Uno Figma

Uno Platform for Figma Preview 3 – Improved Flexibility, Performance, and UX

We’re pleased to announce the release of the third preview of our Figma plugin, a faster and more efficient way to produce your applications! The Uno Platform for Figma plugin now includes parameters that accept user overrides, shape support, and auto-layout optimization. If you haven’t tried it yet, here’s how to go from Figma design to XAML code in a few simple steps. Let’s unpack this preview. About Uno Platform for Figma Uno Platform for Figma lets you create high-fidelity designs in Figma, then easily export your Figma design into clean, responsive XAML code. The result is a more streamlined design-to-development handoff which significantly boosts app development productivity. The resulting code is clean and easy to understand, so developers can build upon and extend it quickly. Overrides While talking to designers and developers using Uno Platform for Figma Preview 2, we noted a desire for greater flexibility regarding overriding component properties defined in the design system. Now, as of Preview 3, users can set property overrides to components giving users the flexibility they want to customize components to suit their new context or explore iterations of a design. Suppose your design uses a consistent set of buttons, yet you need

Replicating Outlook UI with Uno Platform for Figma

It is safe to say as developers, we are always up for learning new tools that could improve our skill set and allow us to reduce time spent on the design-to-developer handoff. Imagine a tool that would not only speed up production but also allow those with little design experience to quickly lay out everything they need to deliver a beautiful front end and generate high-fidelity designs into XAML. Now you are likely wondering “But how do I do it if I’m a developer, not a designer…”? 🤔 Relax, the good news is we have the Uno Platform for Figma Plugin. To help you learn more about Uno Platform for Figma, in this article we will learn how to install the plugin, set up Uno Toolkit, and make sure our environment is ready to start replicating the Outlook UI step by step! For clarity, we will divide the article into two sections: Preparing your environment to start with Uno Platform for Figma. Step by step we will replicate the Outlook app UI, inspired by this post. 1. Setting Up Your Environment Getting set up to use Uno Platform for Figma is quite simple. Before starting, make sure you first have a

Building a Login Page with Uno Platform and Figma

Nowadays, the majority of mobile, web, and desktop applications require some form of authentication to access their features and content. The intent for developers is always to create a simple page with an input field for email/password, and a login button that still reflects the brand’s image. However, it can start to get complicated once we start to accommodate the various use-cases and conditions.  Uno Platform’s plugin and toolkit offer a large library of ready-to-use components that allows developers and designers to take advantage of a set of higher-level UI Controls designed specifically for multi-platform, responsive applications. Thus, making it easier for you to build different screens while still extending the freedom of customization of how you want your components or elements to look. Let’s jump in and learn how you can build a beautiful and responsive login page for your Uno Platform application. To get started with the Uno Figma plugin you will first need to Install the Uno Platform Plugin for Figma and Download (“Duplicate”) Uno Platform Material Toolkit from the Figma community.  Uno Platform for Figma Plugin Uno Platform Material Toolkit Setting the Page Template Creating a new page The first thing you will need to do is create a new page so you can

Intro to Figma for .NET Developers

Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on reddit The ability to collaborate seamlessly between designers and developers can make a significant impact on the quality and speed of delivering software products. For .NET developers, integrating Figma into their development process can be a game-changer, especially when working with cross-platform applications. This article will provide an overview of Figma and its features and how .NET developers can leverage it with Uno Platform to streamline their design-to-development workflows. We will cover the basics of getting started with Uno Figma, and demonstrate how to export designs into XAML code using the Uno Platform plugin. By the end of this article, you will understand how to integrate Figma into your .NET development workflow and enhance your team’s collaboration and productivity. Now for those unfamiliar with Figma, it is a free, collaborative interface design tool that has rapidly become the go-to choice for designers. That’s why we chose to integrate a Figma plugin that helps make the designer-developer handoff process smooth and seamless by allowing developers to easily access the complete design files. In the Microsoft ecosystem, we have been using the likes of Expression Blend, Adobe XD, Sketch, and InVision. But Figma has