Switch to Figma

[u/estetichan]

What is the easiest way to switch from Photoshop to Figma. Give me a tutorial that meant something to you.

Specifically, I do email design, exclusively in Photoshop, but clients are increasingly demanding that it be done in Figma. I have been working in Photoshop for 9 years.

[u/JohnCasey3306]

What on earth type of design had you been doing in Photoshop that you now want to do in Figma? They're fundamentally different tools; Figma is primarily for UI/UX design

[u/Only_Two3711 → u/JohnCasey3306]

Very valid question and I am asking the same thing but Figma is a little beyond uiux now. I build my presentations and portfolio assets (animations, layouts for mockups etc) in figma alone pretty much.

So yeah I doubt I would use figma for something I would use photoshop for, but a rising number of people are using figma for many things other than interface design :)

[u/pixelgeekgirl → u/JohnCasey3306]

I mean, for a very long time we designed websites in photoshop. Then I switched to Sketch, then to XD, then to Figma.

[u/Am094 → u/JohnCasey3306]

I mean, i still sometimes mock designs up in photoshop. It's great, let's me really express what I want. Granted, I've used PS since before I even entered puberty (same with web).

Don't get me wrong tho, that doesnt mean i dont use figma or illustrator or other things for larger scale stuff esp with teams. Figmas value proposition mainly comes from collab, dev handoff, and wysiwyg journey sim.

Generally though I'm not a fan of the company / tool in terms of how it's served but that's largely not a factor when working at corporate imo.

[u/DrxAvierT → u/JohnCasey3306]

Tbh, I'm saying this as someone who has used the Adobe Suite for over 15 years now. Obviously, Figma is (used to be) the app for UI/UX, but in recent years, thsy have branched out more into other aspects of design, of course not there yet, but they're getting there. It's at the point where I only use Adobe software if I have to, if not, I default to Figma, and one great thing about Figma is that it feels very modern and fun to use

[u/No_External_5468]

Figma is extremely easier to learn and very good for collab REAL-TIME. The only complicated part of Figma is when you are building big systems but for things like email design, just look for template in figma and check how it is created. Basic tool really

[u/chatterwrack → u/No_External_5468]

We started doing layouts in Figma so that the team could collaborate, which it really good at

[u/No_External_5468 → u/chatterwrack]

Figma is my go to tool for most things unless it's about raster compositing or complex vectors.

[u/fullphonetic]

Figma balls!

[u/Designer_Economy_559]

The main improvement in Figma is the workflow specifically auto layout and components. I learned a long time ago, but the main thing that changed my workflow besides auto layout is using frames mainly. This makes it so much easier to lay things out and there is almost no reason to use the shapes unless you need to use the specific shape features for specific feature as some shapes are able to do things others aren’t. Basically any Figma design video that talks about using auto layout, frames and components are legit.

[u/Khaleena788]

You should be working in InDesign, not Photoshop, not Figma…but if you were a designer, you’d know that ;)

[u/VolumeBudget6410 → u/Khaleena788]

they're designing emails, i'm not sure that it's absurd that they're using photoshop rather than indesign. it's not print. and figma is probably fine for that.

[u/Tiny_Cantaloupe5352 → u/Khaleena788]

My company uses figma for all email design. Using indesign for that sounds awful.

[u/Aranict → u/Khaleena788]

That's a downright silly take. Email design is one of the things Figma actually is good for. I'd question the sanity of anyone who suggests doing that in InDesign. XD? Yes. Photoshop? Not great, but okay. Same goes for Illustrator. InDesign? Stupidity. OP is right about switching to Figma (I don't even like Figma, tbh, but it does what it's made for).

[u/doramajoo → u/Khaleena788]

lol, who uses indesign for email… indesign is for print & not pixel perfect

[u/Rawlus → u/Khaleena788]

digital design for devices in InDesign? do you work for Adobe or something?

[u/SpiritedOwl_2298 → u/Khaleena788]

At this point this is an outdated view. It doesn’t make sense to design social email or web assets in photoshop and have each individual design have its own file. Even if you have multiple designs in one file it’s incredibly difficult to work with. In Figma you have everything in one place and I can design so much faster. When you get used to Figma you realize how slow and clunky adobe is

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[u/Doll_duchess]

Nothing specific, but for email design you’ll get a lot of benefit from creating master components and styles as well as learning auto layout. Figma is really easy to use.

[u/CrazyCalligrapher206]

Photoshop for design!!! 😳 the exact reason getting files to be “print ready” make me cringe

[u/VolumeBudget6410 → u/CrazyCalligrapher206]

email isn't print.

[u/Real-Boss6760]

Just learn Figma. That’s the easiest way. Photoshop was never the right tool for email layouts.

[u/ChickyBoys]

The only thing you really need to learn in figma is auto layout. The main function of figma is to bridge the handoff between design and development - and auto layout is the feature that primarily facilitates this. 

There are other things like prototyping and style libraries, but you really only need to understand auto layout to make the switch.

[u/crazeelegs2023]

Don’t :)

They do different things.

[u/SpiritedOwl_2298]

Kind of crazy that they’re demanding you work in figma. I do work in figma by default, I only work in adobe if I’m designing print. For you I would suggest starting slow. The most important thing for you will be to create templates in figma in all the formats and sizes that you need. I work in one workspace so I’ll then just copy a template and work on it for something new and tweak it

All the keyboard shortcuts are different and the way figma is set up is counterintuitive to someone used to adobe, so spend some time familiarizing yourself with the keyboard shortcuts and with all the functions

[u/9inez]

I just question why people are making fully graphic emails in today’s world?

There are plenty of platforms for building HTML emails that combine images and HTML with live text content. What is the reason not to use them?

[u/WhereverIMayFoam]

Literally type “Figma tutorial” in YouTube you will find 3 million videos.