Creating and Managing Styles in Figma

Key Concepts

Styles in Figma allow you to create and manage consistent design elements such as colors, text, effects, and grids. By using styles, you can ensure uniformity across your design and save time by applying pre-defined settings to multiple elements.

1. Creating Styles

Creating styles in Figma involves defining a set of properties and saving them as a reusable style. To create a style:

1. Select the element you want to create a style from.
2. Adjust the properties in the Inspect Panel (e.g., color, font, effects).
3. Click the "Create Style" button in the Inspect Panel.
4. Name your style and choose the appropriate category (e.g., Color, Text, Effect).
5. Click "Create" to save the style.

Think of creating styles as creating a recipe book for your design elements. Just as you would save a recipe to use multiple times, you can save styles to apply consistent settings across your design.

2. Applying Styles

Applying styles in Figma allows you to quickly apply pre-defined settings to your elements. To apply a style:

1. Select the element you want to apply the style to.
2. Open the Styles Panel by clicking the paintbrush icon in the right sidebar.
3. Choose the style you want to apply from the appropriate category.
4. Click on the style to apply it to the selected element.

Imagine applying styles as using a template for your design elements. Just as you would use a template to create consistent documents, you can use styles in Figma to maintain a uniform look and feel across your design.

3. Managing Styles

Managing styles in Figma involves organizing and updating your styles to ensure consistency and efficiency. To manage styles:

1. Open the Styles Panel by clicking the paintbrush icon in the right sidebar.
2. Hover over a style and click the three dots to access the management options (e.g., rename, duplicate, delete).
3. Use the search bar to find specific styles quickly.
4. Organize styles into folders for better organization.

Think of managing styles as organizing your wardrobe. Just as you would categorize and arrange your clothes for easy access, you can organize and manage your styles in Figma to ensure they are easily accessible and consistent.

Examples

Creating Styles

Consider a mobile app design where you need to use the same color palette for buttons and text. By creating color styles for your primary and secondary colors, you can ensure that all buttons and text elements use the same colors consistently.

Applying Styles

Imagine a website design where you need to apply the same font style to headings across multiple pages. By creating a text style for headings, you can apply it to all heading elements with a single click, maintaining consistency and saving time.

Managing Styles

Think of a design system where you have multiple styles for different elements. By organizing these styles into folders (e.g., Colors, Text, Effects), you can quickly find and apply the appropriate styles, ensuring a consistent and efficient design process.

By mastering the creation and management of styles in Figma, you can ensure a consistent and efficient design process, saving time and maintaining uniformity across your projects.