When working in a branch, if you’ve updated variable fields — like scope, code syntax, or publishing settings — Figma will now clearly list those changes in branch review and flag any conflicts between the variables in your branch and those in the main branch.

So much goodness in this update! 1) Figma now detects when a new font was installed locally and automatically adds it to the font picker, no refresh is required. 2) The missing fonts modal now groups font families for faster searching and lets you replace the font of a single text node, entire page, or all pages. 3) Set the color, shape (solid, dotted, or wavy), and thickness of text underlines. Plus, choose the underline offset from text and whether it skips ink. 4) Mix and match paragraph spacing or indentation in the same node.

The prototyping and variables modals are now resizable, giving you more screen space for setting up prototyping interactions and viewing the details for multiple actions.

Easily switch between multiple fonts in your designs with a free plugin.

A step-by-step video tutorial on how to create a laser beam effect.

Luis Ouriach: ​“If you’re working in a team with either multiple brands, multiple platforms, multiple densities, or perhaps all of the above you may be stuck trying to figure out how to structure your system/​s in Figma. Here are some loose thoughts on how I’d go about approaching the problem.”

Joey Banks explains how to use constraints to create responsive components that work with nearly endless screen widths and heights. One hidden feature he didn’t mention is a special relationship between constraints and layout grids — see my old article ​“Using Constraints with Layout Grids in Figma” from 2020.

“Improvements to the admin console are rolling out for admins on Pro, Organization, and Enterprise. The admin console will now open in a new space with a dedicated sidebar navigation. There will also be a new interaction in the members table for managing a given user. Additionally, for Pro Teams, we have removed the Team permissions column from the Members table. Moving forward, Pro Team admins can adjust seats from the admin console and member permissions from the Team settings page.”

“Code Connect Version 1.2 launched this week and includes support for design systems written in Angular, Vue, and HTML, an improved getting started wizard for the command line tool, and expanded configuration options for React icons.”

“Figma is making it easier for admins to find and manage draft folders of members and guests who have been removed from their organization, now known as ​”unassigned drafts.” Organization admins on Organization and Enterprise plans can now access unassigned drafts directly from the admin console. Starting today, Pro team admins can also manage them from a new tab in the Pro team admin console.”

I came across this wildly popular plugin as I dabbled into Tailwind CSS this week. Seeing a free (supported by Creator Fund) open-source plugin for generating code in a few common formats (HTML, JSX, Tailwind, Flutter, and SwiftUI) is refreshing.

Impressive lightsaber loader effect by Vijay.

Kudos to Oğuz for his patience while creating such a sleek and advanced animation with just a Figma prototype. That’s a lot of frames to connect.

In this workshop, Miggi explores approaches to Advanced prototyping in Figma: ​“We‘ll walk through examples using variables and component sets to create dynamic prototypes that are easy to manage and iterate upon. This is an intermediate level workshop and builds on a basic understanding of prototyping in Figma Design.”

Joey Banks with a deep dive on applying and organizing variables in Figma: “…if there’s one thing I’ve learned about variables, it’s that nearly every team takes a slightly different approach when it comes to creating and keeping them organized in Figma. I’d love to recap the many ways I use variables within the components and libraries I make, as well as some of the techniques and decision frameworks that have helped me most, and share with you how I approach creating and keeping them all organized, too.”

James McDonald shared a design file of his recent project with a few cool effects.

Turns out, you can copy text styles from the selected text!

Smart technique and a cool effect! Blur is a power tool in capable hands.

The beta of UI3 is now available to everyone. Check out this list of changes made after hearing the feedback.

Tailwind Sync is a free plugin for Figma that synchronizes variables to Tailwind code, enhancing the design-to-dev handoff with speed, consistency, and scalability.