Start with overview of plugins. Where to find them.
Point out that the desktop app now have a dedicated top level nav for Plugins and you can also control-click to access them.
Start by creating a new file for mobile.
- Use Mapsicle to get started
- Explain that the maps are generated in Mapbox
- Take them into Mapbox to show how to customize a map
Create a new screen and pull in a list view to demonstrate content reel...
- show them the different types of data possible
- show the language settings
- pull up addresses to illustrate how it works with overflow
- Content Reel doesn't support photos yet... but if you have a Google Sheet...
Pull in the empty circles on the side of the canvas and demonstrate how the Google Sheet plugin works
- Show how it works with images first
- demonstrate how the tagging aspect works (each figma layer to be styled should have a name that reflects the column populating it ... # + column name)
Test out Stark for contrast checking
- grab two layers and manipulate the colors to produce poor contrast
- run test
With several screens now available to connect, let's walk through Autoflow
- Pretty simple connections
- Repeat last plugin is very handy
- can be a little buggy
Charts
- Plugin shows a lot of potential
- Offers ability to quickly create placeholder charts that can be helpful to give an idea of information to come without putting a ton of time into the work
Chart
- sketch plugin ported for figma
- paid plugin (10 per year, free for rest of 2019)
- This is a half-step between custom work and work that looks custom.
- ability to import data is key to improving this as a tool
- everything is editable, including robust-enough setting
Marvel???
- Show how to create account.
- Show how to grab access token (pain in the ass)
- Pick a project
- Ship project to Marvel
- Test updating to see if it stays in sync!
Variable font notes...
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Works with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
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Wide support online
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Custom width and height options allow ultimate flexibility to create custom variations of classic fonts to tailor look and feel for your brand
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How to save styles?