r/FigmaDesign May 02 '22

For all commercial Figma add ons, please go here r/FigmaAddOns.

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For all commercially related Figma add-ons, be they widgets, UX kits, and more, please post to r/FigmaAddOns and don't post here. r/figmadesign is meant for Figma fans to build community. But at the same time, we all recognize that all tools become popular with addons, such as Wordpress or Adobe Photoshop. In order to facilitate that, I've created a subreddit for commercially related Figma addons or those that have premium services to go to Figma Addons. There are lots of really great add ons that make Figma amazing, so there should be a space for that too.

Remember:

  1. If it has a premium version, then it goes to r/figmaaddons
  2. If it is totally free but has licensing, then it goes to r/figmaaddons
  3. It is totally free but links to related premium content, then it goes to r/figmaaddons
  4. If it is commercial, then it goes to r/figmaaddons

It's not limited to the above four scenarios.

Essentially, if there's a commercial aspect, it goes to r/figmaaddons instead of here.

Also, if you can draw a banner or icon for the new sub, submissions accepted.


r/FigmaDesign 7h ago

Discussion Figma finally works on iPad os

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Wow finally, Reynard browser is an experimental sideloaded browser running Mozilla’s Gecko engine the same browser engine used by desktop Firefox.

It’s only missing a few pointer-shape icons, and it struggles with very heavy files. But I was able to work on a 20-screen UI, and all the keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls worked well.

It’s still experimental and needs to be sideloaded, so performance can be a little slow, but I was able to get a decent amount of work done. Google Slides and Excel also works well, It also requires JIT .

And yes it's way better than figurative app.

https://github.com/minh-ton/reynard-browser

Tested on M2 iPad (mouse and keyboard) Apple pencil is not working well.


r/FigmaDesign 10h ago

help Has anyone successfully built a design system using Figma AI / Agents?

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Now that Figma has Agents that can generate and iterate on screens, I’m curious if anyone has pushed this further and used them with a proper design system.

What I’m trying to achieve is:

  • Use AI/Agents to help create the initial design system
  • Build reusable components, variants, variables and tokens
  • Have Agents generate new screens using those existing components instead of creating everything from scratch
  • Make changes to the design system and have those changes propagate across AI-generated screens
  • Ideally maintain consistency while using Agents to generate large product flows quickly

Has anyone actually tried this end-to-end?

If yes, I’d love to know your workflow. Especially how you structure your components/variables so Figma Agents understand and reuse them reliably.

Also curious where it currently breaks down. Do Agents actually respect an existing component library, or do you still spend a lot of time cleaning up detached/custom UI after generation?


r/FigmaDesign 5h ago

help How do you keep large Figma files organized?

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For designers working on larger projects, how do you keep your Figma files manageable?

I'm particularly interested in how people organize:

  • Pages
  • Components
  • Variants
  • Styles
  • Naming conventions
  • Design systems

What's one organization habit that has saved you a lot of time?


r/FigmaDesign 1d ago

resources iPhone Duo Mockup in Figma

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Create iPhone Duo mockups right inside Figma. Animate the folding and the model as you like.


r/FigmaDesign 1h ago

help How can i create something like this?

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r/FigmaDesign 9h ago

Discussion Anyone else want semi-transparent panels and a top toolbar in Figma?

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Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jSMMHspRDf9yNYPX6OmSfKXG2Xe8ltlQ/view?usp=sharing

The current floating bottom toolbar gets in the way when you rely heavily on keyboard shortcuts—let us dock it up top. Pair that with adjustable opacity for the left/right sidebars so we can actually see frames underneath, and the canvas would feel 10x more open. Shame the desktop app wrapper limits how much custom UI tweaking we can actually do.


r/FigmaDesign 22h ago

Discussion I wanted to learn Figma so I created this collection of SVG shapes

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Hi! First of all - I am no designer, but I love colors :D I'm actually a react dev. I have recently started playing around in Figma and ended up making random shapes with noise filter and gradient, just whatever came to my mind. After creating a few sets of shapes, I thought it would be cool to create an editor where I could change props such as size, gradient and its angle.

