Figma Is Enough for a Logo and a Business Card

The starting point

I had been doing tracing and path work with Bézier curves in Illustrator. This is a move from a state where drawing paths with the pen tool is already in the hands.

The reason was price.

What I actually made

What I did in Figma was not web UI but the company’s logo and business card.

• The logo — it is vector, so the shape is built from paths. It does not degrade when scaled
• The business card — decide the size, make a frame, lay it out. For fine adjustment of text and placement, Figma’s UI felt nimbler in places

I had the preconception “Figma = a UI tool”, and the conclusion from actually using it is that vector work at the level of a logo or a card holds up perfectly well.

Where the dedicated tool wins

Honestly.

• Detailed path work is generally where Illustrator has the edge. For elaborate illustration or pursuing complex curves, it is still likely the more comfortable place in many situations
• Figma’s print features (CMYK submission and so on) are not its day job, so pursuing serious print submission needs care

But at the frequency of “making a logo or a card occasionally”, the reason to keep paying a subscription is the thinner one. That was the call.

When it suits

• The subscription cost feels heavy
• You want to make logos, cards and simple vector assets cheaply
• You are already comfortable with the pen tool and looking for somewhere to move

Choosing a tool is decided by frequency

This decision was not a performance comparison. I switched while acknowledging the dedicated tool is better.

Choosing tools tempts you into comparing performance, but what actually matters is how often you use it. There is a thin case for paying continuously for a feature used a few times a month.

Conversely, if the frequency rises, the decision changes again. Choosing on the premise that what is right now is not right forever saves you from constructing a justifying story at every switch.