Lay of the land
Summary
TLDRThis video tutorial from Bricks Maven introduces viewers to the layout and components of a Figma file. It covers the customizable cover page, quick navigation for free users, and the foundations section detailing typography, buttons, colors, and spacing. The video also explores basic building blocks, UI elements, and the alpha blocks with desktop and mobile versions. It concludes with an overview of local variables, styles, and the future addition of woomer block categories, offering a comprehensive guide to utilizing the Figma UI kit effectively.
Takeaways
- 📄 The video introduces the structure and contents of a Figma file, specifically the 'alpha figma UI kit'.
- 🏡 The cover page is the first page you see when you import the file, and it can be customized with background colors, images, and logos.
- 🗂️ There's a 'Quick Navigation' page designed to help free users navigate the file, as they are limited to three pages.
- 🎨 The 'Foundations' section serves as a visual style guide, including typography, buttons, colors, radius, and spacing.
- 🔢 'Basic building blocks' are pre-designed frames for canvas and sections to help users start building their layouts quickly.
- 📚 The 'UI elements' section contains basic UI components like intro sections, list components, and button combos.
- 🧩 'Alpha blocks' include a wide range of general block categories, all with both desktop and mobile versions.
- 📈 The 'Woomer block categories' are currently empty but will be updated with new blocks in the future.
- 🔑 'Local variables' can be found on the right panel under 'Design' and include template variables and general client setup.
- 🛠️ 'Extra Styles' include effect styles, grid style, and text styles for both desktop and mobile, with the mobile style soon to be replaced by Figma modes.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the cover page in the Figma file?
-The cover page serves as an easily identifiable starting point for the file, allowing users to see the project or client's name and branding at a glance.
How can users customize the cover page in the Figma file?
-Users can customize the cover page by adding a background color, images, their own logo, and changing the name and footer text through Figma tokens.
What is the function of the Quick Navigation page in the Figma file?
-The Quick Navigation page assists free users in navigating through the file by providing direct access to the first three pages and other main components of the UI kit.
Why are the foundations separated into different pages in the Figma file?
-The foundations, including typography, buttons, colors, radius, and spacing, are separated for a quick overview, making it easier for users to access and apply the visual style guide elements.
What is the significance of the basic building blocks in the Figma file?
-Basic building blocks provide pre-tagged frames and sections that allow users to start building their designs with the correct variables without starting from scratch.
What UI elements are currently available in the Figma file?
-The Figma file currently includes basic intro sections, list components, and button combos with various styles such as primary, outline, light, and link versions.
How can users find the general block categories in the Figma file?
-Users can find the general block categories under the 'alpha blocks' section, where all familiar blocks are organized with both desktop and mobile versions.
What does the 'woomer block categories' section contain in the Figma file?
-The 'woomer block categories' section is currently empty, with pages created and blocks to be added in a future update.
Where can users find and manage the local variables in the Figma file?
-Users can find and manage local variables on the right panel under 'Design' mode, where they can adjust text variables, client setup, and other project-specific variables.
How are the automatic CSS tokens or core tokens organized in the Figma file?
-The automatic CSS tokens or core tokens are placed under the 'local variables' section in the 'Design' mode, providing a centralized location for managing project tokens.
What additional styles are available for users in the Figma file?
-Additional styles include effect styles like shadows, a grid style for a 12-column grid, and text styles for desktop with regular, medium, semi-bold, and bold variations.
Outlines
📄 Introduction to File Structure and Cover Page
The video script begins with an introduction to the structure of a file, specifically focusing on the cover page. Upon importing the file, users are greeted with a cover page thumbnail. The video explains how the cover page can be customized with a background color, images, and a logo. It also mentions the ability to change the footer text through Figma tokens. The purpose of the cover page is to serve as an identifier for the file. The script also introduces a 'Quick Navigation' page designed to assist free users in navigating the file due to their limitation to three pages. This navigation page allows users to access different sections of the file. The video encourages free users to obtain a Figma license to fully utilize the features of the Alpha Figma UI kit. The segment concludes with an overview of the 'Foundations' section, which acts as a visual style guide including typography, buttons, colors, radius, and spacing.
