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How to set up your Pages in Figma | Figma Blog

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Figma Pages can organize design files in ways that match a team’s product, process, or design-system needs. The article emphasizes that there is no single ideal workflow; Pages provide flexible separation for responsive designs, app features, process stages, and atomic design components.

Platform or Screen Size

  • Create separate Pages for Android, iOS, desktop, or other responsive breakpoints.
  • Use frame presets and constraints to build platform-specific layouts.
  • Each Page can contain its own prototype, making platform-specific user testing easier.

App Feature

  • Organize Pages around major product areas such as profiles, home screens, or other features.
  • Designers can work independently while still referencing the broader product.
  • Separate prototypes allow teams to test individual feature flows.

Design Process Stage

  • Use Pages to show progress and distinguish exploratory work from finalized designs.
  • Possible structures include:
    • Thumbnail, wireframes, designs, and archive
    • Documentation, staging, and ready for review
    • Sitemap, wireframes, mockups, QA, and marketing screenshots
  • A “Done” Page helps developers identify which designs are ready to build.
  • Early ideation and brainstorming can remain separate from polished work.

Atomic Design Method

  • Dedicate Pages to atomic design levels:
    • Atoms, such as typography and icons
    • Molecules, such as buttons
    • Organisms, such as complete pages
  • Consistent Page naming improves Team Library search.
  • Components can use simpler names like “selected” or “hovered,” since their Page already identifies them as buttons or other component types.

Ultimately, teams should choose a Page structure that reflects how they design and collaborate, rather than follow a universal template.

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