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Design or Variables first

  • February 25, 2025
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Drops

Hey!

 

This is my first time posting here, I’m learning Figma alone from this site, Youtube and Coursera and I got to Variables(still struggling with some parts but I’m learning)

 

(Since I don’t know anyone who works with Figma this question might be stupid but I got no one to turn to) What I was wondering is how should I better approach a new project?

 

Should I start with adding all the information in local Variables ( both primitives and semantics) or should I design my page first and then allocate the variables for them? Whatever video I’ve watched , in 3 months since I’ve been studying Figma I didn’t see any projects made from scratch.

 

I’ve been doing little stuff, learning on sections, but I’d like to approach a full site with variables, prototyping, responsive layouts, carousels and w/e I’ve learned so far but my brain melts when I try to think of the full volume and I’d at least like to have a good approach.. 

 

Thanks! 

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Rijashah
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  • February 25, 2025

Hey,

Your question is how to design a website from scratch and Variables. It might be a little harder, but believe me, when I was working on a client project for the first time, I designed the complete website without components and variables. Soon after, "Big thanks to my brother, who was guiding me." He told me to add hover effects and variables to the design, so I added them after I was done with all the marketing pages. When it's time to design the dashboard, I keep designing components and variables together with the design. I hope I got your point correctly because your question is a bit confusing. You can ask anything from me; I will guide you no matter if you are working on a sample project. Just let me know what you need help with. :)


Drops
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  • February 25, 2025

Yes, thank you, that’s exactly what I wanted to know. I’m working projects for myself, to practice right now. 

It’s third time I try to start a website from scratch and I realize I need to study more and get back to tutorials XD But having a general idea of how to start helps me.

 


Rijashah
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  • February 26, 2025

Begin with UX, request ChatGPT to create some UI/UX design projects that include challenges. Next, start a project from the ground up, starting with user persona and user flow, next start branding, and then user interface. This process may take some time, but it will be worth it…


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