Creating and Managing Styles in Figma

Styles in Figma are essential for maintaining consistency and efficiency in your design process. By creating and managing styles, you can ensure that elements across your design have a uniform appearance, making it easier to update and maintain your project.

Key Concepts

1. Text Styles

Text Styles allow you to save and reuse text formatting, including font family, size, color, and alignment. By applying a Text Style, you can ensure that all instances of a particular text element (e.g., headings, body text) look identical across your design.

Example: If you have a standard heading style with a specific font, size, and color, you can save it as a Text Style. Whenever you need to apply this style to a new heading, simply select the Text Style from the Assets Panel, ensuring uniformity throughout your design.

2. Color Styles

Color Styles enable you to save and reuse specific colors across your design. This is particularly useful for maintaining a consistent color palette. By applying a Color Style, you can ensure that all elements using a particular color will update automatically if the color is changed.

Example: If you have a primary brand color, you can save it as a Color Style. Any element using this color will automatically update if you decide to change the primary brand color later, ensuring consistency across your design.

3. Effect Styles

Effect Styles allow you to save and reuse visual effects such as shadows, blurs, and inner shadows. By applying an Effect Style, you can ensure that all elements with a particular effect look identical and can be updated easily.

Example: If you have a standard shadow effect for buttons, you can save it as an Effect Style. Any button using this effect will automatically update if you decide to change the shadow properties later, ensuring consistency across your design.

4. Grid Styles

Grid Styles enable you to save and reuse layout grids, including columns, rows, and areas. By applying a Grid Style, you can ensure that all elements within a particular layout grid are aligned and spaced consistently.

Example: If you have a standard layout grid for your website, you can save it as a Grid Style. Any section of your website using this grid will automatically update if you decide to change the grid properties later, ensuring consistency across your design.

5. Managing Styles

Managing Styles involves organizing and updating your saved styles. Figma allows you to create, edit, and delete styles from the Assets Panel. By effectively managing your styles, you can maintain a clean and efficient design process.

Example: If you need to update the primary brand color across your entire design, you can edit the Color Style in the Assets Panel. All elements using this color will automatically update, saving you time and ensuring consistency.

By mastering the creation and management of styles in Figma, you can ensure that your designs are consistent, efficient, and easy to maintain, aligning with the principles of Design Thinking.