The Dark Side of Recent Figma Updates. Config 2024 - Setproduct

There`s no logic in the new interface. No fundamental reason to facelift the UI. In an attempt to “clean up the mess”, Figma has made simple tasks much harder to complete. What used to be done in a couple of clicks now takes a series of them as the functions that are most important are hidden now. The power users who have long been expressing their loyalty to Figma seem to be forgotten and the content – for example, the new UI – to be aimed at the people who aren't really professional designers. The general concept is obvious – expanding TA at the expense of losing the long-standing expert audience that works with rather complex design systems. I'd hate to be exaggerating, but other users are of the same opinion – there are lots of complaints about such widely-used features as the floating white panels and the toolbar blending with frames and thus complicating the process of work. Lots of designers apply it in their work on a daily basis, but Figma seems to know nothing about it. Moreover, trying to redesign made no improvements and rather worsened the overall experience. … ## Four Biggest Pain Points It's worth mentioning that the UI points and the AI features are just the beginning of a long story. The other functions that I consider to be of great importance are as follows: 1. **Floating panels:** They take up a lot of space and complicate the usage of both the rulers and the guides. If you don't minimize the panel, it keeps irritating you all the time. 2. **Floating toolbar:** It blends in with the frames and is inconvenient to use. It has been a common opinion that it's better to be moved to the top or bottom, and this opinion was widely expressed but Figma has ignored it so far. 3. **Non-contextual toolbar:** All the useful functions were moved to the right panel and merged behind the More Actions menu. This move made everyone suspect Figma is inclined to hide all the frequently used functions as far as possible. 4. **Nested instances are collapsed by default:** That's the one that struck me most. I have to manually open each accordion for each instance I need to customize – a total waste of time and a disturbance.