Friends of Figma Zurich - UX/UI Design Meetup

**If you’d like to join us, please note that spots are limited. Due to security requirements at the venue, registration via the official Figma event page is required in advance, and we won’t be able to accommodate walk-ins: https://friends.figma.com/events/details/figma-zurich-presents-the-art-and-science-of-designing-at-35000-feet/ **

The art and science of designing at 35,000 feet ✈️

What does it take to design an interface for a cockpit? For our next Friends of Figma Zurich meetup, we’re going behind the scenes with Lufthansa Systems FlightNav to explore exactly that.
We’re teaming up with Kristjan Gomboc (Head of Product Design) and Pankaj Juvekar (Lead Product Designer) from the Lido Pilots Apps division to unpack how aviation software gets designed, where safety, regulation and precision leave zero room for “good enough.”

🗓 Wednesday, 18 March 2026
🕕 18:00 – 21:00
📍 Stelzenstrasse 6, 8152 Opfikon

What’s on the radar?

🛫 The Full Flight Path
From messy early research and rough sketches to high-fidelity prototypes, how a safety-critical product actually comes to life.

🧩 The Stack
How designers, engineers and aviation experts collaborate using Figma and Figma Make to stay aligned in complex systems.

🔍 Real Talk
Work-in-progress files. Honest lessons. The reality of designing for highly regulated environments.

To close the evening, we’ll host a panel discussion with Laura Fehre from Figma, connecting the aviation case study with a broader perspective on AI, Figma Make and how tools evolve to support teams working on complex real-world systems.

Whether you’re into complex systems, curious about aviation UX or interested in the future of design tools, this one’s for you.

See you above the clouds ✨