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For the past few weeks, I focused on building a scalable design system in Figma — something I wished I had when I started designing.
Today, I’m proud to share it with the community:
🔗 Design System Link
It includes:
✨ Component variants
🎨 Global styles
📂 Organized design tokens
⚙️ Auto-layout components
Whether you’re designing SaaS products, dashboards, or web apps — I hope this helps streamline your workflow!
Feedback & thoughts are welcome! 👇
Love seeing designers invest in scalable systems early 👏
A strong design system compounds over time — especially when variants and global styles are structured thoughtfully.
Curious — did you optimize this more for product teams or solo designers?
I optimized it with scalability in mind, so it works well for both — but I leaned slightly toward product teams. The structure, variants, and global styles are built to support consistency across larger projects, while still being simple enough for solo designers to move fast...
That’s a great balance to strike. Systems that scale without adding cognitive overhead are the hardest to design. Sounds like you’ve been intentional about keeping it lightweight while still robust — that’s the sweet spot.
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Game: https://slate-tiger-42191958.figma.site/
There’s something exciting about having a blank canvas and just seeing where an idea can go. 🎨
I’ll be joining the @Figma Makeathon and I’m SUPER hyped for it.
Excited to explore new ideas, experiment with the workflow, and build something from scratch. The last Makeathon had so many creative submissions, so I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with this time.
It runs from 🗓️ February 24 through March 2, so the next few days will be all about brainstorming, prototyping, and creating.
This kind of challenge is the perfect excuse to stop overthinking and just make. There’s also $100,000 in prizes, which makes it even more exciting. You can check it out HERE
Who else is joining? 👀
My sub for makeathon - a vision of the future of web browsing. I anticipate that our browsers will become intertwined with personal AI agents.
You set up your home screen, rearrange it, add integrations and what matters to you the most. All personalized with agents that suggest and remember things about you.
Check out the demo here: Live Demo
Or visit the community page in Figma - Figma Community Link
Hope you all like it!
This is such a clear and focused way to get your daily briefing
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