Measuring designer efficiency from Figma data
WHAT IT TESTS: quantifying design-side ROI with real instrumentation. OUTLINE: library component usage and detach rates from Figma, time-to-mockup, override frequency via the API. RED FLAG: measuring only code adoption and ignoring the design tool entirely.
WHAT IT TESTS: whether you can instrument the design phase, not just code. ANSWER OUTLINE: pull data from Figma's library analytics and API on component insertions, detach rate, override frequency, and which components are reused versus rebuilt; track time from brief to mockup and revision counts; compare files heavy in library components against bespoke ones. Use library analytics dashboards plus the REST API. RED FLAG: equating design-system value purely with code-side adoption and ignoring designer workflow signals.
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