Handpicked Design Resources

Eightshapes
Generate handoff specifications automatically to autolayout components

State of Service Design
Comprehensive and exhaustive findings from the first Service Design benchmark survey in the U.S.

Readability Guidelines
It's amazing to see changing the text alone improve readability and usability. This wiki has provided more than 100 guidelines on how to write and design for content.

Design System Structure Guides
Design system structure guide help you to pick the right file hierarchy according to your figma plan! Analyzed the complexity, pros and cons for each options too! Super useful

Supa Gradient
Supa Gradient plugin allows you to create and manage gradients

Do You Know Design Systems
Slides from "Do You Know Design Systems - AMA with HK Design System Experts", organised by Friends of Figma, Hong Kong

Benchmarking Your Design System
Free e-book by Invision to help you to evaluate and evolve your design system

Themer
Themer allows you to create and switch themes from your published style library. Applying to color, shadow and text styles.

Prison Gothic
Support this new Hong Kong typeface crowdfunding project! Prison Gothic is a digitalised and extended font according to handcrafted road sign typeface by prisoners starting in 1970s in Hong Kong. USD$121

The Decision Lab
The Decision Lab contains a library of biases that help you to make logical decision for your research.

Dela Gothic One
Dela Gothic One is a Japanese typeface that has very complete Chinese character set. Best of all it's available on Google Fonts, meaning you can use it on Figma and anywhere as well for free in any usage.

Fontshare
Fontshare is a free font sharing platform that is 100% free for personal and commercial use.

Propstar
Propstar is super helpful when designing components to accommodate all possible options for variations and component properties.

Writing for Interfaces
create clear, conversational, and helpful writing and provide tips for interfaces copy

Design Systems Are Flawed
Designer José Torre shared his lessons on building Shopify's design system - Polaris

Polaris Design System
Shopify's Design System - Polaris

Config 2022
Figma annual conference CONFIG is back! Stay tuned for product announcement on May 10 opening keynote.

Gestalt
Pinterest's design system - Gestalt

Paper At 10
Have you used the iconic iPad sketching app called "Paper"? It was ahead of its time way before Apple Pencil launched, apps like Procreate got popular. Co-founder Andy Allen shared stories around creating Paper for its 10th anniversary. Love the last paragraph on its legacy.

Apple Accessibility
Redesigned Accessibility page by Apple. Discover accessibility features and how to design better UX with accessibility in mind.