Figma is a pretty straightforward, web-based design tool. If you’ve used a couple of photo editors before, figuring Figma out shouldn’t be difficult. The simplistic UI makes the software intuitive. In addition, you have complete control over the output quality with Figma, allowing you to s...
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Figma has a mobile version named “Figma Mirror.” This app allows you to see your designs on an actual device and track changes. You only need to log in with the same username and password to access the designs you have opened on your desktop. Although this is a great way to keep tr...
The next step is to assign a field in Contentful to each layer in Figma. With this plugin, you can easily generate a single piece or an entire set of elements and even have your designs automatically localized. The Contentful-to-Figma plugin can be utilized in several ways, such as: ...
Staff Software Engineer Daniel O'Connor peels back the layers of the team's design system, Thumbprint, to show how they built it for flexibility and efficiency.
Create Layer Styles for fields using the Color Variables. Create text form fields as Symbols. Create Text Styles for placeholder text. Create a Symbol for a search field using the search icon Symbol, the text field Symbol and the placeholder Style. Add the search field Symbol to the landing ...
When you’ve identified the elements you want to transform into a Symbol, click onLayer > Create Symbolin the toolbar, or press⌘Yon your keyboard. Then, you’ll need to give your Symbol a name and decide where you want it to live. If you’re planning to create more Symbols, we ...
Anima’s latest innovation, GenAI code personalization within Figma, is game-changing for front-end developers. This feature introduces a layer of customization that speaks directly to the developer’s style and technical requirements. Developers can use simple prompts to guide the ...
Simple Design System (SDS) is a base design system that shows how Figma’s Variables, Styles, Components, and Code Connect can be used alongside a React codebase to form a complete picture of a responsive web design system. - figma/sds
In this example,move the toggle selectorfrom ‘one-way’ to ‘roundtrip’. ShowandHidethe correct text colors from the layer’s properties. Edit the 2nd state of the interaction 3. Adding Actions Select the‘One Way bg’layer on State1 ...