Argumentative rejections are part of the job of creating and maintaining design systems. — There are a large number of articles that teach how designers can say no. This is mostly about freelancers and how to interact with difficult clients. There are also articles with tips for dealing with Product Managers. However, what about when you’re supporting a Design System? …

How to implement color themes in Figma using native features and with plugins — Currently, most platforms support Dark mode. And, when users switch the mode on their devices they usually expect that all applications will also work in it. In this article, I will show some methods that you can use to create a Dark theme for your designs in Figma. Dedicated components Often designers…

And how to give it a try yourself — A few months ago, I wrote about how we at FREE NOW created our new Wave design library in Figma. Now it’s time to share more details about its design and operation. How we set up the FREE NOW Wave Component Library in Figma Taking a design library to the next level with Figma & tokensmedium.com Now you can take a look at it yourself — we’re publishing it in Figma Community.

5 core design system tips. — Creating and maintaining design systems is an incredibly interesting job. It allows you to combine and develop both the skills of a designer and a developer. You have to take care not only of the consistency of the design system elements (and of course its overall visual style), but you…

Thoughts on using vertical grids for text in UI design — Grids have always been one of the core design tools. In some cases, such as columns in newspapers or magazines, the grid is taken for granted. But in the case of vertical grids in UI (especially when it comes to text), it’s not so simple. The most common vertical layout…

Plugins that simplify routine tasks — Figma is an incredibly powerful tool. However, everyone might have different working methods and, in some situations, you may lack some functionality. This is when plug-ins come to the rescue. In this article, I have collected several handy plug-ins that help simplify some of the most common tasks in Figma. Auto Layout Grid

Taking a design library to the next level with Figma & tokens — The Wave design system is the foundation of all FREE NOW web products. Born from a developer initiative, it quickly became a cornerstone of web development and web design. Almost a year ago, our design team decided to switch to Figma. …

And how to make the spacers handy and clear with the help of components — Space, or in other words, empty space is one of the core elements in design that is often overlooked. Design elements next to each other are perceived as meaningfully connected. As the space between elements increases, their connection weakens. Elements with more space around them are perceived as more important…

Auto layout? Stack view! — About a year ago I together with my team in FREE NOW switched from Sketch to Figma. Despite the fact that the transition itself took a lot of time and effort I can definitely say that I am incredibly glad we did it and I can hardly imagine a more…