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180 Days Building a Design API

180 Days Building a Design API

Early 2022, we launched in public, raised a $4.6M Seed Round funding, and shipped some significant updates: Redesigned CLI, Configuration Templates, Raycast extension…

Teams like Pitch enjoy using Specify to build delightful products faster.

There’s more on the way.

We're beta-testing a design system documentation in Notion that syncs with Figma automatically.

Want to join us on this journey? Join the Beta Program 👉

Florent Merian
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October 28, 2022
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  1. 180 Days Building
    a Design API

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  2. Since January, we launched in public,
    raised a $4.6M Seed Round funding,
    and shipped some significant
    updates. Here's a recap of the key
    highlights and a sneak peek of what's
    next at Specify.

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  3. Key Highlights

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  4. Hello, world
    We introduced our Design API to the world last
    February and launched on Product Hunt.
    READ THE FULL STORY ↗
    In the meantime, we announced a €4M $4.6M Seed
    Round funding to build the world's first Design Data
    Platform. Our co-founder and CEO, Valentin Chrétien,
    shared our story and vision in TechCrunch.

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  5. Introducing Design Data
    Platforms 101
    We launched Design Data Platforms 101, our most
    advanced and complete guide on design tokens
    and ops, resulting from 5 years of lessons learned
    in building a Design API.
    HAVE A READ ↗
    It's full of insights and best practices to help you
    set up a design CI/CD workflow in minutes.

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  6. Supercharging your
    command-line experience
    We pushed the developer experience to the next
    level, introducing a new Command-Line Interface
    CLI .
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    New structure, new design, and a better error
    management system that software developers enjoy
    using!

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  7. Getting started with
    Configuration Templates
    In June, we introduced Configuration Templates
    for Tailwind, React, React Native and more.
    They're ready-to-use examples to help software
    developers sync design tokens from design to
    code in minutes.
    GET STARTED ↗

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  8. Introducing the Raycast
    Extension
    We recently released a Raycast extension.
    It's a blazingly fast way to search in your Figma files
    and copy/paste your design data — colors, icons, and
    images.
    INSTALL THE EXTENSION ↗

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  9. Recap

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  11. There’s a lot more on the
    way.
    We're experimenting with new apps, starting with
    Notion. We really want to ensure we do it right, so
    we're taking our time to nail it.
    LEARN MORE ↗
    Join us on this journey by sharing feedback on early
    versions.

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  12. Join the Beta Program
    Shape the future
    of design systems
    We're currently prototyping a design system
    documentation in Notion. Join us on this journey by
    sharing feedback on early versions.

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