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title: "Proof: numbers, publications, launches and credentials of Jinson Johny"
description: "Evidence for Jinson Johny's work: Deck's 160,000+ installs, articles in HackerNoon and Bootcamp, Product Hunt launches since 2018, open-source work on .gui, and certifications."
url: https://jinson.me/about/proof
markdown: https://jinson.me/about/proof.md
type: WebPage
author: Jinson Johny (https://jinson.me/#person)
updated: 2026-11-01
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# Proof

Numbers, publications, launches and credentials. Each one dated, each one linked.

By [Jinson Johny](https://jinson.me/about.md) · Updated Nov 2026

## In short

Jinson Johny's work has reached 160,000+ designers through Deck, launched on Product Hunt four times since 2018, and been published by HackerNoon and Bootcamp on Medium. He maintains .gui, an open-source file format for interfaces.

## By the numbers

[163k · Deck installs · deck.is](https://deck.is) · [4.2k · likes on Figma Community](https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1140054344941215008/deck)

1M+ · presentations converted

[65 · GitHub stars on dotgui/core](https://github.com/dotgui/core)

Figures as of October 2026.

## Recognition

- 2014 · **Certiport** · India's Design Talent finalist (all-India level) · External

## Published in

- Aug 2026 · **HackerNoon** · [AI Is Changing How We Ideate, Design, and Build User Interfaces](https://jinson.me/writing/ai-changing-ui-design.md) · [Read](https://hackernoon.com/ai-is-changing-how-we-ideate-design-and-build-user-interfaces)
- Jul 2026 · **Bootcamp** · [We're still figuring out what an AI-native UI artifact looks like](https://jinson.me/writing/ai-native-ui-artifact.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/were-still-figuring-out-what-an-ai-native-ui-artifact-looks-like-7b763bbf34f5)
- Jun 2026 · **HackerNoon** · [Design Engineering is the New Product Design](https://jinson.me/writing/design-engineering-new-product-design.md) · [Read](https://hackernoon.com/design-engineering-is-the-new-product-design)
- Jan 2026 · **Bootcamp** · [Making Figma Components Smart: Why Design Systems Need a "Logic Layer"](https://jinson.me/writing/figma-components-logic-layer.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/making-figma-components-functional-why-design-systems-need-a-logic-layer-933837fa6e17)
- Dec 2025 · **Medium** · [Your Year in Pixels: Get your Figma Playback for 2025](https://jinson.me/writing/figma-playback-2025.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/@jinsoncjohny/your-year-in-pixels-get-your-figma-playback-for-2025-b4e0e37dbc16)
- Jul 2025 · **Bootcamp** · [Color formula: A practical framework for UI designers and developers working with dynamic colors](https://jinson.me/writing/color-formula.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/color-formula-a-practical-framework-for-ui-designers-and-developers-working-with-dynamic-colors-f1e6b2ef41d2)
- Jun 2020 · **Sketch App Sources** · [Introducing Deck 1.0 — The Sketch to PowerPoint converter](https://jinson.me/writing/introducing-deck-1-0.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/sketch-app-sources/introducing-deck-1-0-for-sketch-a-plugin-to-convert-your-designs-into-editable-ppts-dea463294f86)
- Apr 2019 · **Barrel** · [Meet Compiler for Sketch, the sassy plugin to manage your exports](https://jinson.me/writing/compiler-for-sketch.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/barreldotim/meet-compiler-for-sketch-the-sassy-plugin-to-manage-your-exports-aa982519a898)
- Jan 2018 · **Barrel** · [Time to design presentations right in Sketch and convert them to .ppt or .key](https://jinson.me/writing/design-presentations-in-sketch.md) · [Read](https://medium.com/barreldotim/time-to-design-presentations-right-in-sketch-and-convert-it-to-a-ppt-bbafdf80ac40)

## Launches

- Dec 2025 · **Product Hunt** · Figma Playback · [See](https://www.producthunt.com/products/figma-playback/launches/figma-playback)
- May 2020 · **Product Hunt** · Deck · [See](https://www.producthunt.com/products/deck-3/launches/deck-4)
- Apr 2019 · **Product Hunt** · Compiler for Sketch · [See](https://www.producthunt.com/products/barrel-herd-sketch-to-ppt-convertor-beta/launches/compiler-plugin-for-sketch)
- Jan 2018 · **Product Hunt** · Barrel Herd (Sketch to PPT, what became Deck) · [See](https://www.producthunt.com/products/barrel-herd-sketch-to-ppt-convertor-beta/launches/barrel-herd-sketch-to-ppt-convertor-beta)

