môre · Unpacking Figma · Talk

Overview

In the rush to ship journeys, screens and components, Figma files arrived poorly built, and the details came back later as bugs, broken layouts and wrong implementations. To cut that rework, we put together a best-practices talk, which in January 2023 became an edition of Môre Bastidores, môre’s monthly meetup, open to outside designers too.

A reference to come back to

Made to stay available to the team: anyone with a question can go back to the slides when needed, without relying on the presenter.

The why behind each feature

Each feature comes with the reason it exists and its effect on the rest of the process, from design to code.

Memes that stick

It’s a lot to take in at once, so memes and visual examples help it stick. Complex doesn’t mean hard: the rest sinks in day to day.

Record audience

The edition drew the largest audience Môre Bastidores had ever had, with positive feedback.

The process

Where the idea came from

Constant rework was draining the team’s time and energy. The talk was first planned around the Team Library case study, but the client didn’t clear that topic for the event. A conversation with management in December 2022 turned the topic into the best practices that prevent this rework.

In practice

With a well-built file, changing one area rearranges the rest of the screen on its own, the structure already shows how each part behaves at each screen size, prototypes get lighter and developers find everything explained. Less time hunting for what broke, more time to think about the product.