My first Figma plugin as a designer

Padderr — a Figma plugin

Figma plugins are a very useful addition to the application as it supports designers personalized design workflow. Padderr is a Figma plugin that allows designers to maintain consistent paddings over your frames.

I’ve been using Figma as my goto design tool because of its accessibility being a browser-based tool and ease for collaborative work. As a designer, I often tend to do things manually while using design tools. For example, following a proper naming convention for the different frames/ artboards, resizing the elements for maintaining the layout throughout the designs, maintaining the consistent paddings through all the frames. I often try to practice stay organized and improve my workflow.

The Problem

Being one of the potential users I started off breaking down my design workflow into small parts. Identifying my use of the application for the designing process. The goal was to identify the pain points of my process. I…