Joel Miller

Joel Miller

Product Designer in London, He/Him

About

Product designer at Figma working on the Editor. Previously, working on Dev Mode.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
2019 — 2021
Lead Product Designer at Visly (YC W19)
London

Acquired by Figma

2017 — 2019
2016 — 2017
Graphic Designer at Mash
London

Projects

2024

Redesign of the Figma Design editor.

2023

A new Figma product built for Developers

2022

A new interoperable primitive in the editor for organization and workflows.

2022

A redesigned UI and usability-focused improvements

Speaking

2024
San Francisco

An in-depth look at a redesigned Figma—learn more about how the Figma team approached overhauling the design of the editor, from the overarching IA, to a brand new look and feel, to a create more approachable and immersive editing experience.

2023
Ediburgh, UK

The key to building any successful product is a strong partnership between designers and developers. However, the journey from concept to code can often be bumpy. 

In his talk, Joel dives into the nuances in designer and developer collaboration, exploring ways to communicate design intent, establish expectations, and navigate professional relationships.

2022
Remote

Oscar and Joel talk about how they designed and iterated on an already beloved feature…join to get a look into they designed Auto Layout in Figma.

2021
Remote

Ever wonder how other companies set up their Figma files? Joel takes us behind the scenes and provide tips, tricks, and examples you can implement today.

Features

2024

UI3 clears space on the canvas for you to bring your creative vision to life. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we landed on a more streamlined and adaptable interface.

2022

In this episode of How To Get My Job we're joined by Joel Miller, a product designer at Figma. Joel explains his journey from interning at a design agency to working for one of the most loved design tools in the world.

2022

Layout FM; A weekly podcast about design, technology, programming and everything else.

Kevin is out this week, so Rafa is joined by special guests Joel Miller and Oscar Nilsson from Figma to talk about their work designing Autolayout V4.

2022

Strong communication is vital for any great collaboration, but it can sometimes feel like developers and designers are speaking different languages – here’s how to bridge the gap

Education

2010 — 2015
BA Graphic Communication & Design at University of Leeds
Leeds, UK

Graduated Hons with a 2:1

Teams

Current
Figma Design