Figma Dashboards w/Variables

Problem:

The need for data rich interfaces and visualization of that data is needed for companies to make important decisions. The

The challenge is to prioritize the most useful information and make it visually appealing and easy to navigate. More recently the need for light and dark themed dashboards is becoming common place with the operating systems integrated theme switching.

Solution:

The recent release of Figma includes some important upgrade to the variables capabilities so I utilized this version upgrade to create a data rich design system for use in data visualization. These examples show how a dark them could work. Starring at your screen for hours on end strains the eyes and the use of a dark theme to do so may reduce this eye fatigue.

Design Elements:

Figma files with variables used for them switching.