Saw a sign at a coffee shop that made me rethink my whole Figma layer setup

I was at this tiny coffee shop in Austin called Cosmic on a Tuesday, just zoning out with my laptop open. They had this hand drawn sign on the wall that showed how they organized their drink recipes, just a mess of lines and arrows connecting ingredients to steps. It hit me that my Figma file for a recent app redesign was way more scattered than that scribbled wall art. I realized I was naming layers with random numbers and never grouping components by function. That coffee shop sign basically taught me to use color coded labels and a simple naming system like 'header_primary' instead of 'frame_42'. Now every time I open a new project, I think about that weird little sign before I even start dragging things around. Has anyone else found inspiration for design workflows from totally random places like a coffee shop or a grocery store?

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janahenderson9d ago

Steal ideas from anywhere. That sign sounds genius.

ericjackson9d agoMost Upvoted

Next you'll find life lessons in a ketchup stain.