After a string of exciting events, we’re back with another unmissable session, this time diving into a topic that’s often overlooked but essential to crafting powerful, memorable digital experiences: Motion Design.

While animation is everywhere in our interfaces today, many design teams still treat it as a “nice-to-have”, something to sprinkle on at the end. But motion design, when used well, can clarify, delight, and drive business outcomes.

Join us as we explore:

🎯 How motion design helps users understand your product faster
💡 Why animation strengthens emotional connection with your brand
📈 How modern design teams use motion to support business goals
🤝 The collaboration it unlocks between design, product, and engineering

Expect practical examples, surprising insights, and a reframe of motion design as a must-have strategic layer in product development.

Whether you’re a designer, engineer, or PM, this talk will shift the way you think about Motion.

🎤 Guest Talk

Making It Move (Or how I learned to stop worrying, and love the curves) by Jacob Mills

Motion design is quickly becoming a secret weapon for the world’s best design teams—so why are so many companies still slow to adopt it?

In this session, Jacob will unpack the how and why behind motion design’s power to build better products, more emotive brands, and smarter business outcomes. From onboarding flows to micro-interactions, he’ll show how motion can move more than just pixels—it can move people.

👨‍🎨 About the Speaker

Jacob Mills is an Art Director and Designer with a background in both global and local creative agencies—now firmly planted in the world of SaaS. As Brand Lead for Motion & Video at Deputy, he’s carved out a niche as someone who champions visual narrative—not just as a way to make things look good, but as a tool to inform, evoke, and connect. His work lives at the intersection of product, storytelling, and brand experience—always with an eye toward outcomes that actually matter, both for users and for business.

Agenda

5:00PM: Doors open
   5:00PM - 6:00PM: Registration
   6:00PM - 6:10PM: Welcome remarks
   6:10PM - 7:00PM: Talk: "Making It Move (Or how I learned to stop worrying, and love the curves)"
   7:00PM - 7:15PM: Fun game & Outro
   7:15PM - 9:00PM: Networking
9:00PM: Event ends

🎉 Special Announcement

We have an exciting update, Friends of Figma Sydney merch is finally here!

The first 100 people to arrive at the venue will receive an exclusive [we’re not revealing what it is yet—you’ll have to come and find out 😉] as a thank you for being part of our community.

We can’t wait to see you there, and remember, 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 🤝

Important Event Info! Read Me ‼️

We'll be placing you on a waitlist before approving registrations based on capacity.
Please arrive on time. After 6pm, there may be no one at the lower ground level to let you up.

Be ready to present your ID and ticket at the entrance, as attendee identities will be verified against their tickets.