Better Figma Design System Management and Documentation

Learn Figma design system management so you can adapt to product changes and keep projects organized with design system documentation and versioning.

In this design system presentation, Billy, Design Lead at Headway, will go through tips and tricks he has learned over the years, share design systems examples, and the best practices that have helped us manage projects at Headway. We found that well-managed design system documentation is key to reducing friction across your team.

🔻 What you will learn:
✅ Tracking and implementing new design requests
✅ Best practices for version control in Figma Design Systems
✅ Managing documentation, updates, and your team with changes
✅ Start your journey as a design system manager

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⏰Time Stamps
00:00 - Start
2:05 - Overview
3:16 - Keeping Things Clear
3:54 - Design Process
5:35 - Manage Status in a File
10:36 - Status Annotation Plugin
13:15 - Getting Historical
15:21 - Page-Based Versioning
16:38 - New File Versioning
19:29 - Component Versioning
21:17 - Figma Design System Version History
23:33 - Documentation
36:19 - People & Process
39:05 - The Tool Box
40:04 - Q&A

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See exactly how the Design Team at Headway manages design systems status in Figma to keep everyone aligned with clear communication as a product grows.

👉 https://headway.io/blog/managing-your...

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🔻Miss the first lesson?
Creating Scalable Design Systems
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🔻Articles to Dive Deeper
Get Started with Multi-Tiered UI Kits for Design Systems
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📚 FREE Resources
Shipwright UI Kit - A Fully-Editable Figma Design System
https://bit.ly/shipwright-ui-kit

Icon Pack - Get a jump start on your own collection by downloading this pack
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Recordings from past events
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