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I start every build with structure and intent:
planning components in Figma while setting the system in Webflow.
Clean architecture early on saves time, prevents rewrites, and keeps projects scalable as they grow.
Execution gets easier when the foundation is solid.
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Question for @Webflow users:
Does anybody use frameworks for their development, or just their own personal one?
I ask because I'm diving into Client First and using it the right way (after years of just using it solely for the style guide), and now I find the class usage pretty tedious.
Is this just the learning curve or should are there better frameworks out there I should try?
Hey @David Lovenburg I always use a framework. clientFirst is 90% of what I use, but Lumos is also quite powerful (also a VERY steep learning curve). I get that it feels tedious, but helps with long-term scalability and consistency. Lately though I find myself just using Relume components that...
Took some time this past weekend to make some additions to my portfolio site
Two changes: Added eyebrow text to sit above my heading (a sneaky H1 for SEO), and social proof below the buttons to nudge visitors into booking a call or seeing my work
Which one looks better?
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I personally really like the space that it fills and how gives it a more complete feel.
Figma just dropped Slots, and this is a semi-big deal.
If you've ever detached a component just to customise it, you know the pain. Lost link to the main component. No upstream updates. Design system slowly fractures.
Slots fixes this. Flexible zones inside components where you can add, remove, and rearrange content without detaching.
It means less components inside components inside components inside components...
→ Cards and modals with varying content
→ Nav menus with different item counts
→ Anything you've been creating 15 variants for
This also mirrors how components actually work in code. Engineers build with slots natively. Designers have been faking it. That gap just got smaller.
Rolling out in open beta now.
Slots is such a game-changer! No more painful detaches just to swap content. Design systems are about to get so much cleaner.
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