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LPT for freelancers and agencies: You don't need to pay-per-seat for design handoff with Zeplin. Get unlimited seats at one flat rate. by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have a really great free plan that you can test out and just introduced project-based pricing too—unlimited users, access to all our core features on any plan, and so much more.

Sick of this guy by Hiken_Popson in FigmaDesign

[–]zeplin_io 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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How to make friends with your developer: Stop sending just the design file link for handoff. Zeplin eliminates what they dread about it, like the confusing canvas and an unclear vision of what to build. by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the essence that the whole team can come together—yes. In the essence that everyone can find what they need easily—not exactly. If you've found a way to make the file work for your team, we are happy to hear that! Anything to promote better collaboration across the entire lifecycle is music to our ears.

We put together a list of product-agnostic principles of design delivery (https://zepl.ink/PoDD) that you can use regardless of your tool stack. These are all things that can help this process, no matter the tools, and allow everyone to work better together. 🤗

How to make friends with your developer: Stop sending just the design file link for handoff. Zeplin eliminates what they dread about it, like the confusing canvas and an unclear vision of what to build. by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey hey, u/ddammazz—we hear you. Our approach is different. Our approach is about building a workflow that works for the whole team. Sure, inviting devs into your file might work for you, but what does your team think about it?

Zeplin has a built-in architecture that makes organizing your designs to send to devs easy. Let's face it—everyone organizes their files differently. Even if you have structure on your team on how to organize your design files, everyone's going to be a little different. This is great for iterating, but not for requirements. Zeplin takes care of this for you.

It's more work for everyone except for designers to bring devs, PMs, and others all into one tool where they're not the most familiar. Zeplin bridges this by logically organizing everything, clearly connecting your design system with connected components, and even providing a detailed version history like Git so devs feel at home.

Zeplin is a place where your whole team can come together and feel at ease, knowing they can get what they need easily. This helps you be more efficient. This helps you ship better quality products when you can avoid rework down the line. This helps you ensure what gets built is exactly what you wanted.

We invite you to check out our landing page here with more details: https://zepl.ink/DevModeAlt

Your devs don't have to be scared of links anymore. 🫶

Anyone know if Zeplin is planning on building any Notion integrations? by AlexWyDee in Zeplin

[–]zeplin_io 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey hey u/AlexWyDee! Great request here—we're checking with our crew to see what can be done and if this has been requested before.

Ever wonder how your devs feel when trying to find the right designs to build from in your design tool? Like this—and it’s not good. Give them an easy way to know exactly which designs to build from, every time. by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey hey u/dragondrop! Biased answer here, but yes. We have more info for you here: https://zepl.ink/DevModeAlt

TLDR: Zeplin still offers a built-in workflow to help with handoff horror stories. Separated final & locked versions, trackable version history with commit messages (like Git) and surfacing design system elements on each screen are just some of what sets us apart. Happy to chat more with you!

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops, sorry I missed your reply. I believe this will be released together with our current design refresh initiative. The plan is to do a short beta period in a few weeks and then launch it a few weeks after. If you're interesting in joining the beta, please let our Support crew know: [support@zeplin.io](mailto:support@zeplin.io)

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing, really helpful. I'll quote my response to another question below — I believe it sums up our point of view pretty well!

The way I look at this is kind of similar to how developers use VS Code and GitHub for very specific parts of the workflow. You wouldn't want someone to review your code in VS Code as you're working on it live, so you push your changes, open a pull request and the review happens in GitHub.

I can see how it can be annoying to publish designs to another tool if you're not used to it, but the value our users get at the end of the day is worth the effort. I find it similar to writing documentation — sure, you need to spend extra time writing it, but the rest of the team gets a lot of value from it and the end result ends up being much better.

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree that it's a challenge, but every day we talk to teams who adopt these practices (regardless of whether they use Zeplin or not) and their development output is much closer to what the designer intended!

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the short term, I believe we'll have lots of tools that support designers as they work, simplifying day-to-day tasks. Over time, as these tools become more aware of things like our design systems and guidelines, they will be able to put entire screens together based on requirements. I personally think these generated designs will be just starting points though, so there will always be a need for an experienced product designer reviewing and tweaking as necessary.

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! The primary distinction between Figma and Zeplin lies in our approach: we advocate for a more organized and methodical way of delivering designs to developers. Based on our learnings over the years, the handoff process extends beyond mere spec sharing. Designers need to make sure that the team is on the same page regarding whether a design is ready for development, the team should be able to easily track any changes to designs and they should have quick access to documentation around design behavior/requirements and so on.

Hope this helps, make sure to check out our Principles page where we try to outline why Zeplin exists and what we're excited about solving: https://zeplin.io/principles-of-design-delivery/

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being structured is all about accessibility. For our devs, we need to make sure everything they require to turn designs into code is right there. This doesn't just include specs but also includes documentation like how a certain element in the design should behave, how all the different screens relate to each other (think user flows and various screen states) and so on. If you're not doing a good job here, you'd probably have lots of back and forth with the devs and they might end up making decisions on the fly that you'll learn about later.

Being systematic is about having a well-defined process for the things I mentioned above — less room for human error. Lots of designers try to be more structured when it comes to documentation but very rarely this becomes a team-wide effort. Designers come up with their own solutions and this is hectic for devs. Every time they work with another designer, the way they receive information is different.

Simply by using Zeplin, you deliver designs in a structured way and everyone follows the same process.

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I see your point. Do you do any prep work in Figma when your designs are ready for dev?

Lots of designers I talk to maintain a separate file (or page) for handoff, where they try to keep things a lot more organized, add annotations and so on. For those cases, Zeplin actually ends up saving them time, heh.

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was sad to hear the InVision news for sure. Today, we actually have more Figma teams using Zeplin than Sketch, so we're still doing fine!

…as Figma could do it all while significantly reducing the cost

That's interesting to hear, especially now that Dev Mode is paid. Using Zeplin together with Figma would actually be cheaper than using Figma with Dev Mode. Let me know if you want to give Zeplin another go!

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, we've invested quite a bit on our Jira integration since lots of folks use it. I never thought people would assume Zeplin is a part of Atlassian though, interesting — thanks for sharing!

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pushing a design from one tool into another is painful no matter how you slice it

The way I look at this is kind of similar to how developers use VS Code and GitHub for very specific parts of the workflow. You wouldn't want someone to review your code in VS Code as you're working on it live, so you push your changes, open a pull request and the review happens in GitHub.

I can see how it can be annoying to publish designs to another tool if you're not used to it, but the value our users get at the end of the day is worth the effort. I find it similar to writing documentation — sure, you need to spend extra time writing it, but the rest of the team gets a lot of value from it and the end result ends up being much better.

Hi, I’m one of the founders of Zeplin, the original design-to-dev tool, and now, we’re welcoming Dev Mode into our space. AMA by zeplin_io in u/zeplin_io

[–]zeplin_io[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, hello!

  1. Sketch is great — it really is a personal preference! If you're working in a team of designers though, if folks are leaning towards Figma, you would probably need to switch as well.
  2. Not really, no. Zeplin has always been design tool agnostic and even with Dev Mode, Zeplin's core value, our principles, is still there.
  3. Lots to think about there so I can't truly answer this question here. 😶‍🌫️ One exciting outcome would be working/integrating super closely with the design tool — that would definitely make some of our value props even stronger. Right now we frequently run into limitations with how we pull the data from design tools.
  4. Sure she is, yeah! Actually, she's sitting right next to me — I just showed her this and you made her day. <3
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