Design Tokens for Dummies | A Complete Guide

Want to streamline your UX design, UI design, and Product design workflow? Design tokens are the key to building scalable, consistent designs across products and teams. In this video, we’ll break down:

✅ What are design tokens? (Explained simply)
✅ The different types of tokens you need (Colors, typography, spacing & more)
✅ How to set up design tokens in Figma for a smooth workflow

Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your design system, this guide will help you master design tokens with ease!

LINKS:
UI Collective Academy: https://uicollective.co/
NEW - Our Official Design System: https://collectivekit.co/
All Resources: https://uicollective.co/designer-tools-and-resources
Work with me on your design system: https://designsystemlabs.co/

Build a Design System Episode 1: https://youtu.be/HNJmWKndUA4
My design workflow: https://youtu.be/3MBITu8qf4I
Responsive design breakdown: https://youtu.be/ZI1UsJhmZzw

0:00 An Introduction
0:19 Types of Design Tokens
15:33 Organizing Your Design Tokens
19:59 Design Token Setup Demo (Brand, Alias, Mapped)
25:09 Design Token Setup Demo (Primitive, Semantic)
45:25 Adding Different Modes
47:14 Responsive Collection Introduction

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