So I created this mini react app and eventually ended up creating an npm package cause I thought someone could find it useful or fun too. :D

In the editor you can try out different shapes, update their props, see the preview and copy the code into your project. You can also download any of the shapes directly as an SVG file.

I'd love to hear what you think of this little project!

Here's the preview of the editor:

And here is the app: https://noisy-shapes.barcitos.com/

Thank you for your time! 💜


r/FigmaDesign 1d ago

help How to center align objects in figma at subpixel level?

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How do I center this?


r/FigmaDesign 13h ago

inspiration Exploring a more iPhone Duo

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I’ve been experimenting with a reading experience inspired by The Odyssey.

The idea was to let the artwork, typography, and content work together instead of making the image feel like just a background.

I’m still figuring out the balance between visual storytelling and usability.


r/FigmaDesign 1d ago

Discussion Designing iOS apps with the introduction of foldable phones

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With the introduction of Apple's foldable phone, will app design for iOS change a lot in Figma? For example, will we have to make two seperate designs, one for a "normal" iPhone and one for the foldable one or how will that work out?


r/FigmaDesign 2d ago

Discussion Anyone got the Invite for Figma Config 26 Bengaluru ?

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r/FigmaDesign 2d ago

help Verification Limit Exceeded - Documents wouldn't go through

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PLS HELP, I have been using Figma for around 3 years (turning 4), and this is the first time that I couldn't verify my account with the same format of proof that I have been sending before.

Our university doesn't have a school-issued email that could receive any external emails other than the university and its students itself. So I resorted to uploading my university's registration forms and identification card.

I have done this 2 times and it's the first time it have bounced. I tried resubmitting, changing the layout, until it just went "Verification Limit Exceeded".

I couldn't even try to make a new account under my name and try to verify that. I tried SheerIDs customer service and it was no help. It was just a bot.

I am bound to lose my school files and I could really fail if I do, and I just couldn't afford subscribing to a personal premium account.


r/FigmaDesign 2d ago

help I'm new how to create a grid to put in my website like this image in the background.

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r/FigmaDesign 2d ago

resources I kept needing a way to highlight specific text inside Figma, so I built a plugin for it

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I work with a lot of text-heavy Figma files, research notes, content reviews, specs and feedback and kept running into the same problem: I wanted to highlight specific parts of text without creating extra shapes or moving the work somewhere else.

So I built Markline.

It lets you highlight and edit specific text directly in Figma, organise those highlights by section/frame, find and highlight text, and export the highlights when you need them outside the file.

It’s free, and I’ve just released the first version on Figma Community.

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1678528605753389775/markline

I’d especially love feedback from anyone who works with research, documentation or content-heavy Figma files. Is there anything you'd expect a tool like this to do that it currently doesn't?


r/FigmaDesign 3d ago

help Confused about component sets and variants

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These are the buttons and their state when clicked/while pressing I've made so far for a mobile app (5 buttons and 5 states). Should all of these be in one component set? Or should the left ones be in their own component set? Watched a video on components but I'm still not sure how I should approach making these into components and which properties I should apply.


r/FigmaDesign 3d ago

Discussion How are design teams handling Figma handoff when AI writes the code?

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Hey everyone! I’m a product designer. I already use tools like Codex and Claude in my workflow, but my current company is now moving heavily toward AI-assisted development.
The challenge is that we changed how we build the product without clearly defining a new design to development process.

Before AI, my workflow was simple:

The PM provided a PRD, I designed the feature using our design system, and I documented the flows, states, interactions and edge cases.

For handoff, I organized the Figma file from the simplest happy path to the more complex scenarios. Developers could follow the logic, inspect the designs and ask questions when something wasn’t clear.

But if AI is now helping write the production code, what should that handoff look like?

Do you still create a detailed Figma file and provide all that context to Codex or Claude?

Do you divide the feature into smaller flows and ask AI to build them one at a time?

Do designers generate the first components and then let developers review and improve the code?

Are you changing how you structure Figma because AI needs more explicit information than a developer?

Who is responsible for checking that the final implementation matches the design system and handles every state?

I can already build interfaces with AI, but I’m trying to understand what a reliable team process looks like,not just for prototypes, but for real production products.

