Version History | Techlist.io

figmaMar 31, 20191 min readCurated summary

Figma Time Travel | Figma Blog

Figma Time Travel is a playful April 2019 feature that lets users revisit historical design styles through version history. With one click, users can choose from four themed “palette years,” transforming their designs into retro-inspired visual eras. The feature is presented as an Easter egg rather than a major productivity tool, giving designers a lighthearted way to explore Figma’s capabilities. ## Accessing Historical Design Styles - Time Travel is available through Figma’s version history. - Users can select from four new options representing distinct historical palette years. - Each option applies a different retro visual treatment to the design. - The feature is designed for one-click experimentation. ## A Playful Easter Egg - Figma describes the feature through humorous references to older workplace environments and technology. - The “1973 vintage” option evokes grey cubicles and mechanical keyboards. - The launch was intended to celebrate April with fun rather than an April Fool’s prank. - It reflects Figma’s interest in incorporating unexpected, entertaining details into its design tools. Designers can find Time Travel in version history and use it as a creative experiment or nostalgic Easter egg rather than as a serious archival workflow.

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figmaMar 18, 20182 min readCurated summary

Now you can name and annotate your Figma Version History | Figma Blog

Figma introduced named and annotated Version History to make design changes easier to organize, review, and restore. Because Figma continuously autosaves files in the browser, users can now mark important milestones instead of sorting through a long list of automatic saves. The update aims to reduce export work, improve collaboration, and help teams review designs more efficiently. ## Organizing Design Milestones - Designers can manually flag important versions and give them names and notes. - Autosaves between marked versions are automatically collapsed, making the history easier to scan. - Important milestones can be restored or duplicated into new files. - Version History is available through a file’s name menu and “Show Version History.” ## Page-Specific Version History - Version History can now be viewed for individual pages rather than only for the entire file. - This reduces noise when different pages contain unrelated changes. - To access it, open a page, select the file name, and choose “View Version History.” ## Notes for Faster Design Review - Notes can explain what changed in each revision. - Stakeholders can review design stages and leave feedback directly within Version History. - The feature is intended to reduce meetings and speed up design feedback cycles. ## Keyboard Shortcut - macOS: `⌘ + ⌥ + S` - Windows: `Ctrl + Alt + S` - The shortcut quickly saves and names a selected version. The update builds on Figma’s autosave system by adding deliberate checkpoints and context. Teams can stay in their design workflow while preserving, reviewing, and discussing key stages without exporting files.

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