Version Control for Design (Figma Branching)

Summary

Tracking design changes over time and working on variations without disrupting a shared source file — Figma's branching feature brings a lightweight version of software version control to design work.

How to Learn This

1Explore Figma's branching feature by creating a branch and merging a change back.
2Learn why version history matters for both accountability and being able to revert a mistake.
3Understand this is a lighter-weight discipline than full Git-style version control, but the same underlying value.

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