Into Design Systems Resources: Figma Variables, Expert Insights
Hey Design System Friend,
Here’s our specially curated collection of the latest insights from the Design Systems space
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Your Design System Friends
Figma Plugin: Variable Visualizer
Transform how you work with Figma variables!
VV turns complex variable relationships into an intuitive visual map, letting you see and manage all your variables in one infinite canvas.
Key Features
✅ View all variable collections at once on an infinite canvas
✅ Visualize and create variable connections through simple drag-and-drop
✅ Simulate different modes to preview how variables behave without building components
✅ Quick-search variables and jump directly to them
✅ See all variables used in any selected layer or component
Creators: Shuaiqi Sun, Marcin Śpiewak
🔗 Link: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1457362132545070106/variable-visualizer
Want to learn how to setup Variables Visualizer and get the best out of Figma Variables?
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Design System Checklist
An open-source design system checklist that provides a comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a consistent design language for products.
Creator: Mohsen H.
🔗 Link: https://www.figma.com/community/file/875222888436956377
Instance Finder
Find all instances of a component used in your file.
Creator: Idan Arbel
🔗 Link: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/741895659787979282/instance-finder
Expert Interview: Stop waiting for permission! and other ways to show design systems value
If the way we’re building design systems has a fatal flaw, it’s “waiting for enough investment to get it right.” In this episode, Brian Alfaro teaches us to not wait for permission and how your product teams’ success is your success!
Creators: Elyse Holladay, Brian Alfaro
Expert Interview: How Better Builds Design Systems
Valentin Grudnik is a UI Designer and Design System Advocate Better Design System. Building components and collaborating with designers and developers from product teams to push the Better Design System into use in the most complex applications in the healthcare domain.
Creators: Romina Kavcic, Valentin Grudnik
🔗 Full interview:
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