Figma Expert Reveals Design Systems Hacks at Figma, Twitter, and Webflow

Joey Banks, (he/him) is the Founder of Baseline. Heis based in Colombus, Ohio. Joey started in healthcare working on dashboards and fell in love with design. He has worked at companies like ⁠Figma⁠, Twitter, and ⁠Webflow⁠. Now he runs his own company, Baseline. Where to find Joey:⁠⁠Joey's Linkedin⁠⁠Level Up with Figma⁠Chapters (00:07.13) Joey's design origins at Figma, Twitter, Webflow, and Baseline(00:02:54) Rediscovery of hobbies outside of work(00:05:08) Always being on with your own businessF(00:08:58) Level Up with Figma Maven course(00:12:32) Non designers are using Figma now(00:12:57) Seasonality and education budgets(00:18:08) Working as a designer advocate at Figma and being introverted(00:23:37.) Receiving feedback as an instructor(00:26:26) The biggest thing designers struggle with in Figma(00:34:32) Figma’s expanding into the entire design lifecycle (00:37:46) Joey’s favorite tools (00:38:53) Clients, governing design systems(00:42:59) Design system metrics, adoption, and time savings(00:51:14) Where Joey’s interest in design systems all started(00:58:33) Health issues and surgeries for the past 18 months(01:09:28) Developing an iOS kit for Figma’s community(01:12:48) Lightning Session ⚡️___________________________________________________________I'm Sera Tajima, Climate Tech Advisor & Investor. 🤙I talk about: → Product Growth Strategy (Growth, Design, AI)→ Climate Tech→ Venture CapitalConnect for more good energy ⚡️➕ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Conscious Tech Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠➕ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠➕ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠➕ ⁠Tiktok⁠➕ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Advising⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a sponsor: [email protected]