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New easier to read on-canvas measurement treatments
More visible white-on-red badges replaced old measurements set in red text.
Loving the new, easier to read @figmadesign on-canvas measurement treatments that shipped today! Kudos to Heather Tompkins, @rsms, @mwichary, @willyvvu, and @eymlin for working on this great improvement. pic.twitter.com/1A34S85UMt
— Tom Lowry (@negativespaceca) April 8, 2020
Selection Colors has two new tricks
Click the target icon to select a color’s objects and change only them. Hit the styles icon to create a new style with a selected color, or apply an existing one.
Selection Colors has two new tricks!
— Figma (@figma) April 6, 2020
1. Use the target icon to select a color's objects & make adjustments to just those objects.
2. Hit the styles icon to create a new style with the selected color or apply an existing style.
Try it now in a new file ➡️ https://t.co/HvZC2oh0zE pic.twitter.com/LfHi4k4xic
@zyumbik: Implement “real” typing in the prototype
Gleb got on the challenge of implementing typing in the prototype using overlays, keyboard triggers, GIFs, and some magic. Absolutely impractical but fun nonetheless!
A question in the @figmadesign community inspired a fun challenge: implement “real” typing in the prototype! I used overlays, keyboard triggers, gif and some magic! ✨
— Gleb Sabirzyanov (@gleb_sexy) March 21, 2020
Duplicate the file to see how it works. And if you fancy it — add characters & remix! https://t.co/Os1u3KsQG8 pic.twitter.com/eCC8x9Sc3x
@rogie: Better way to swap a component
Drag-n-drop from the Assets tab is a time-saver.
🔥 @figmadesign tip:
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) March 20, 2020
Better way to swap a component
1. Select the component you want to swap
2. Goto the Assets tab
3. Search for a component
4. Press “Option”
5. Drag n Drop component it to the component on the canvas you selected in #1https://t.co/N9mRgt9c1z pic.twitter.com/BitvwTGvBP
Modern stalking
Uh-oh, where is privacy mode when we need it!
Modern Stalking😅 @figmadesign #cloudservice #modernworkspace #comic #cartoon #developercomics #designerjokes pic.twitter.com/siMpT3wBhl
— Crystallize (@CrystallizeAPI) March 16, 2020
Morgana D’Almeida: I tested Sketch competitors to figure out which one would be best at creating micro-interaction animations
Ultimately she went with InVision Studio, but her comparison and experience of using them is really interesting.
I tested the 3 main Sketch competitors @figmadesign @InVisionApp studio and @AdobeXD to figure out which one would be best at creating micro-interactions #animations and to then share with our UI Devs in the future.
— Morgana D'Almeida 🇺🇦 (@morganadalmeida) March 7, 2020
👩💻 and here is what I learned [thread]: 1/8
Rogie King: Let’s build Style Guide Generator!
Designing an open-source project in the open.
Design fam, we hear you. For our @figmadesign plugin project, y’all want a Style Guide Generator. Let’s build it! 💪
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) March 11, 2020
As an open-source project — since we’re building this for you, we want your input! How? Simply duplicate the file, design your ideas and publish it.
1/4 https://t.co/ZJHjFcLScL
Rasmus Andersson: Cooling down after a week of remote work with the amazing Editor engineers at Figma
Pretty cool to see all the unexpected use cases for Figma that teams are coming up with.
Cooling down after a week of remote work with the amazing Editor engineers at @figmadesign. We take turns calling out an animal name and everyone else needs to draw within 15 seconds. Votes with hearts. All while being on a live video thingy together. pic.twitter.com/oicnoiSFaw
— Rasmus Andersson (@rsms) March 14, 2020
Figma: What do you wear when you’re working from home?
Remote work is a sweatpants manufacturers conspiracy.
What do you wear when you're working from home?
— Figma (@figma) March 11, 2020
Full suit?
Pajamas?
The mullet? (That's business on top, jammies on the bottom.)
Tell us. Or better yet...show us.
Figma: What does everyone else’s work from home setup look like?
Lots of neat workspaces. Also, there is a not-so-neat part 2.
We're thinking a lot about remote work this week, and got kinda curious: What does everyone else's work from home setup look like?
