Design Thursday #22
A weekly recap of everything you need to know about tools, events, guidelines and design in general.
Figma & FigJam updates
Rate & Review Community resources
Want to know if a Community resource is worthy it or just want to let the creator know what you like or dislike about it? You can now view and leave ratings and reviews after trying out a resource.
Embed videos in FigJam
Previously you could only embed videos from Youtube, Vimeo or other popular video services. Now you can embed your own mp4, webm or mov video files and play them directly in FigJam.
Custom FigJam color palettes
FigJam now supports custom color palettes, if your board is inside a team you can select up to 9 custom colors which will be visible for the whole team. These colors can be used for markers, shapes and stickies.
Learn more about custom color palettes
Framer CMS Files & Downloads
The Frame CMS has a new option to add a file field. This gives you the option to add add files in CMS items which can be downloaded by users. For example a PDF version of an article, a download of a song or any other type of file you want to add.
Penpot roadmap session
During Penpot fest the team shared the product roadmap, but the talk wasn’t recorded before. They now made a recording and walk through the future of Penpot.
Variables: Study Hall
Didn’t get started yet with Variables? That’s totally fine! If you need some more help, the latest Figma Study Hall sessions goes deep inside Variables to get you up to speed.