Components, Assets, and Reusable Elements in Figma

What are Components in Figma?

• Difference between groups and components

• Benefits of using components in UI design

Creating Your First Component

• Turning UI elements into components

• Editing a master component vs. instance

Understanding Instances

• How to duplicate and reuse components

• Making overrides: changing text, icons, colors, etc.

Working with the Assets Panel

• Navigating the Assets tab

• Organizing and managing components

• Publishing components to a shared team library

Intro to Variants

• What are Variants?

• Creating button states (default, hover, disabled)

• Component properties for dynamic designs

Reusable UI Elements in Practice

• Building a button system

• Creating a reusable navigation bar

• Designing cards, modals, and form fields as components

Best Practices for Design Systems

• Naming conventions

• Folder structure in the Assets panel

• Using documentation components

Practice Task

• Create a button, input field, and navigation bar as components

• Organize them in your Assets panel