PinnedComponent Properties in FigmaWhy component properties? Figma’s introduction of variants changed how many designers, including myself, approach creating components. Variants provided the ability to turn several separate but related components, into a single asset, with properties and values that can adjust at the instance level. Variants are a handy tool to help designers create extensive and…Figma8 min readFigma8 min read
Mar 6Tools for 2023Tools (still) aren’t everything, but they can help! Things 3 + Reminders Nearly five years ago, Things 3 was released, and as Rafa Hari pointed out, this is impressively still the app that so many of us look to for examples of great design across various platforms. Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple…7 min read7 min read
Dec 13, 2022The Easy Way to Build Responsive Components in FigmaAuto Layout When it comes to building components in Figma, either for yourself or your team, it’s often necessary that those components work well within various situations and for different screen widths. …Figma5 min readFigma5 min read
Oct 3, 2022Exposing Nested Instances, Setting Preferred Values, and Creating Simplified Instances in FigmaAt this year’s Config conference, Figma announced a wonderful new feature called Component Properties. …Figma6 min readFigma6 min read
Jul 5, 2022Groups vs. Frames in FigmaWhat’s the difference? In this post, I want to share my own answer to one of the most frequent questions I’m asked when it comes to working in the design tool: what’s the difference between groups and frames in Figma, and when should you use one over the other? It’s…Figma3 min readFigma3 min read
May 13, 2020My 2020 Setup in NotionIf you know me, even in the slightest, you’re probably aware of just how much I love the note-taking tool Notion, likely because I talk about it far too often. I’ve used it to track each and every day of my life for the past three years; positive events, negative…Notion15 min readNotion15 min read
Mar 5, 2019Staying Focused with Things 3I’ve used Things 3 for nearly a year to track my todos and my reminders. It’s an amazing little app that has helped me become organized and stay focused and I wanted to share how I’ve been using it, just in case it might be able to help you, too. …Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Dec 20, 2018My 2018–2019 Setup in NotionUpdate: I recently shared a new post, My 2020 Setup in Notion, if you’re curious to read a more current version to see how things have evolved. About six months ago, I discovered a tool called Notion, which promised to become the last all-in-one workspace I would likely ever need…Productivity10 min readProductivity10 min read
Nov 8, 2018First Impressions of the iPad ProHappy new iPad day! It’s not often that we see major redesigns in many of Apple’s products, but with last year’s all-new iPhone X and now the new generation of iPad Pro, the latest hardware from Apple once again feels completely new, and a bit special. …Apple5 min readApple5 min read
