#Rogie King
A recent trick/tip that you share with everyone
As always, Rogie’s tweets gather a lot of fantastic replies.
Fun effects with boolean groups
Boolean groups + vector networks + rounded corners = magic! Don’t miss Miguel’s original thread, and check out where they brought it in the end 🤯
Stuff I wish I knew in Figma when I started
Rogie asks for great tips, and the community delivers in replies.Knockout shadow
By default, drop shadows are no longer displayed through transparent areas of objects. Check out this thread by Rogie on how this feature came to life.HEIC Import
A new plugin from Rogie, this time for importing files in Apple’s default photo format.Procreate Import
Rogie King built a plugin to import .procreate files into Figma, complete with named layers, groups, blend modes, and clipping masks. Make sure to check out a Twitter thread on his challenges during development.
Figma Tips
Designer Advocate Rogie built a plugin that helps you up your design game in Figma by watching short tutorial videos from the official YouTube channel.Design and preview at the same time
Great tip from Rogie on designing zoomed-in and previewing work in actual size at the same time.A list of cool things made with Interactive Components
Rogie compiled a giant list of cool demos and experiments.
Figma in 5: Auto Layout
A new video in Rogie’s short video series.
Office Hours: Auto Layout
Designer Advocates Rogie King and Anthony DiSpezio show how the updated Auto Layout works, discuss the best practices, and answer questions from the audience.
How Auto Layout works with child layers
Rogie explains hug, fixed, and fill resizing options. The demo of building a to-do list and a table with Auto Layout is really impressive!Figma in 5: Vectors I
New video series from Rogie, where he explores a single topic in just five minutes. The signal to noise ratio is really high, so everyone will learn something. He kicks off the series with vector shapes, but don’t miss Part 2, where he covers vector editing tools.
Rogie: 3 new features to ease communication with your developers
Rogie demonstrates a few recent improvements to the Inspect tab.Use the Inspect panel
The Inspect panel was also updated this week to make translating design to code easier. Now it provides extra details like documentation, parent component, and animation behaviors. Watch a quick demo by Rogie.