I keep seeing designers skip the asset library step in Figma

It matters because you end up with 20 versions of the same button and waste hours fixing them later. I learned this after a project where we had to update a brand color and it took a full day just to hunt down every instance. Does anyone have a good system for keeping their components organized from the start?

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matthewbarnes1mo ago

Start with a main components page and treat it like your toolbox. Every new button or icon gets made there first before going into any designs. Use clear naming like "Button/Primary/Default" so you can search later. Set up color and text styles right away too, it saves more time than you'd think. Once that's locked in, you can just swap things out in one place instead of hunting through files.

alice_barnes351mo ago

Totally agree, that main page is your single source of truth. Push it further by making a rule that nothing gets built in a project file until it lives in the toolbox first. Forces everyone on the team to use the same stuff. Also, add a "sandbox" frame right on that page for testing new changes before you update the main component. Saves you from breaking a hundred screens by accident.