Quick recap of the latest Apple Event — During the Apple event, we’ve seen the new lineups of the Apple Watch, AirPods, and iPhone. In general, except for one interesting thing — there were no major changes for UX/UI designers — most of them were already announced during WWDC 2022. However, if you would like to know some…

Learn the best approaches when to use variants and properties — So you are already familiar with creating component variants (if not, see the tutorial), now with Figma Config, we have received a new way to expose component customization for our design systems — component properties. What are component properties? The first thing you need to understand is that component properties do not replace variants…

What new announcements mean to creative professionals? — This year’s WWDC 2022 Keynote was full of inspiring news and announcements, just like the ones we used to watch. Special effects made us feel like in a sci-fi superhero movie. Craig’s haircut was perfect, as usual. However, the most important things were the announcements made during the event. Grab…

See what was introduced during Figma’s conference — Plenty of exciting news presented during this year’s Config conference. If you are curious about how they will impact your favorite design tool and, in the end, the entire workflow, just like last year — grab the mug of your favorite coffee and read the summary in just 3 minutes! Config 2022 — What’s new …

Surprisingly simple technique to maintain consistency & gain flexibility. — Creating a design in Figma is one thing. The second one is to make it efficient to use. …

How to improve your portfolio to get better projects. Building a portfolio that will help you get a job or a new project is the Holy Grail of most of us. Through the years of my career, I was fortunate to be on both sides — I took part in…

Boost your every day workflow with these set of plugins — Figma is a great tool by itself. However, you may quickly add new features to it, thanks to plugins. Let me show you the collection of some that you might not discover yet. Grab the mug of your favorite coffee, and let’s dive into it! Icon Scaling

What to expect and how to prepare for the new things. — Time to make some predictions about what to expect from 2022. If you are a designer, these predictions should help you with learning technology and trends before they become a standard. Let’s prepare for new things! What will not happen For the last four or five years, I have read predictions on many blogs…

Have you used them during your sessions? — Figjam is an excellent tool for team collaboration. Now you may extend its possibilities not only with plugins but also widgets. Widgets in Figjam are small interactive elements that allow you to perform multiple activities with it during Figjam sessions. …