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Astro Weekly #104
Building the future of the open web at ViteConf, mastering images in Astro, keeping Figma and Astro in sync like a pro
Nathan Lawson
October 12, 2025
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Hello, Astronauts!
After hitting the stage at ViteConf Amsterdam this past week, a photo of the core team at the after-party might just be hinting at Astro’s next move…
Meanwhile, check out Jason Lengstorf tackling images in Astro, and learn how to build a living design system that keeps your Figma and Astro code in perfect sync.
Let’s dive in! 🚀
What’s new with Astro 🗞️
Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!
Astro goes live in Amsterdam 🇳🇱
While there were no new releases this week, the Astro core team made sure things stayed lively — literally — with some late-night live coding at ViteConf in Amsterdam.
Party coders
— Evan You (@youyuxi)
6:41 PM • Oct 10, 2025
Astro core maintainers were spotted alongside Tanner Linsley, creator of TanStack, at the ViteConf afterparty, which can only mean one thing: jumping to conclusions.
Stay tuned for more from Astro at ViteConf in next week’s newsletter!
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Astro Community 🧑🚀
Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.
Mastering images in Astro 🖼️
When migrating to Astro, image handling can be one of the trickiest parts.
In this live stream, Marcy Sutton Todd and Jason Lengstorf pair program to set up images on Marcy’s site — sharing tips, strategies, and laughs along the way.
Figma + Astro finally vibin’
From Figma to code: A living design system in Astro 🎨
Static component libraries are great… until they drift. This guide shows how to keep Figma designs and Astro code in sync so your design system stays ‘alive.’
Learn to export design tokens, automate updates with GitHub Actions, and build interactive documentation in Astro.
Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐
A few standout posts from the community that grabbed my attention!
If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X
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Astro on X 🛰️
Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!
Didn't know @astrodotbuild had a feature like this. Pretty cool.
— Vishal (@heyvishal_)
5:06 AM • Oct 4, 2025
Direct link for web version:
https://x.com/heyvishal_/status/1974340409246851179
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Astro Showcase 🤩
Fresh from the launchpad: Astro sites worth a look!
That’s another week in orbit, Astronauts!
Got an Astro blog, tutorial, or project to share? Email me at [email protected] or drop a DM on X and you could be a part of next week’s issue!
Until then, keep on building.
– Nathan 🧑🚀