Half baked idea: Layout grid styling should be a personal preference

Hi @tallneil, Thanks for sharing your thoughts about layout grids and for sharing your details. We really appreciate it!

We’d love to hear what the rest of our community thinks about this idea. If anyone else has a similar need or interest, please feel free to comment and vote for this suggestion!

Thanks again for your valuable input.

 

 

What if there was a global setting for layout grid styling (color and opacity), that worked at the personal level, similar to nudge amount?

It’s a half baked idea 🙂

What I’m reacting to is, sometimes my collaborators prefer a stronger grid style than I do (more saturated color, higher opacity), whereas I prefer a nearly-invisible grid. Everyone has different grid preferences, yet grid styling is a shared property.

There are lots of personal settings in the View menu and Preferences menu. Global layout grid visibility (View > show/hide layout grids) is a personal setting, while layout grid styling is not… but could it be?

I’ve always liked the fact that settings like nudge amount and snap to geometry are personal preferences. Figma files are naturally collaborative, and these personal settings create room for more individualized workflows.

It complicates the matter that grid styling is frame-specific… but still, food for thought!

This is an interesting idea. Layout grids are primarily a visual aid, and different designers often have different preferences for colors, opacity, and visibility settings. Making grid styling a personal preference rather than a file-level setting could improve collaboration by allowing each team member to customize their workspace without affecting others. It would help maintain consistency in shared files while giving individuals more control over their design environment. Has the team considered a per-user view setting similar to how other interface preferences are handled?

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