Collaborating on design projects can sometimes be complex. A single project often requires the use of various tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc., where you are often the sole creator. In the context of a web project, the participants will be numerous and may include designers as well as project managers, product managers, marketing teams, engineers, or even sales teams.
To enhance the design phase of web projects, Figma has developed numerous features that allow for easier collaboration.
Create and Share as a Team
An essential feature for designers and developers is the ability to create a team on Figma. Figma teams can access a shared workspace that consolidates all your projects and folders.
The tool allows you to create multiple teams, for example, to separate your design teams focused on client projects from your marketing and communication teams.
Work Simultaneously
Figma allows you to work simultaneously with multiple people on the same project. Whether with your teams or by inviting other collaborators to a project, you can design and iterate at the same time. Each modification or new design added to a project is visible in real-time to all designers in the file.
Observation Mode
When you collaborate on a project, this mode lets you view one of your collaborators' perspectives. You can thus real-time track their location and what they are presenting or observing in the file. This mode is particularly useful for presentations.
Access Change History
When you start designing collaboratively on a project, it can be useful to access the history to see who made specific changes and restore a previous version if necessary. Figma provides access to the complete change history of a project, identifying the team member who made each modification. You can easily access the Figma history to restore an earlier version, create a new version of the file, rename a version, share, or delete a version.
Add Comments and Feedback
One of the most utilized features for easy collaboration on Figma is the ability to add comments. Simple to use, with just one click you can add a comment on a specific point in the file or on a broader area. You can also detail your comment by adding an image, a file, or a link. This ensures that feedback is clearer and more precise for the entire team.
Start Team Calls
Figma also allows you to communicate live within your project with all the people present, thanks to the "Conversation" feature. This enables you to chat directly from Figma, without needing to use another tool like Slack or Google Meet.
Share Mockups and Designs
Project sharing on Figma is an essential feature that allows you to, for example, invite new people to collaborate, or simply view a project.
- Adding a person to the project
- Sharing an edit link
- Sharing a view-only link
- Embed code for integration into a website or other tools
Connect Figma to Your No-Code Collaboration Tools
Finally, let’s not forget that Figma is a no-code tool, which means it can easily integrate with many other tools. You can further enhance your Figma collaboration by connecting your projects and designs to tools like Slack, Notion, Trello, Coda.io, and more.
