Figma training for product managers — Backstory A couple months ago, PMs at my company asked me to do a Figma training for them. Their goal was to learn how to add some existing high-fidelity components to their low-fidelity mock ups, mainly to provide better context when they share ideas with stakeholders. They’ve already played in FigJam…

And what I could have done differently when I started — Intro I’m 24 years old and I’ve been practicing handstands since I was 18. I haven’t done gymnastics (or anything similar) as a child, so I was starting pretty much from scratch. I’m writing this article to share my honest, bumpy journey and things I wish I knew when I started. …

Short guide on how to navigate, present, and export specs — While Figma makes it easy for anyone to stay on top of latest designs, it’s not always intuitive for non-designers to discover all the useful features Figma has. I’m writing this article after giving a small demo to a few teams at my company and finding out several seemingly obvious…

Using Variants and Auto Layout 3 — In this article, I will go over how we can use new Figma Variants and Auto Layout 3 features to create a flexible checkbox tree item component. You are welcome to either build along or grab the final component here. Please note: this article doesn’t explain how to use Variants/Auto…

How we use atomic design principles to organize files in Figma — Intro + Background In this article, I’m going to go over how we organize component libraries at here at LogicManager. LogicManager (or LM, for short) is a complex tool for enterprise risk management. It consists of numerous areas, such as: Risk library — a place where you can store all risks that might…

4 weeks, 400 hours — While I’ve always wanted to try intermittent fasting, I could never figure out how to fit it in my (pre-quarantine) life. Prior to March, my schedule looked something like this: Wake up at 5, eat, go to the gym. Get to work by 9, have coffee with a protein bar…