Tokens Studio for Figma – The Ultimate Quickstart
Learn how to build a comprehensive multi-brand multi-theme design token system from scratch. From defining scalable scopes and hierarchies to naming strategies, this talk and template cover a lot of essential strategies and variants to create a comprehensive token system.
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2 min readMar 3, 2023
I held an official live-talk for “Tokens Studio for Figma” on March 2nd.
Video
This talk is 1 h long, plus 30 m of Q&A, but people say it’s worth the time:
- “Wow, non-stop knowledge spitting.”
- “… it was an awesome talk full of wisdom and meticulous best practices!”
- “This is sooooo helpful”
- “I KNOW NOTHING 😄” (loved that one lol)
- “This presentation is brilliant and super useful!”
- “Thank you for the wonderful guide. Great references, high quality resources — this is now my go-to video for Tokens”
😄 Thanks so much for the wonderful comments and reviews that reached me — really appreciate it!
Figma Template
https://www.figma.com/community/file/1209842880001121589
This template provides a lot of best practices and tips for creating effective and extensible design token systems. It covers best practices around the use of option, semantic and component token sets, how to implement inheritance for multiple brands and themes and lots of tipps and a template to speed up your learning curve.
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