Welcome to our YouTube video on "Figma Variables & Design Tokens: Elevate Your Designs and Collaboration!"
In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you on a journey through the powerful world of Figma variables and design tokens. Whether you're a seasoned designer or just starting your design journey, understanding and harnessing these tools will revolutionize the way you create and collaborate on design projects.
Say goodbye to repetitive design tasks and hello to efficiency! Figma variables allow you to create reusable components and styles, ensuring consistent and pixel-perfect designs throughout your projects. We'll show you how to set up and use variables effectively, so you can focus on what you do best – designing stunning user interfaces.
Content of this video:
1. What is design token
2. Importance of token
3. Types of token
4. How token Works
5. What can be token?
6. How to write a design token?
7. Token Studio
8. How Token Studio Works
9. Figma Variable
10. How Figma Variable Works
11. Style vs. Variables
12. Is Variable = Token?
13. Token Studio vs Figma Variables
14. Should I Use Variable in My Design?
15. Some Tips & Caution
16. Plugins
4. Topics we will cover
What is design toke
Importance of toke
Types of toke
How token Work
What can be token
How to write a design token
Token Studi
How Token Studio Work
Figma Variabl
How Figma Variable Work
Style vs. Variable
Is Variable = Token
Token Studio vs Figma Variable
Should I Use Variable in My Design
Some Tips & Cautio
Plugins
About this
Session
5. Invention of Design Token
In 2014,
Salesforce
designer
introduced
the concept of
a ‘design
token’
Jina Anne
6. Whatis
token
Design tokens are design
decisions, translated into data.
They’re ultimately a
communication tool: a shared
language between design and
engineering for communicating
detailed information about how
to build user interfaces
11. DesignSystemvsDesignTokens
Design System
A collection of components,
patterns, and guideline
To define the visual style and
behavior of a produc
Provides a single source of truth
for design decisions, makes it easy
to make changes to the design
system, and helps to ensure
consistency across a produc
For designers
Design Token
A small, reusable piece of dat
To create consistent and reusable
component
Makes it easy to create consistent
and reusable components, and helps
to make changes to the design
system without having to update
every instance of a componen
For tech team
12. Importance
ofToken
Unique source of truth for
your brandin
Better translation from
design to developmen
Design consistency across any
product U
Improved management of your
design syste
Easier management of themes
and white-labelling feature
Proper methodology to
collaborate between teams
14. Ah! There are 3 types of token
1. Global Tokens
2. Alias Token
3. Component Specific Token
Types of
Token
15. 1.GlobalToken
Global tokens are the primitive
values in our design language,
represented by context-agnostic
names. Our color palette,
animation, typography, and
dimension values are all
recorded as global tokens.
Global tokens are easy to
reference and are the building
blocks of Spectrum
16. Use Cases of Global Tokens
Global tokens are used indipendently
when there are no available aliases
for your use case. They’re also the
least tied to the logic of our design
language.
17. AliasToken
Alias tokens relate to a
specific context or abstraction.
Aliases help communicate the
intended purpose of a token, and
are effective when a value with
a single intent will appear in
multiple places.
18. Use Cases of Alias Tokens
Alias tokens are the recommended type
to use when building your product
with design tokens. They’re a shared
language for understanding Spectrum,
and they help to associate meaning,
context, and intent to the design
tokens you’re applying to your
product
19. 3.Component
SpecificToken
Component-specific tokens are an
exhaustive representation of
every value associated with a
component. They often inherit
from alias tokens, but are named
in a way that allows engineering
teams to be as specific as
possible in applying tokens in
component development
20. UseCasesofComponentTokens
Component Specific Tokens ensures
that as a component’s design evolves,
you won’t have to retrace any higher-
level design decisions that informed
the updates.
It’s not recommended to use
component-specific tokens
interchangeably with other
components, unless one is derivative
of the other.
32. Styles vs Variables
Styles
Can store a collection of value
Can’t be aliase
Can’t be used to create different
versions of design
Can express complex visual
Useful for small visually
expressive product
Variables
Can store only single valu
Can be aliase
Can be used to create different
versions of design
Can express linear visual
Useful for long term product that
comes with theming, responsive
sizes, prototypes
33. Token Studio vs Figma Variables
Token Studio
Mature enoug
Not native
Monthly subscriptio
Offer syncing with github, expor
Not for prototype
Figma Variables
Half backe
Native
Free!
No dev side yet! (Code Syntax is
coming)
Prototype opportunity
34. Unfortunately.....Notyet!
Where is font token!
Opacity, Effect token are
missing
Token doesn’t care about
prototyp
No basic math operations in
referring token
Is
Variable=
Token?
38. Some Tips &
Caution
Create & Use design tokens
with names and descriptions
that fit your specific
situation
Use a consistent naming
conventio
Document your token
Test your tokens thoroughly.
39. To ease your works with variable
Styles to Variable
Variables Import Expor
Variables Inspector
Figma
Variables
Plugins