## Featured and mentioned

- Jul 2026 · **Penpot community** · The first public mention of .gui: in a thread on open design formats, a Penpot ambassador shared it, and Penpot's CEO, Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz, reviewed the spec and said Penpot could export to it in future.(.gui) · [Thread](https://community.penpot.app/t/is-the-design-tool-becoming-irrelevant-in-the-age-of-ai/10690/8)
- Jan 2026 · **Product Disrupt** · Featured in issue 198 of the Product Disrupt design newsletter, as Figma Year in Review.(Playback) · [Newsletter](https://dub.sh/PD-198)
- Jan 2026 · **Figmalion** · Featured in issue 237 of the Figmalion newsletter, as Playback for Figma: a fun way to look back at a year in your busiest Figma files.(Playback) · [Newsletter](https://figmalion.com/issue/237)
- Dec 2025 · **TPIsoftware blog** · A Traditional Chinese how-to by a TPIsoftware writer on turning Figma designs into PowerPoint with Deck, comparing its output with Figma Slides' export.(Deck) · [Article](https://www.tpisoftware.com/tpu/articleDetails/3347)
- Oct 2025 · **Friends of Figma Dubai** · Named one of four finalists in the Friends of Figma Dubai Figma Make showcase, as Figma Rewind, and shown to the Figma team.(Playback) · [Showcase](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7381975580742709249/)
- Aug 2024 · **Ahmad Merheb's blog** · A personal blog post listing Deck among the best Figma plugins.(Deck) · [Article](https://web.archive.org/web/2026/https://ahmadmerheb.com/best-figma-plugins/)
- Feb 2024 · **Figma Forum** · Figma's Community Support team pointed to Deck in a feature-request thread on exporting Figma to editable PowerPoint.(Deck) · [Thread](https://forum.figma.com/suggest-a-feature-11/export-figma-on-editable-powerpoint-21467)
- Jan 2024 · **SitePoint** · Included Deck 2.0 in SitePoint's roundup of Figma plugins, for converting designs into editable PowerPoint.(Deck) · [Article](https://www.sitepoint.com/figma-plugins/)
- Dec 2023 · **iPixel Creative blog** · A Singapore web agency's blog put Deck 2.0 first in a list of 15 UX/UI productivity tools.(Deck) · [Article](https://ipixel.com.sg/web-design/designers-15-ux-ui-tools-to-increase-your-productivity/)
- Dec 2023 · **Figmapedia** · A community-written Korean Figma glossary entry that recommends Deck for exporting to PowerPoint.(Deck) · [Entry](https://figmapedia.com/entry/d85a9d9a-41f6-4344-abf1-5cc738f3932c)
- Sept 2023 · **WPS Office blog** · WPS Office's own blog covered Deck as one of three ways to export presentations from Figma to PowerPoint, with a step-by-step guide.(Deck) · [Article](https://www.wps.com/blog/3-easy-methods-to-export-presentations-from-figma-to-powerpoint/)
- Jun 2023 · **LinkedIn** · A designer's LinkedIn article listing Deck 2.0 among 15 essential Figma plugins.(Deck) · [Article](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-up-your-figma-workflow-15-essential-plugins-every-anup-kotur/)
- Jan 2023 · **Bootcamp (Medium)** · A contributor to Bootcamp, a community publication on Medium, listed Deck among new Figma plugins to try in 2023.(Deck) · [Article](https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/figma-amazing-new-plugins-you-need-to-try-in-2023-af1de407c0cf)
- Dec 2022 · **UX Planet (Medium)** · A contributor to UX Planet, a community publication on Medium, listed Deck among 10 Figma plugins to try in 2023.(Deck) · [Article](https://uxplanet.org/10-figma-plugins-every-designer-must-try-in-2023-21903ccd68a6)
- Dec 2022 · **Medium** · A designer's Medium post listing Deck among six Figma plugins that deserve attention.(Deck) · [Article](https://rajeshdey-27.medium.com/6-best-figma-plugins-for-designers-which-deserve-your-attention-f7f5d2175096)
- Sept 2020 · **Sketch** · Featured in Sketch's official newsletter.(Deck)
- Jan 2018 · **Sidebar** · Sidebar, a curated daily design-links site, featured Barrel's announcement of the Sketch-to-PowerPoint plugin that became Deck.(Deck) · [Link](https://sidebar.io/date/2018-01-29)
- **Infourok** · A Russian online course lesson on editable materials that has students install Deck.(Deck) · [Lesson](https://bz.infourok.ru/7-point)

## Open source

- 2026 · **.gui** · spec, Rust renderer and npm packages (@dotgui/cli, kit, embed) · [GitHub](https://github.com/dotgui)

## Credentials

[All badges on Credly](https://www.credly.com/users/jinson-johny)

- UX Certification · Nielsen Norman Group · 2024
- Adobe Certified Associate, Photoshop · Adobe · 2014
- Generative & Agentic AI Expert, Designer (Advanced) · IBM · 2026
- IBM Garage Essentials · IBM · 2023
- Design & User Experience (D\&UX) Essentials · IBM · 2021
- Enterprise Design Thinking – Team Essentials for AI · IBM · 2021
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner · IBM · 2021

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**About the author.** Jinson Johny is a Dubai-based Design Engineer and Senior Product Designer for Design Systems and Design Ops at IBM iX. He is the creator of Deck (deck.is), a Figma-to-PowerPoint plugin used by 160,000+ designers since 2017, and .gui (dotgui.org), an open file format for user interfaces. Open to design engineering, design systems, DesignOps, AI design and product design roles in the UK (London) and remote. Contact: hello@jinson.me · [Open to work](https://jinson.me/hire.md) · [All pages](https://jinson.me/llms.txt)