#Molly Hellmuth
Top 10 Figma mistakes when building the design system
Molly Hellmuth shares common mistakes that many of her students make when building their first design system, from overusing component sets and styles to mismanaging icons and making every component public.
đź’ˇTop 10 Figma mistakes I see my students make when they build their first design system.. and how to avoid them
— Molly Hellmuth (@molly_hellmuth) December 2, 2022
Keep reading to learn how.. pic.twitter.com/2bdZOAYMQC
3 new ways to use component properties
Molly Hellmuth with a detailed walkthrough of beta features and why they’re worth using right away.
💡 Figma Tip: Starting using the new BETA PROPERTY features now!
— Molly Hellmuth (@molly_hellmuth) September 20, 2022
This update is huge! There are 3 major ways it’s going to make using component instances much easier for your design team.
Keep reading to learn how.. pic.twitter.com/T0OOkkXRIO
Optimize color styles for your users, the design team
Molly Hellmuth gives a few practical recommendations on creating a bulletproof color system.
3 thing about using Component Properties
Molly Hellmuth shares a few things she learned about using Component Properties after rebuilding a design system from scratch.
I just rebuilt my Design System from scratch (to include Config2022 updates)
— Molly Hellmuth (@molly_hellmuth) August 11, 2022
Here are the 3 biggest thing I learned about using Component Properties during this process.. pic.twitter.com/9aNJcmxNjd
Figma Tip: Start Using Component Properties
Molly Hellmuth with 5 step-by-step examples on how and when to use Component Properties.
đź’ˇFigma Tip: Start Using Component Properties
— Molly Hellmuth (@molly_hellmuth) June 1, 2022
Component Properties were Figma’s biggest release at Config2022. They’re shaking up how components should be built on a foundational level, in a big/great way!
Keep reading for 5 step-by-step examples on how and when to use them.. pic.twitter.com/o967PIedl1
Auto Layout Cheat Sheet
Molly Hellmuth discusses five major changes to the Auto Layout introduced at Config 2022.
Everything you need to know about spacing & layout grids
A really detailed guide by Molly Hellmuth on spacing and layout grid best practices based on Material Design, Bootstrap, and Figma.
5 tips for designing a responsive dashboard in Figma
Molly shares a few takeaways from recreating a responsive Asana dashboard in Figma.
đź’ˇ5 tips for designing a responsive dashboard in Figma
— Molly Hellmuth (@molly_hellmuth) November 23, 2021
Responsive design seems to be one of the trickier topics for my students so I made a project for them (Recreate the Asana Dashboard in Figma). Below are some of my favorite takeaways from the project. pic.twitter.com/RHtIRQnLIm