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Plate TOOL·048 · ToolGrid F4 · Rev. 2026-08-14

Loom

Async screen recording, useful for walking through designs across time zones.

ToolCraft conventionFoundational

Definition

A screen and camera recording tool producing instantly shareable links, widely used for design walkthroughs, feedback and handoff explanation in distributed teams.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

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Good for

  • Async design walkthroughs
  • Explaining interaction behaviour
  • Distributed teams

Watch out for

Video is not searchable and not accessible without captions. Pair with written notes for anything that must persist.

Local chart

TOOL·048 · Region VII · Grid F4

This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.

Alt TextA11Y·007 · OFTEN USED WITHDesign CritiqueFLOW·001 · OFTEN USED WITHDesign HandoffFLOW·002 · OFTEN USED WITH

Continue from here

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Often used with

These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.

ConfluenceFigJamFigma