Resources
Pixelic
Pixelic is a collaborative workspace for Figma users to sync Figma pages, manage frame-level versions, exchange feedback, and manage design tasks in one place. Post ”When Figma isn’t enough for product teams” shares their vision on how a “third workplace” for Figma users could help designers save time and work better. Looks really promising.
Figurative
Figurative brings the desktop-class editor experience from Figma to iPadOS. Compatible Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, or even Mouse.
How Figma Uses Font Metrics
A description of how Figma calculates font metrics, for font foundries and type designers.
The Unigrid by Massimo Vignelli
Project showcasing and explaining The Unigrid System, created by Massimo Vignelli for U.S. National Park Service.
Brainstorming Table Design System
A collection of components for designing tables.
Microsoft Fluent
The Microsoft team just published four files of icons and components for their open design system, Fluent, on Android, iOS, and web.
9 Smart Animate Examples
Great demos of the most popular animations.
Printing from Figma
Templates and guides for printing from Figma in millimeters and inches.
Chat Kit
Another great resource by Mixpanel: “a specific kit to quickly collaborate and chat with teammates in Figma, in context.”
Custom Minecraft Skins
Shared this with my kid and can’t wait to see what she will come up with.
Atlassian Design Guidelines
So far, Atlassian shared their Foundations and Components packs.
Shipwright UI Kit
Free and fully editable design system built in Figma.
Figma Asset Downloader
Small utility to optimize and download Figma assets to your computer.
Convert Adobe XD to Figma files
“Our converter allows you to open XD designs directly in Figma. All elements get converted 1:1.”
Black Illustrations
Dozens of illustrations of black people, free for use in personal and commercial projects.
Feedback Kit
Feedback Kit by Mixpanel helps you ask for the type of feedback you need in a reliable and methodical way, while giving your team the tools to provide feedback in the way you’re asking for.
Coronicons COVID-19 Icon Pack
Free COVID-19 themed icons.
Cabana Design Kit
New UI design starter kit with a nice collection of components.
Figma Slack updates
Automatically post updates to a Slack channel each day with the updates from a Figma file’s version history. Great for following updates to a design system, but requires some technical know-how.
Design sprint template for Confluence
Figma’s Confluence template for running a design sprint.