UX Design to Win 200 Million Paid Users

UI 3 Figma public library

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AI tOOL

Text Rendering with 4o Image Generation

AI news

Open AI has added a bunch of new image generation features to 4o model, one of them is text rendering. This is huge because it will help to create visuals, teaching materials and more with precise text!

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AI TOOL

Gemini 2.5

AI news

Google has introduced Gemini 2.5, its most advanced AI model to date.

A key feature of Gemini 2.5 is its enhanced reasoning capability, which allows the model to process information more thoughtfully before responding to users. Some developers claim that it is the best programming model on the market today.

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Inspiration

Curated Design Websites

AI news

1. Moio | Design and ship interactive experiences.

2. Carl Hauser | Head of Design at analogue.

3. twks | Advertising and design services.

4. Groupe Montoni | A real estate corporation dedicated to sustainable development.

5. Joshua Wolk | I'm a design engineer in Los Angeles.

Curated

Web design inspiration gallery

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AI TOOL

Runway Gen 4

AI news

Gen-4 is a significant step forward for fidelity, dynamic motion and controllability in generative media. First renders are quite amazing! The update includes:

  1. Improved scene consistency;
  2. Enhanced visual references;
  3. Refined media generation.
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Case Study

The National Park Service goes from paper to pixels

AI news

The National Park Service (NPS) transitioned from paper brochures to a unified app focused on

  1. Wayfinding: Developing interactive maps to help visitors navigate parks.
  2. Alerts: Implemented real-time notifications for safety and event updates.
  3. New experiences, such as the AR Distance Finder.

The vision for the app came from designers Juan Sanabria and Kevin Twohy, who adapted Massimo Vignelli's 1977 Unigrid system for digital use.

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Case Study

Deep Dive: How Figma redesigned its Community page (project walkthrough)

AI news

Deep Dive is a series where you can see exclusive content inside the Figma files from top-tier designers.

In this video, Kelly Li shares the design process, research, A/B testing, and more that Figma went through to redesign their community page.

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Case Study

How Netflix Used UX Design to Win 200 Million Paid Users

AI news

Netflix’s UX design has played a huge role in attracting and retaining over 200 million paid users. Here’s what made the difference:

  1. “Cancel Anytime” Policy – Reduces friction for new subscribers by eliminating commitment anxiety.
  2. Immersive Viewing Experience – Auto-play, smart recommendations, and content previews keep users engaged.
  3. Unlimited Touchpoints – Seamless transition across devices makes binge-watching effortless.
  4. Seamless & Contextual Navigation – The interface adapts based on viewing habits, making content discovery intuitive.
  5. Content-Driven Design – A clean, distraction-free UI focuses on what matters most—the shows and movies.

And they've done more than we've covered in the bullet points. The design team at Netflix is probably one of the most important in the company with such big deeds.

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Assets

UI 3 Figma public library

AI news

Figma has released their internal design system, which contains the styles, components, and variables that help Figma's design team create products.

It is called "UI3" because it represents the third iteration of their visual language, which was introduced in 2024.

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Assets

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AI news

A multi-theming UI Kit for Figma and Framer featuring interactive components and customizable landing and app templates

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Let us know what you think at [email protected], see you next week!

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