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Organizing design files
Here's how I organize my design file after it reaches a certain stage. This has worked for me over the years. Hope this helps others too. 😇
— → (@hckmstrrahul) August 17, 2020
Firstly, I add a mini design doc/summary of all important things for someone viewing the file.
And a simple thumbnail 😌
(1/8) https://t.co/FEMQ7ruNKu pic.twitter.com/joc5A5epYz
Combine Layout Grids with Constraints
Joey Banks shows a nice use case for combining Layout Grids with Constraints. For a deeper dive, check out my older article on this feature.
Here's a quick @figmadesign speedrun to show how you can combine Layout Grids with Constraints to create the perfect effect when resizing a frame/component with nested items. ↔️✨ pic.twitter.com/cMSken1lJO
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) September 3, 2020
Use shiki-svg-renderer to render code to SVG
With shiki 0.2.0, you can use `shiki-svg-renderer` to render code to SVG and edit them in @figmadesign / Affinity Photo / Adobe Illustrator. Enjoy 🏳️🌈https://t.co/Ws85bNyXds https://t.co/cap2cytjWy pic.twitter.com/6EwhDHWVcx
— Pine (@octref) August 24, 2020
How to add “native” Find functionality to Figma
Joel Califa suggests assigning a system shortcut to the Find & Replace plugin.
Figma tip:
— Joel Califa (@notdetails) August 15, 2020
1. Install the Find & Replace plugin: https://t.co/pRNsFbm8ag
2. Go to your mac's System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and make ⌘F trigger it.
3. You now have "native" Find functionality on @figmadesign 🔍✨ pic.twitter.com/R3aJz6AFaz
Return to Instance after editing the Main Component
I didn't know this @figmadesign trick for the longest time. You can return to instance after edit AND after selecting back the component. pic.twitter.com/BVYLVs7pyt
— Meng To (@MengTo) August 12, 2020
Anyone else using spacers in Figma’s Auto Layout?
We’ve got something brewing that I think you’ll like ;–)
— Rasmus Andersson (@rsms) August 20, 2020
Confessions that will get your Figma design card revoked
Ok. Let's do this @figmadesign... pic.twitter.com/mCwbISqSxw
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) August 6, 2020
Lyft’s internal plugin for switching between light and dark mode
we released an internal @figmadesign plugin today at @lyftdesignteam that allows designers to seamlessly switch between light and dark mode directly within Figma. and yes, it does support elevation overlays. pic.twitter.com/z7TLp0xpXX
— Alex Lockwood (@alexjlockwood) July 29, 2020
Effect icons indicate the offset direction
My friend Nether @nether8904 told me that Figma effect styles' icon will indicate the offset direction. That's a really cool detail! @figmadesign pic.twitter.com/VKrTvxD3iA
— Hal (@leadream4) August 1, 2020
Option/Alt + L to collapse all groups and frames in the Layers panel
Figma shortcut of the day: Alt/Option + L will collapse all groups & frames in the layers panel! ✨
— Gleb Sabirzyanov (@gleb_sexy) July 29, 2020
When there are so many objects that you start losing your head while navigating the layers — Alt + L (win) or Option + L (mac) is your savior! @figmadesign #FigmaTip pic.twitter.com/8KGeka1E9r
Cmd/Ctrl + right-click the object to show child/parent objects
Tired of clicking into nested layers in @figmadesign & don't know how many layers deep you have to go to get to the thing?
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) July 27, 2020
Cmd/Ctrl + Right Click the object and out whips this friendly little menu that shows child/parent objects. Ditch that layer panel like a boss.#figmatips pic.twitter.com/fU0T26leL7
Using Elgato StreamDeck with Figma
A few weeks ago I ordered an @elgatogaming #StreamDeck to help me be more productive as an agency co-founder and designer. My findings so far:
— Leon Ephraïm (@leonephraim) July 29, 2020
TL;DR it's helped me both speed up my design workflow in @figmadesign as well as made KM macro's more top-of-mind pic.twitter.com/rSxQgGRU3S
GPT-3 plugin to design for you
I shared some of Jordan’s experiments before, but this one goes much further.
This changes everything. 🤯
— jordan singer (@jsngr) July 18, 2020
With GPT-3, I built a Figma plugin to design for you.
I call it "Designer" pic.twitter.com/OzW1sKNLEC
Set the width or height of an exported file
I recently learned that in the Size field of the Export panel, a number followed by w or hcould be used to specify the width or height of the exported image.
TIL: you can set the width or height of an exported file in @figmadesign by entering a number followed by 'w' or 'h' in the Size field. pic.twitter.com/MfNcbhssIl
— Eugene Fedorenko 🇺🇦 (@efedorenko) July 20, 2020
Figma moves away from the “master component” terminology
Sho Kuwamoto provides some context for their decision.
This week, we partnered with our friends at @AdobeXD and @sketch to move away from the "master component" terminology.
— Sho Kuwamoto (@skuwamoto) July 22, 2020
Predictably, we were met with a few replies from haters who thought we were being too "PC".
1/n https://t.co/8PcNjkDiau
Templates
It seems like Figma is either rolling out or testing support for templates, but so far, it’s been available only to some people.
OMG @figmadesign has templates now?!?! It just keeps getting better and better omg ♥️♥️♥️ (source - @skd2492) pic.twitter.com/HnBbj6UHHQ
— Congrats! You have peaked in life because Chandra (@NCResq) July 3, 2020
@hyumankind: What are some of your current favorite plugins?
Lots of great recommendations in the replies.
What are some of your current favorite @figmadesign plugins, and what do you use them for? 👆👾
— hyam (@hyumankind) June 23, 2020
@fionaosaurusrex: Who’s using Figma for specs, documentation, etc?
There are some great examples in replies. Make sure not to miss charts shared by Rasmus Andersson.
Who's using @figmadesign for specs, documentation, etc — not just design? Would love to see examples.
— Fiona 🍕 (@fionaosaurusrex) June 11, 2020
@rogie: Set opacity by pressing the number keys
Useful keyboard shortcut to keep in mind!
🔥⌨️
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) June 25, 2020
Y'all, I got another rad Figma tip for you:
You can instantly set opacity in the editor by selecting an object and pressing the number keys? #figmatips pic.twitter.com/XizzTNCJAc
@joeyabanks: Go to figma.com/new to quickly create a new file
A small timesaver if you’re designing in the browser.
If you use @figmadesign in the browser, did you know you can go to https://t.co/MZ5eqKvuqm to really quickly and easily create a new file? ✨ pic.twitter.com/J0D2DRiWwa
— Joey Banks (@joeyabanks) June 24, 2020