A masterclass in modelling Components in Figma

Should you go property-heavy or composition-heavy? A cautionary tale.

Chuck Rice
UX Collective
Published in
8 min readFeb 23, 2023

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A diagram with annotated navbars and toggles, with title: modelling Figma Components with Properties or Composition?
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Figma is now at the point you can model your components in 100’s of ways, but which way is right for you? There isn’t a one-size-fits-all, but I do believe I’ve experimented enough to develop a method of finding what works for you as quickly as possible—as well as my…

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