#Features

Create new files in Figma and FigJam

Figma set up figma.new and figjam.new domains as shortcuts for creating new files.

Interactive Components in Figma

MDS takes a look at interactive components (currently in beta) — what they are, how they work, and the different ways they can be used in prototypes.
Interactive Components in Figma (BETA)

Advanced Interactive Components in Figma

In the follow-up to a previous video, MDS builds a prototype with multiple radio button interactive components.
ADVANCED Interactive Components in Figma

Frame shortkeys

“Convert selections to a frame, break apart frames, and show frame outlines in Figma.”
Frame shortkeys in Figma Design

Resizing frames

Master resizing frames in Figma while using constraints and ignoring constraints.
Resizing frames in Figma Design

Variable Fonts

Toni Gemayel built a plugin providing basic support for variable fonts. While not a replacement for missing native support, it lets you render variable fonts as graphics and then update them in the future.

Jitter

Import your Figma projects to Jitter, add animations easily, and export as a video or GIF. Check out this quick demo to see how it works.

Desktop App for Apple Silicon

Figma desktop app is now officially optimized for M1 Macs. (Used to be only the beta app.)

Redlines for engineers

Mariz Melo, a Lead Designer at Google, shows an update to their Figma components. Love the idea of keeping redlines for engineers as a component’s variant!

Styler

Styler is a plugin for Figma that generates styles based on selected layers. See the ​“Batch create Figma styles“ video above for a quick demo from Figma Designer Advocate Luis.

Batch create Figma styles

“Using keyboard shortcuts and the Styler plugin, you can convert your Figma swatches and type hierarchies into styles in a flash.”

Batch create Figma styles

Placing objects over Auto Layout frames

“How to move and place elements and objects over Auto layout elements and frames without placing inside of them. Spoiler alert: hold space bar while dragging them.”
Placing objects over Auto layout frames

Responsive prototypes using smart animate

Good idea to show different sizes side-by-side in a prototype. An animation looks great, too!
Responsive prototypes using smart animate

Move Components Between Files — Master Plugin for Figma

Gleb Sabirzyanov shows how to move components between files using his Master plugin.

Move Components Between Files — Master Plugin for

Custom keyboard shortcuts for plugins

Using System Preferences on Mac to create custom keyboard shortcuts for your favorite plugins.

Using animated GIFs as masks

Cool tip on masking, never realized it was possible!

A few things I wish I had known earlier on for working in Figma

Joey Banks shares a few helpful shortcuts and tips.

Using the Figma Inspect panel to help engineers build your designs

Read how the Elastic UI design system powering the Elastic Stack connects their design (Figma) and code (React) libraries.

New desktop ARM beta for Apple Silicon users

Figma Beta app update I’ve been waiting for! So far, it’s really fast and works great on my M1 laptop.

Introducing branching: space to iterate and explore freely

“Today, we’re introducing branching in beta to better enable collaboration at scale. Designers will have the space to iterate and explore freely, while preserving shared files as a single source of truth. Product Manager Meagan Gamache shares a peek into the 13-month journey to beta and what this means for design system management in Figma.”

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