Jess starts a productive discussion on organizing files in Figma by asking about having one file per feature where iterations/​updates happen and another file for all ​“done” work. That’s similar to how I organize my work projects, but in reality, bringing work back to the ​“single source of truth” file or abstracting it to the design system is always hard to prioritize.

Luis Ouriach wrote a massive multi-part guide on structuring teams, organizing projects, and managing files in Figma.

Jackie Zhang writes about approaches to enhance team communication through logically structuring Figma files, labeling and annotating your designs, and hooking up all your files in a single FigJam flow. I particularly like the last recommendation and going to try it on the next project.

The team at Deliveroo built a library of ​“file management goodies” to bring more context to their designs and help people across the business navigate design files more efficiently. Section banners, flow and screen details, highlights, notes, and linked resources helped their team annotate their thinking within Figma.

Continuing the theme of supercharging built-in features, this plugin takes Figma’s ​“Select all with…” command to the next level by offering a whole range of properties to choose from.

“Customers can collaborate confidently with agencies and companies, knowing that the right company can own the work. Customers on Professional, Organization, and Enterprise plans can now transfer teams and projects from one company to another in a few clicks, and customers on Organization and Enterprise plans can receive transfers.”

In addition to Joey’s thumbnail kit, check out this template from the design team at Doist. It’s specific to their products, but can be easily customized or used as an inspiration.

Joey Banks published an update to his file thumbnail UI kit with dozens of custom combinations, and now even easier to edit with component properties.

A few changes to team controls and permissions on Enterprise and Organization plans.

Organize content with sections to help teammates navigate through busy Figma files. A section is a default top-level element on the canvas and its own layer type is used primarily for organizing files and grouping designs. Additionally, sections allow you to organize prototypes and preserve their state, as Miggi shows in one video and Anthony in another. See also Sho Kuwamoto’s notes on the controversy surrounding launching this feature.

The step-by-step guide on cleaning up a Figma file that was inherited from another designer. I like Edward’s focus on communicating with the team and automating repetitive work in the process.

Clara Ujiie shows how to archive your work using pages and version history.

The design team at Spotify discusses balancing conflicting goals of creating a playful space for experimentation and fostering interdisciplinary team collaboration in the Figma files. The key to achieving both is balancing the exploratory nature of design with a logical organization in your shared work. ​“A chaotic mess of brilliant designs is incomprehensible without a helpful file structure but too much structure early on might stifle your team’s inspiration.”

Post-it notes are great for gathering and organizing feedback. (I often use comments as to-do’s, but also copy a post-it note from FigJam to my Figma files for higher visibility and questions.)

Patrick Morgan created a useful library of Figma helpers and wrote about designing systems and tools for yourself to facilitate your own unique design workflow.

Matthew Jedraszczyk shares a few solid recommendations on organizing your files and projects in Figma.

Interesting way to organize a large Figma workspace using a department store floor map as a mental model.

Joey Banks talks about his approach to organizing and naming in Figma.

Luis explores a few approaches to layer naming based on a level of fidelity, team conventions, and who is responsible for this work.

“Organizing your Figma files can be a daunting task, especially as your design system team and wider org grows. We’ve gathered some of the tips that we’ve picked up along the way, including ways you can make Figma work better with zeroheight.”