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I just started using Figma's new interface and I'm torn... 🤔 Their main goal was to simplify the UI so we could focus on our work. ◆ Ironically, I keep getting distracted by the action panel with the bright blue button floating above my work at the bottom of the screen 👀. ◆ I also realised that I never actually use the floating bottom panel, as I use keyboard shortcuts for those actions. Being able to hide it or move it out of the way would be nice. ◆ The floating side panels are also more visually complex than their predecessors, plus they take up more space. ◆ There are some beautiful visual details and functional improvements to the new UI, but I'm still struggling to get past the main layout. Here's a look into Figma's rationale behind UI3 👇 https://lnkd.in/gcGFhfFV Is it just me? What are your thoughts on the new interface so far? Maybe it will just take some time to get used to? 🤔 #ux #uxdesign #figma
Makes no sense to have floating pannels if they are fixed…
That's nice. I still haven't received the update yet. Anyways, these things can take time I guess, especially with architecture restructuring. I'm sure we'll all get the hang of it eventually. For the action panel, I kind of anticipated that change. Unlike on mobile, where one can easily access it hands-on, on desktop, we mostly use a mouse. As long as it's visually accessible and of reach easily, we can navigate there with the mouse. I think having a way to snap things at the top or something similar would help reduce the clutter, especially since Figma is a design tool and it's important to have a clear working space.
Is it possible to hide the panels in the new design?
Don't you say anything, the Figma fanboys are going to get mad. One of the most useless Config I've attended (virtually).
The biggest problem is that there are way too many clicks compared to the previous version. Just think about the nested instances that by default are now always in a closed accordion compared to the previous version where I could directly click controls. If I voluntarily expose properties why am I forced to reopen them each time? This is a bad UX.
Figma is a design utility, and it should have been kept that way. Hope it doesn't turn into Canva.
One could argue that changing a tool used every day will cause unavoidable friction. But I feel that there's more here: the padding around the side panels causes some space waste, and the middle panel is distracting. It might make sense if each panel can be quickly moved around, it content customized etc... In UI2, I was hiding the UI as often as possible and working with shortcuts. With UI3, I guess I will go further in that direction.
Having the option to choose your choice Ui would be great. I personally like more workspace and that’s one reason I prefer the old UI. Having the tool panel at the bottom is off and obstructing. I believe Figma team will take feedback into consideration and make further iterations.
Waste of space. The redesign that nobody asked for, not in this way. Every single pixel matters when using a tool to get things done, but Figma thought they could take away some of them to make things look pretty.
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1wI feel like they’re wasting space (around the panels) by “freeing” space (so panels are floating)?