Why It Matters
Design handoff is the critical bridge between design and development. A smooth handoff includes more than just designs—it's specifications, assets, interaction details, edge cases, and context. Poor handoffs lead to back-and-forth questions, incorrect implementations, and frustration on both sides. Modern workflows use Figma's inspect mode, but preparation still matters.
Examples
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A handoff document specifying responsive breakpoints, animation timing, and loading states.
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Developers inspecting a Figma frame to extract exact measurements, colors (via tokens), and spacing.
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A prototype demonstrating complex interactions that static designs can't fully communicate.
How BiblioKit Helps
BiblioClean prepares files for handoff by removing prototype clutter, creating cleaner files that developers can inspect without distraction.
Related Terms
Design Ops
The practice of optimizing design team operations through processes, tools, and systems that enable designers to work more efficiently and effectively.
Naming Conventions
Standardized rules for naming design elements like layers, components, variants, and tokens to ensure consistency and improve team collaboration.
Component States
The different visual appearances a component can have based on user interaction or context, such as default, hover, active, focus, disabled, and error states.
Token Drift
The gradual divergence between design tokens in Figma and their implementations in code, causing visual inconsistencies across platforms.
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