What happened at Config 2023! (design conference vlog)

Come with me as I experience my first in-person Figma conference - Config 2023! I was so looking forward to this trip, and reconnecting IRL with some old internet design buds, and meeting loads of new ones. I learned so much, and honestly can't wait for the next one in 2024. Will I see you there?
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Special thanks to everyone who came to the Design Life meetup 💜 Hearing your stories meant the world to me. It was overwhelming in the absolute BEST way to meet so many viewers of this channel in person at one event! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who said hi to me. you have no idea how much those moments inspired me :)
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 It's day 1 of Config! 🎟️
03:15 Some issues the event faced
03:46 Afternoon talks
04:50 End of day 1 & how Figma addressed the issues 🙌
07:25 Day 2!
09:01 The lowdown of day 2
09:52 Meetup time
10:44 Final thoughts on the event
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[@JRInnes]

It was great to attend in person. I really appreciate you posting this. I thought I missed a lot, but your video reassures me that I saw all the major stuff! I'll be back again in 2024. Hey, I got to put my new grandson's name on the Post-it wall. Best talk for me was Airbnb CEO explaining why there are so few designers found in C-Suites. Best personal moment was when someone on-stage asked all designers in the room to raise their hand and the vast majority of the audience did so. Absolutely incredible feeling to be in the majority!

[@calais_]

Thanks for making this video! So cool to see the experience

[@thejoshloh]

Glad that you put this out! It was such a pleasure to have met you in person. Thanks for putting out amazing content!

[@jaga22dl]

waiting for this one. Thank you so much for bringing us to Config!

[@gmpoitras]

I SEE MYSELF @8:56 !!!!! Lol I'm sitting in a group next to the big sign, to the left of it, there's alil stool, I'm there with a red shirt facing the camera. Hahaha. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES CHARLI. We briefly spoke at the meet up, I gushed over you and Femke - but mostly you because I could finally tell you you're the one that taught me Figma. :) Thanks.

[@PuckettCreative]

What an experience. It was awesome getting to see you in person as well, thanks for sharing the vid - now I get to relive config all over again!

[@charlimarieTV]

so great to meet you Jonathan! hope we'll get to chat for longer at the next one :)

[@joeyabanks]

It was sooo great to finally meet you in person, Charli!! Honored to be featured in the vlog! 🥹

[@charlimarieTV]

Such a highlight to meet you Joey, it had to feature in the highlight reel vlog 🙌

[@tasmto]

I wish I could have been there, looked like a ton of fun and great job on the video to you and your editor!!!

[@charlimarieTV]

Thank you! I edited this one all on my own 🤗

[@poojavazirani1673]

Mutual feelings on the last bit.. for the first time, content creators aren’t just KZbinrs, but actual human beings too. It was so amazing to meet you in person! Hope to meet you at next years Config too!

[@charlimarieTV]

Pooja!! I love that now when I read your username I can remember meeting you! :)

[@RaymondStone]

It's funny how I'm a designer who's lived in San Francisco for eight years, yet I made no effort to go to that conference. That nearby park where you all had lunch is one of my favorite walking locations. And that after party location is only a couple blocks from my apartment!

[@DesignGal]

It was so great to hang out again! "Chaos" was the right word 😂but Config was a ton of fun.

[@MarivoneAraujo]

Figma latest releases are saving me hours of work! Figma Dev Mode is awesome and I can’t wait for more! ❤ . Great video! Happy to see you’ve had a great time!

[@charlimarieTV]

that's awesome to hear!

[@hoshimori5]

I'm really sad that I wasn't able to attend and meet you and Femke, who I've been listening since 2017, when I made a career change from print to ui/ux design. Thanks for keeping inspiring us!

[@crystalmartin174]

CHARLI!!! I met you at Adobe MAX a few years back... I know things are changing as Adobe acquires figma, but I was wondering if you'll be going to MAX this year??!

[@raghavendraj3758]

fantastic excitness keep doing ...

[@DanRobertWood]

Trying to convince my team in NYC to go together next year, looked like a great event!

[@charlimarieTV]

maybe this vlog can convince them! hehe

[@garyvoigt321]

Thank you for the 1st person view. I wish I could have been there.

[@charlimarieTV]

Maybe next year!!

[@joelh870]

MIN/MAX WIDTH & HEIGHT yaaaaaassss

[@cabpacedilla]

you're all amazing! you are all innovators, inventors and geniuses! please help Microsoft because Microsoft interface is now very hard to use. OMG. I'm now contented with Lubuntu and use bash scripting for my use cases automation

[@raghavendraj3758]

both of friends...