Community: Joey Banks

Adding emoji to component & layer names

Joey Banks with a tip on indicating component or layer status through naming.

If you're creating components in Figma for others to use, adding emoji to component & layer names can really make a big difference!

✏️ = edit expected (helpful for labels)
🔄 = can instance swap (helpful for icons)
🚫 = component no longer supported
✨ = interactive component
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) November 18, 2021

Todo list with Interactive Components

Joey Banks creates a simple todo list using Interactive Components, start to finish in 1 minute.

Designing with Interactive Components in @figmadesign, from start to finish 🔁: pic.twitter.com/4NuWZl3ES8
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) November 3, 2021

macOS Monterey UI Kit for Figma

New UI Kit from Joey Banks for the latest version of macOS. Like all other kits by Joey, this one is spectacular and incredibly well done.

Match Variant properties & names with what’s reflected in the code

Joey Banks with an excellent suggestion on how to bring designers and engineers closer.

When it comes to working on design systems, one thing I've learned is how much of a positive difference it can make to match variant properties & names in Figma with what's reflected in code. Any opportunity to bring designers & engineers closer always feels like such a big win. pic.twitter.com/BPsr9zG1Nf
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) October 1, 2021

Joey Banks recommends Figma shortcuts

A few of his favorites to move a bit more quickly while working.

iOS 15 UI Kit for Figma

The best iOS 15 UI kit by ex-Figmate Joey Banks.

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

Joey Banks shares a few helpful shortcuts and tips.

Double-clicking on the edge of a text box

Joey Banks on a shortcut to set a text block resizing mode.

The difference between using Packed & Space Between in Auto Layout

Joey Banks shows the difference between the two Auto Layout modes.

Individually copy and paste effects

A reminder about an essential feature from Joey Banks.

Using Interactive Components & Variants to Create a Segmented Control

Joey Banks with a quick demo.

Using Interactive Components & Variants in @figmadesign to create a quick segmented control. ↔️✨ pic.twitter.com/VEfAxc9PG7
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) March 15, 2021

Before and after Interactive Components

Speaking of switches, check out this comparison of before vs. after by Joey Banks.

The rough amount of screens it took to create this prototype *before* Interactive Components in @figmadesign versus the *single screen* it takes now... 🔥 pic.twitter.com/iMToTNlgHW
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) March 2, 2021

Toggle Switch

Joey Banks creates a toggle switch as his first set of Interactive Components.

Segmented Control component

Joey Banks build a Segmented Control component using Auto Layout, Variants, and hidden layers.

Joey Banks: Generate a toggle for the Variants

Setting the value of a property to be either true/false, yes/no, or on/off will generate a toggle in the side panel to make it even easier to switch between options.

Setting and maintaining consistent space between items with the new Auto Layout

Designer Advocate Joey Banks shows a preview of what’s coming in November. Can’t wait!

Office Hours: Complex Component Architecture

Rogie and Joey talk about best practices for building cards, dialogs, navigations, forms, and other forms of complex components.

macOS Big Sur UI Kit

Another fantastic resource by Joey Banks, who also recently built iOS & iPadOS 14 UI Kit.

@joeyabanks: Go to figma.com/new to quickly create a new file

A small timesaver if you’re designing in the browser.

Office Hours: Mastering Components

“Join Designer Advocates Joey and Rogie as they dive into components: see them leverage constraints, apply auto-layout, explore negative frame spacing, styles, and more.”

#Joey Banks