Thalion’s article, “25 Tips for Figma Design Systems,” published on Prototypr, offers a comprehensive guide for designers aiming to build efficient and scalable design systems using Figma’s advanced features. Drawing from personal experience in creating a design system library, Thalion shares practical insights into organizing variables, components, and collections to enhance flexibility and maintainability.
Key recommendations include creating separate variable collections for foundational elements like colors, spacing, and radius, and leveraging variable modes to support themes such as light and dark modes. The article also advises on controlling collection visibility by using naming conventions (e.g., prefixing with “.” or “_”) to manage what is exposed in shared libraries. Additionally, Thalion emphasizes the importance of scoping variables appropriately to streamline their application across components. These tips collectively aim to empower designers to build robust design systems that facilitate consistency and adaptability in their projects.
