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Design Evenings TO: How Float Rebuilt Their Design Process Without Figma

During this evening event, Greg Rogers, Head of Design at Float, explored how the high-growth company reimagined its entire design workflow by sharing how they built 'Surf,' an internal prototyping tool that replaced Figma by designing directly with production code without sacrificing quality.

  • BrainStation Toronto
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  • Aug 26, 2026
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  • Greg Rogers

    Greg Rogers

    Head of Design

Greg Rogers

Head of Design

Float

"Embrace the AI tools. There's an explosion of possibilities right now. Don't wait for someone to give you permission—just use Claude, Cursor, or whatever works, and start building."

 

- Greg Rogers, Head of Design at Float

  • Greg Rogers

    Greg Rogers

    Head of Design

    Greg leads the design team at Float, where they’re building the future of finance for Canadian businesses. Previously, Greg led design at Top Hat, shipping features used by millions of professors and students. Before that, Greg helped scale Deloitte Canada’s design practice with clients like TD Wealth, Loblaws, and Via Rail. Greg loves teaching design and has guest lectured at OCAD, Ivey Business School, and Smith School of Business. Outside of work, Greg has been modernizing a 130-year-old Toronto row house — it’s never done.

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