Designer and serial maker behind Humaaans, Blush and Lummi, which Udemy acquired
Lummi, Blush, Humaaans +5
stack --tool figma · #29 of 80
Indie makers who build with Figma (2026)
5 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Figma in their stack — 3% of makers who share one — including Pablo Stanley, Meng To and Brian Shin. A collaborative, browser-based interface design and prototyping tool. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Figma.
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$35K/mo
combined revenue*
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exits
Official site: figma.com
Top indie makers using Figma
5 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Designer behind Design+Code, teaching designers to code, now building the AI builder Aura
Design+Code, Aura, Spring +2
Founder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
Once, Xnapper$35K/mo
Designer behind Refactoring UI, Heroicons and Tailwind's look, now at Shopify
Refactoring UI, Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI), Heroicons +1
Australian product designer behind Untitled UI, the best-selling Figma UI kit
Untitled UI, Untitled UI React, Untitled UI Icons +2
Products built by Figma makers
A selection of the 24 products shipped by these makers.
Blush
blush.design
Customizable illustrations by artists worldwide that can be remixed in Figma and the browser.
by Pablo Stanley
Humaaans
humaaans.com
Free mix-and-match library of people illustrations.
by Pablo Stanley
Design+Code
designcode.io
Subscription learning platform with courses on design, front-end and iOS development, and AI-assisted design.
by Meng To
Aura
aura.build
AI website builder for designers that generates, remixes and exports landing pages and UI templates.
by Meng To
Once
once.film
Private disposable-camera app for events where guests join by QR code and the shared album unlocks after the event.
$35K/moby Brian Shin
Xnapper
xnapper.com
Mac app that turns plain screenshots into polished, shareable images; bought from Tony Dinh.
by Brian Shin
Refactoring UI
refactoringui.com
Design book and video course for developers, co-created with Adam Wathan.
~$600K in 2020by Steve Schoger
Heroicons
heroicons.com
Free, MIT-licensed SVG icon set designed for Tailwind Labs.
by Steve Schoger
Untitled UI
untitledui.com
Large Figma UI kit and design system with thousands of components, sold with one-time pricing and a free version.
by Jordan Hughes
Untitled UI React
untitledui.com
Open-source React component library built with Tailwind CSS and React Aria, with paid PRO components.
by Jordan Hughes
Revenue of indie makers using Figma
Combined self-reported revenue: about $35K/mo across 1 maker. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Figma projects.
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Brian ShinFounder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
$35K/moas of 2026-05
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Figma indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Figma?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Figma in their stack include Pablo Stanley, Meng To, Brian Shin, Steve Schoger and Jordan Hughes.
How popular is Figma with indie makers?
5 makers — 3% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Figma, ranking it #29 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Figma?
The tools most often listed alongside Figma are Tailwind CSS (3 makers), React (2 makers), Claude Code (2 makers) and Swift (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using Figma earn?
1 maker using Figma have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $35K per month combined. The highest is Brian Shin ($35K/mo). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Figma?
Makers using Figma mostly work in Design Tools (4), AI Builders (2) and Educators & Course Creators (2), and have shipped 24 listed products between them.
What is Figma?
A collaborative, browser-based interface design and prototyping tool. Official site: https://www.figma.com
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