Firstly, I want to appreciate the Figma product team for their amazing work on the new UI3, which brings a fresh and improved feel to the design experience.
Below are few issues I’ve noticed about the new design so far:
- User Preference for Toolbar Position: Not every user would appreciate the new toolbar position. To improve user satisfaction, allow users to decide if they want the toolbar at the top or bottom of the screen. Many users may find the bottom position distracting, and having it at the top is more intuitive, especially since minimized panels are displayed as pills at the top of the screen.
- Adjust Values with Mouse Wheel: Provide an option to use just the mouse wheel to adjust values in the number field without holding the Alt key. This would streamline the user experience and make value adjustments more efficient.
- Search Icon for Layers: Add a search icon on the trailing side of the layers title to enable users to search for layers by name easily. This feature would enhance navigation and improve productivity.
- Visibility of Section Titles in FigJam: In FigJam, section titles are hidden behind the floating pills when zoomed to fullscreen. Please adjust so that all elements on the board are displayed underneath and above the surrounding UI.
- Ruler Guide Functionality: The ruler guide functionality in UI3 is problematic because it shifts the surrounding Figma UI from their fixed positions and doesn’t display a drag cursor when users hover over the rulers. Improving this feature would enhance usability.
- Auto Layout Symbol: Please consider reverting to the previous auto layout symbol. It was simpler and easier to identify.
I’ll be sharing more feedback in the future.