Figma to Code Handoff Workflow
Specs, tokens, and developer-friendly annotations that reduce rework.
Nestlancer Editorial
Handoff friction wastes sprint points. Developer-ready Figma includes tokens, constraints, and states—not pretty pictures without specs.
Designer deliverables
- Auto-layout with constraints documented
- Component variants for hover, focus, error, disabled
- Spacing in design tokens—not magic numbers
- Redlines only for exceptional cases; dev mode specs default
Annotations that help
- Interaction notes on prototypes
- Copy finalization in component, not lorem in prod-bound frames
- Edge cases: empty, loading, error screens linked in same page
Handoff meeting optional
Async Loom + Figma link suffices when components map 1:1 to Storybook entries.
Feedback loop
Devs tag designers on PR screenshots when pixel drift is intentional trade-off—build shared judgment.
Good handoff is shared system vocabulary—same component names in Figma and React props.
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