🛠️ Exploring Basic Building Blocks and UI Elements
The second paragraph delves into the basic building blocks and UI elements available within the file. It describes the creation of canvas and section frames to facilitate the construction of wireframes or designs with pre-tagged variables. The video script mentions the presence of UI elements such as intro sections and button combos, including primary, outline, light, and link versions. It also introduces 'alpha blocks,' which encompass a variety of general block categories with both desktop and mobile versions for easy switching during wireframing. The script notes that some blocks are either graded out or hidden, indicating they are under construction or not yet built. Lastly, it touches on the 'local variables,' which can be found in the right panel under 'Design' and includes variables for template setup, client information, and call to action sections. The video promises a deeper dive into variables and styles in future videos.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Cover Page
💡Figma Tokens
💡Quick Navigation
💡Foundations
💡Basic Building Blocks
💡UI Elements
💡Alpha Blocks
💡Local Variables
💡CSS Tokens
💡Extra Styles
💡Figma Modes
Highlights
Introduction to navigating the Figma file structure.
Explanation of the cover page and its customization options.
How to delete and replace the default cover page with a custom one.
Adding background color, images, and logos to the cover page.
Changing footer credits and project details through Figma tokens.
Purpose of the cover page for project identification.
Quick Navigation feature for free users to access limited pages.
How to use Quick Navigation to move through the file.
Recommendation for free users to upgrade for full access.
Introduction to the Foundations section as a visual style guide.
Details on typography, buttons, colors, radius, and spacing in Foundations.
Separation of elements for easy access and overview.
Basic building blocks for starting layouts and wireframes.
UI elements available and future additions planned.
Button combos and their variations in the UI elements section.
Alpha blocks categorization and their desktop/mobile versions.
Upcoming blocks and their current status indicated by grading or hiding.
Introduction to Woomer block categories for future updates.
Location and usage of local variables within the Figma file.
Explanation of alpha template variables and general client setup.
How to change text variables for client information and call to action sections.
Extra Styles available including shadow styles and grid style.
Deprecation of mobile styles in favor of Figma modes.
Summary of file contents, locations, and purposes.
Invitation for questions and contact information for further inquiries.
Transcripts
hello this is ad from bricks Maven in
this video we'll be looking at the lay
of the land we'll be looking at how the
file is set up where you can find the
contents and what their purposes let's
start with the cover page once you first
import your file you will see this
you'll see the cover page as a thumbnail
as we saw in the beginning here right
here if you go back to home you see this
you see the cover page if any page that
is placed on top will become the cover
page as you can see I placed a you can
delete you can delete this text here so
you can remove it if you want your own
cover page which I've created a second
page called your client's cover or your
own projects cover you can add a
background color you can add images to
your background you can add your own
logo to the pro to the to the cover page
you can change the
name and um also here this says the
footer is made by and project here uh
these um can be
changed uh through the figma tokens
we'll explore that later I just want to
show you guys where you can find stuff
and what the purpose is the purpose of
this page as you already is is actually
straightforward it's just having your
own project project uh or your client's
cover page so that you can identify the
file that's why we have this page here
and the cover of the alpha figma UI kit
you can delete this or you can keep it
choice is yours Quick Navigation we
created this page to help the free users
navigate through the file because free
users are limited to three pages so they
basically they can see all the pages but
you cannot access them so they can only
access the first three pages so
um this quick navigation page will help
them move through the file so for an
example let's say you wanted to access
the the content category right you would
select this uh frame right Mouse click
and you say go to main component and to
carry you over to the main component you
can then zoom out and then you actually
have access to this page you can grab
whatever you want and then uh go back by
obviously pressing the return to
instance button then you're back on the
page but this just a quick nap for free
users I really recommend uh free users
to grab a figma license because then you
can really um benefit from the features
that we have in the alpha figma UI kit
