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Figma cost3/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Having previously created an atomic naming system in our Sketch libraries, we were in a position to debate whether this was indeed the best approach going forward. ![]() Assets / icons for the core app, airlines, hotels, and flags.This was mainly done with printouts, marker pens and a healthy, robust discussion about what was and wasn’t working. ![]() Our priority order was to first tackle the library items, and then take each user flow one by one across and create individual components from each screen on an individual basis.īut wait! With us having an opportunity to gain some perspective on existing document and library structure, it would’ve been a big opportunity missed if we didn’t complete a component and screen audit. The Trello ticket included some broad stroke tasks (individual flows) and some smaller, fundamental libraries (typography, colour etc). With the team expanding, I predicted that our costs and tool management could get way out of control very quickly. One of my aims as lead designer is to provide the business with the most cost-efficient approach to equiping out the design team. I was reluctant because of how much work had gone into structuring our system pre-Figma, but decided to investigate a business case for a migration. The conclusion? Figma was faster, more transparent, and easier to plan, find and - thanks to project structure - organise files. We caught up frequently about their happiness within the tool and we tried to treat it as if we were using it full time - components, file structure etc. I decided to bite the bullet and introduced Figma to our UI and UX designers, and we operated with a free license for them both for a few months to get a proper feel for the tool a migration was not going to happen with just a day or two to test the platform. This was a great opportunity to test the collaboration features with the plan to operate on a more paired-designer workflow going forward. I’d been keeping tabs on the design tool landscape since making the decision to go all in on a Sketch plus Zeplin plus InVision stack, and given we were bringing a few more designers on board, I spotted an opportunity for us to run a test to see if Figma could fit into our workflow. With our growth as a business skyrocketing, we were in a position to double both the product and engineering teams. We needed to start building yesterday, and I knew that I could deliver with Sketch. Having had little exposure to Figma in the past, and the library feature not being quite as sophisticated as Sketch’s at this point in time, I made a snap decision to run with my old trusty Sketch. Our UX designer and VP of Product still found immense value in the InVision prototyping and Freehand products, so those were kept in our suite. I was also testing a Sketch plus Zeplin workflow at the same time, and it just felt a lot more complete. Unfortunately, at this point our engineers just didn’t find the hand off process as slick as it could be, so that was struck off. ![]() During my interview process I decided to give InVision Studio a run for its money, and upon starting the position I decided to try and stretch it in-house. Joining Upgrade Pack as the first visual designer in September 2018 landed me in this position and I was excited to test the waters of what was possible on the design tool landscape. Being given free reign to decide on the appropriate tooling to build a brand new product is a challenge, but provides an opportunity to experiment and find what works for the project at hand. Starting with a blank slate is every designer’s dream. Put your seatbelt on, this is going to be a fun ride. I’ve broken down our migration process into three stages. I’ve documented the process and decided to write up a transparent trio of articles for you all. Over the course of Q4 2019, we decided to migrate our design tool suite over to Figma for myriad reasons. Available to mass affluent banking customers, or as a unique employee benefit, Upgrade Pack provides users the opportunity to upgrade their flights or hotels - with a discount - via a simple to use iOS and Android app. Upgrade Pack is a market-first flight and hotel upgrade app. ![]()
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