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People rave about Figma but I never really "got" it, compared to Sketch. Granted, I'm on a Mac, am only in Sketch for 2-3 hours a week, typically work alone and
by ssharp 4y ago
People rave about Figma but I never really "got" it, compared to Sketch. Granted, I'm on a Mac, am only in Sketch for 2-3 hours a week, typically work alone and generally use it to re-arrange website items and hack up what a new element on a site might look like in the current site structure.
The few times I've tried to use Figma, I walk away frustrated by the fact that I can't easily cut things out of an image that I've imported/pasted in. I thought I was insane at first for not being able to figure this out but after searching around, it sounded like this is a feature that is missing. The workaround is spending way too much effort making multiple copies of your image and then cropping each individual element you want control over moving. Pretty absurd but this my need here has to be an edge case, even though it doesn't seem like one. I suppose if 99% of people are designing interfaces natively in Figma and aren't using screenshots as a starting point, this isn't an issue.
- goldenchrome 4y agoWith regards to editing an imported image, you’re looking for a bitmap editor like Photoshop. Figma is vector based and definitely made for digital experience designers who need to collaborate with large cross-functional teams.