What’s new in Figma: September 2022 | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)
September 2022 brought Figma and FigJam updates focused on collaboration and design-system workflows. Component properties became more flexible through an open beta, while Google Calendar integration made it easier to connect files with meetings. Figma also announced Schema events and released more than 300 templates for common design and team activities. ## More Flexible Component Properties The open beta expands component-property capabilities to make design systems easier to manage and customize: - **Preferred values** provide curated component options when swapping instances. - **Exposed nested instances** let users customize nested-instance properties from the parent component. - **Simplified instances** hide unnecessary layers and details, emphasizing only editable elements for people using the component. ## Figma and FigJam in Google Calendar A new Google Chrome extension connects Figma and FigJam directly to Google Calendar: - Users can attach a Figma or FigJam file to a calendar event. - Teams can add meeting materials without leaving Calendar or manually copying links. ## Schema Design Systems Conference Figma opened registration for Schema, its design-systems-focused conference: - Programming is available virtually and in person. - In-person sessions are planned for New York, Tokyo, and London. - The event brings together design-systems leaders and practitioners to share ideas and improve their systems. ## More Than 300 New Templates Figma and FigJam added hundreds of templates organized by role and use case, helping teams start projects more quickly. Examples include: - Brand guidelines for documenting a brand’s visual source of truth - Product development roadmaps for moving features from idea to execution - Team meeting agendas - Roadmap planning, SWOT analysis, and design critique activities These updates make Figma more practical for collaborative meetings while giving design-system teams greater control over reusable components.