— Figma (@figma) March 10, 2020
Drop a picture in the replies to show us your best––or worst––effort ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Sho Kuwamoto on the design and development process at Figma
Thread by Director of Product at Figma on how their team operates.
Earlier today, someone asked how our design and development process works at Figma.
— Sho Kuwamoto (@skuwamoto) March 4, 2020
I don't know if this is interesting to anyone, but I ended up writing down our messy, unofficial process in perhaps too much boring detail.
1/nhttps://t.co/qfgFJzgHBc
Today We’re Introducing a New Prototype Sharing Permission
Sharing prototypes without giving access to their design files was released after being announced at Config.
We heard your feedback: today we’re introducing a new prototype sharing permission.
— Figma (@figma) February 27, 2020
Now, you can share *just* a prototype without giving clients and stakeholders access to the underlying design files. pic.twitter.com/vWxfbGpYn2
Rogie: What was your first Figma crush?
Lovely responses from everyone. So many things to love in Figma!
What was your first @figmadesign crush?
— ˗ˏˋrogieˎˊ (@rogie) February 21, 2020
Me — vector networks
You? pic.twitter.com/349yUfHlIs
Brie Wolfson: Something clicked about what is so special about Figma
Great thread and perspective from one of Figma employees.
Something clicked in the last couple of weeks about what is so special about @figmadesign.
— Brie Wolfson (@zebriez) February 21, 2020
What? How? Why? Some thoughts...
(also, now I can make things like this) pic.twitter.com/Kkm2u8ufpg
Jordan Singer: Natural language processing + Figma
An experimental plugin that lets you talk to Figma and design by providing instructions. Fun!
Natural language processing + @figmadesign
— jordan singer (@jsngr) February 18, 2020
An experimental plugin to talk to Figma and say things like "add a blue square" or "give me a pink circle that's 500px" pic.twitter.com/YZPtjZBG0Z
Josh Hemsley: Looking for new ways to structure Figma files / projects
Lots of ideas on structuring Figma files and projects in replies to this tweet.
Looking for new ways to structure @FigmaDesign files / projects.
— Josh Hemsley (@joshhemsley) February 18, 2020
We have lots of explorations and micro prototypes, but need a good way for everyone to always know where the latest and greatest is. Any tips? How does your team structure their files?
Design team of 5-10.
Tekeste Kidanu: Spell-checker plugin made more than $1,000
Congratulations to the author! Great to see that some developers are able to monetize the results of their work.
My spell checker plugin for @figmadesign made more than $1000 in one off payments and monthly payments combined.
— tkmadeit (@tkmadeit) February 25, 2020
Designers are willing to pay for useful plugins and making one is not hard if you know JavaScript.
👉🏿 https://t.co/TPTHsm1GNi pic.twitter.com/JoiWwVvkKz
Guillaume Hubert: 10 years of Product Design tools
A chart showing the popularity of product design tools over time, based on a number of followers on Twitter. It’s fascinating to see how some products experience exploding growth and #designtwitter favorites are changing all the time.
10 years of Product Design tools. Who will be the winner? 🏁 pic.twitter.com/GaOjDjoqVr
— Guillaume Hubert (@tidyzilla) February 23, 2020
Brian Lovin: Open-Sourced a Plugin to Fetch and Populate Data From GitHub
“The published plugin is private to our org, but hopefully the implementation is useful for anyone trying to build something similar.”
Just open-sourced a @figmadesign plugin to fetch and populate data from GitHub. The published plugin is private to our org, but hopefully the implementation is useful for anyone trying to build something similar 😊https://t.co/CMj7L3uKaZ pic.twitter.com/2HGzo9bU8L
— Brian Lovin (@brian_lovin) February 21, 2020
Michael McMillan: Figma’s Underrated Killer Feature Is Their REST API
Truly mind-blowing how this company uses Figma as a CMS for their website through API.
\1https://t.co/rP2uiK9nXV is – hands down – the most impressive web app I've ever used. Having the image editor in the browser makes everything easier, but an underrated killer feature, which I think is going to change how we build apps, is their REST API.
— Mike (Michael McMillan) (@michaelmcmillan) February 21, 2020