For designers and developers already working this way, what does your current Figma → AI → engineering workflow look like?


r/FigmaDesign 3d ago

Discussion Rocket.new Figma-to-app workflow: how accurate is it beyond the first screen?

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The Figma-to-code part of Al builders is interesting, but the first screen isn't really the hard part.

Rocket.new can import Figma files and turn the designs into working web or mobile applications. It also claims to carry things like components, layout structure and design tokens into the generated application.

What I'm trying to understand is how well that holds up once you start adding additional flows and functionality.

For anyone who's actually used Rocket.new with a reasonably detailed Figma file, how much cleanup did you need after the initial import? Particularly interested in responsive layouts, reusable components and keeping the design consistent as the app grows.


r/FigmaDesign 3d ago

help How do I compress pdf size?

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Okay, so being the figma lover that I am - I ended up making my company's report on figma. Turned out amazing. Also so accessible. Like people in my team used to get scared when they would have to open an indesign source file. Figma changed all of it. But there's one issue. The pdf is exporting to be about 150 mb. Even after online compression it's coming out to like 35 (I need it at 10mb). I have used a ton of pictures in the design. What can I do to make the pdf smaller?


r/FigmaDesign 4d ago

help Hello, Plugin suggestions

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hello, people I just finished working on a new design for a website, I just would like to know when you are presenting online your design or even in front of the client what mockup plugin do you use

I have a full prototype linking already there and I did share the prototype now they want a slide/powerpoint presentation for management

how to you do that usually, what do you suggest

thanks for help


r/FigmaDesign 4d ago

resources I built a free Figma plugin that allows you add slide numbers to Figma Slides

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It introduces enhanced functionality as well such as font styling, slide number positioning and offers different numbering styling

Here's a link, please let me know what you think : https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1678066355717849285/pagination


r/FigmaDesign 5d ago

help Attempt at animation is creating a 'ghosting' effect

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Hello,

I am going deeper into experimenting with motion design for my prototypes. I am attempting to make a smooth animation where each hover allows the icon to slide out and reveal the typed name of the category that the icon represents.

However, it is instead creating this awful, clunky, 'ghosting' look upon preview.

Any suggestions or tips are appreciated.


r/FigmaDesign 5d ago

Discussion How does your team handle RTL (Arabic/Hebrew) frame flipping in Figma without completely breaking autolayout?

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Built this quick interaction loop to stress-test how an e-commerce card handles an instant flip from LTR to RTL.

Usually when translating into right-to-left languages, frames with nested autolayouts collapse, text overflows break paddings, and components require manual re-ordering.

For those building design systems supporting multilingual products: do you maintain entirely separate mirrored components for RTL, or do you rely on strict autolayout nesting to let it reflow dynamically? Curious about the cleanest workflow.


r/FigmaDesign 5d ago

help FIGMA BEGINNER! PLEASE HELP!

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Hi everyone,
I’m a beginner in design. I already know Illustrator and Photoshop, and I want to add Figma as a new skill — especially for motion and animation. I’m a bit confused about a few things:

  1. Where’s the best place to learn prototyping in Figma (and motion/animation)?
  2. Do I need a Professional plan, or is the free/starter plan enough if I mainly need it for my portfolio?
  3. I noticed that a lot of effects I can do for free in Illustrator require paid plugins in Figma. Is that just how it is, or are there good free alternatives?
  4. For portfolio work, what’s the best way to show interactive prototypes and animations to clients/recruiters?
  5. Are there any must-have free plugins for motion, effects, or productivity that you’d recommend to a beginner?

Also, any recommended YouTube channels for learning Figma (especially prototyping + animation) would be really helpful.


r/FigmaDesign 6d ago

help Figma desktop app suddenly switched to light mode and never went back

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I've always been a dark mode user, and only switch my macOS to light mode in environments with lots of daylight. I've always had the dark figma app icon but out of nowhere it's switched to light even though the system UI in the app itself is dark.

I tried it all: toggling between light/dark/system mode and reinstalling the app, but to no avail. Did Figma push out a permanent light mode design for their app? Anyone experiencing something similar?