okay let's carry on moving on to the
foundations Foundation is just basically
the visual style guide so we have our
typography free we have our buttons
colors radius and spacing reason why we
reason why I I um separated them is just
for quick overview right obviously we
could have them on one page but then
You' be scrolling and moving around
whereas if they're on separate pages you
can have just you can easily access them
so this is where you can see the current
uh typography font family font size you
can see the you can see your buttons the
the colors Etc which you can
change and here the colors themselves of
your project here you can uh visually
see them you can see what the primary
colors are secondary
teary uh Etc your radius
um uh tokens you can see the kind of
style this is just a visual
representation of how they look and we
have our spacing and you can see the
different kind of spacing for both
desktop and mobile okay so now that we
have gone through the foundations moving
on to the basic building
blocks um basic building blocks are just
basically basic frames that we created
uh uh we created a canvas uh frame and
also
a uh section frame we did this so that
you can easily start building your own
blocks start building your own laying
out your own wireframes or
design with blocks that are already
tagged with the correct variables so you
don't need to do this from
scratch I will go into this in a
separate video where where I show I I'll
just go into the file uh sorry the frame
and show you how we tag the blocks and
give you a better understanding of how
this was set up but this is where you
can find the basic building blocks we
also have the UI elements you can expect
more UI elements in the future for now
we just have basic intro sections and we
have a
list uh list uh component and also we
have
button uh
combos as you can see we have a a
primary with an outline we also have the
light version stacked version also light
version uh primary with the link and
then we have also have the stack version
set and light the the light
versions you can all find them
here and then we have the alpha blocks
which you can find all the general block
categories here are all let me just
expand this you can find all the blocks
that you are familiar with they're all
here they all have a desktop and a
mobile
version so it makes it easier to switch
between the two once you're wireframing
so you can now find as you can see these
are the recent coming soon blocks that
we added they're all
here
content and you might see in the file
that some blocks are grade out that just
means that this it does not be built yet
some are even
hidden so this is just giving you an
idea of all the blocks I'm going to go
through them all but you can see these
are all the blocks here and last but not
least we have the woomer block
categories which is totally empty it is
just uh the pages have just been created
and the blocks will be added in uh in a
future update we'll start adding blocks
to these categories so the last thing
that we need to uh I need to show you
guys is the local variables so if you're
wondering where can I find the variables
you can find
them on the right panel here on the
design so not prototype design if you go
to local variables there you see all the
variables I'll go into depth into the
variables in a in a different
video here's where you can find the
alpha uh template variables and also the
we also have General client setup these
are text variables that hold the client
name phone number email Etc which you
can change here and it to be changed
throughout the the project and the
blocks especially the footer and the
contact blocks will be affected by these
so you don't need to change that
yourself we also have a call to action
uh section which have also tag withit
text variables so you can change them
from here and it to be changed in the
call to action uh section just making
life a little bit easier so this is
where you can find the tokens the
especially the the automatic CSS tokens
or the core tokens they've all been
placed here I'll go into in depth in a
in a different video in a dedicated
video but this is where you can find
them
and we also have some extra Styles so we
have effect Styles here you can we have
two Shadow
Styles we have a grid style you can also
create your own grid Cy but just a 12
column grid we have um
the textiles for the desktop which are
all here every textile contains a
regular medium semi bold and bold uh
style so you can switch between those we
also have a mobile style this will be
deprecated as we are now using the figma
modes which I'll also go in in in Dept
in a different
video um so I hope this gave you an idea
of what the file contains where you can
find the context of the file sorry
contents of the file and what their
purpose
is thank you for watching if you have
any questions you can shoot me an
email um and I would gladly answer your
questions for now have a nice day and
we'll speak soon bye
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