Master Responsive Grids (Rows & Columns) in Figma

[@TimGabe]

Link to Figma file: www.figma.com/file/a1CERaSdsmQAOHiuc7EcdC/Grids-%26-Columns?node-id=0%3A1&t=sghAFU2WQf2PyMBt-1 ♥️

[@mohiuddinsiddiqui8289]

ROWS: Gutter: 8px / Count: 100 / Type: Top / Height: 8px COLUMNS: Desktop: Gutter: 20px / Count: 12 / Type: Stretch / Margin: Depends on your container (usually 1440px frame) Tablet: Gutter: 16px / Count: 8 / Type: Stretch / Margin: 32px (834px frame) Mobile: Gutter: 16px / Count: 8 / Type: Stretch / Margin: 32px (375px frame)

[@nikachuchu]

this is the first 'no-bullsh*t' video on grids that I am seeing on YT. Thanks for keeping the world sane Tim!

[@TimGabe]

that's so cool to hear. thank you so much!

[@nimishanair7727]

Agreed

[@joseparamas9828]

They are the best tutorials on KZbin. They solve all your doubts better than others.

[@TimGabe]

this makes me happy. encouraging words like this is the best!

[@steelstunners1862]

Very clearly and concisely explained with no fluff or filler - Amazing vid thanks!

[@TimGabe]

that's so cool to hear since it's exactly the way I want the videos to be perceived. thanks a lot 🙏😃

[@hossamayman3587]

I'm thrilled to have started using Figma, and even more delighted to have discovered your channel ❤

[@TimGabe]

delighted that I can teach you stuff!! 😃💜

[@emiliaticiano3237]

Thank you, it was really valuable and so clear to understand. Don't need any other videos to watch anymore.

[@TimGabe]

that's great to hear, thank you for the comment!! 😃

[@andrescastillo07]

This information is pure gold! So valuable, thanks again Tim, you're the best teacher. Chao! :D

[@TimGabe]

thank you so much for the continuous encouragement, Andrés 🥳 deeply appreciated!! 🙏

[@daffa8232]

very detailed explanation, keep consistently making content like this

[@TimGabe]

will do my best! thanks again Daffa 😃🙌

[@AliRushSongs]

You’re one the best people on KZbin man really appreciate your effort.

[@TimGabe]

that really means something to me, Ali. thanks for these super kind words 🤩🙌

[@youssefayman994]

Tim, I would say one word : Thanks!

[@TimGabe]

thank you for commenting, youssef!!

[@MissAnimequest]

omg thank you so much you literally saved my life, my adobe suddenly stopped working and i was so clueless about how to make these grids in figma THANK YOU

[@lilyshevchenko7048]

Wow you're a miracle worker! You packed so much knowledge in a such an intuitive and concise manner. Thank you!

[@sandrobeltran]

As a developer I love this video, thank you for your content, I'm learning English so excuse me if I don't wrote it well

[@TimGabe]

that's amazing to hear, sandro!

[@arunkoushik1305]

Our guy deserves more subscribers!

[@TimGabe]

really appreciate that, my friend 🙏

[@michaelandreuzza]

That synthwave feeling 💪💪 super bra video Tim. Tack så jättemycket!

[@TimGabe]

nothing beats the synth waves! 🥳 och tack själv för den snälla kommentaren, Michael!! 😃

[@sakibhassan1080]

Thank you so much for the details responsive Grids lesson🤍

[@TimGabe]

happy to be of help!! 🤩

[@evanskariuki2799]

Just what I needed. Thanks Tim 💯

[@Drnehaprasad]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge🌼

[@TimGabe]

happy to share it, Neha!! 🥳

[@itigupta449]

Really Well Explained

[@user-um3fh8eg1v]

Best Video about Grid System on KZbin higly recomend it, Thanks @Tim Gabe

[@TimGabe]

thanks a lot, my friend!!

[@nicepicbro3425]

Thank you for this video, I love it.

[@TimGabe]

happy you like it NicePic ☺️🙌

[@TheCzemp]

Premium content, everything explained in easy to digest way,good work 👌

[@TimGabe]

thank you so much, pp!! deeply appreciated 🤩

[@dungaribateka]

Been watching your videos for a few days and they are really good and straight to the point compared to many other folks out there. Leaving this appreciation comment here for you! Keep up the excellent work❤

[@TimGabe]

that’s very nice of you, Rahull!! makes me happy to read comments like these. thanks a lot! 💜

[@Stoic_Cat_]

Thank you so much for this!!! Gonna remember the standard measurements by heart in my future prototypes :)

[@TimGabe]

glad you found it useful, Doto! 😃

[@ronisetyawan3449]

great video for the beginner who wants to learn ui ux

[@SamAssadi]

use the center option with 75 px coulmn width, this gives you 1120px container. if you add the 10px space on each side that is by default how website builders calculate the space between elements, 10 px on each side, you'll get a perfectly accurate 1440 container with 10px margins

[@antipusrises]

I'm following you up till the 1120px container, but you lose me at the part about 10px on each side. Can you explain some more on how you get a 1440 container?

[@TimGabe]

are you referring to 10px gutters, Sam? 😊

[@divocean4085]

Since in css every column has a space AROUND it, you get a 1140px container by setting the column width to 75px and gutters to 20px. It's going to show up as a 1120px container in figma, but notice that there is no space before the first column and no space after the last column. In web, you have a 10px padding around them so your container width will actually be 1140px. Figma just trims the outer padding.

[@DwightNaquin-fm4fp]

Annette

[@kagasar]

Thanks, I descovered somethings new for my self👍

[@TimGabe]

awesome my friend!!

[@nobir98]

8:23 actually I cried... 😭 Thank you for mentioning that I really appreciate... I am a fullstack developer. I know a little bit figma but not pro like you. and I learn lots of the things from you Thank you so much

[@TimGabe]

haha, happy it resonated 🙏😅 thank you for the comment!!

[@irinalinuza8341]

The best video about this topic! Really useful, thank you;)

[@TimGabe]

thank you for the kind comment, Irina! 🤩

[@rafacrisil]

I love this! Thank you!

[@TimGabe]

happy you liked it, thank you!!

[@alvarojflores]

Thank you, Tim! For sharing your resources and knowledge. Be healthy and successful! 👍🏻💪🏻

[@alir.6209]

Super helpful! Thanks :)

[@sarah-sn2jt]

thank you. this video helped me a lot

[@TimGabe]

that's great to hear!!

[@learnwithaasim]

Excellent Video♥ Love how easily you explain and show things.

[@TimGabe]

thanks Asim, I really appreciate it man! 🙌🤩💜

[@learnwithaasim]

@@TimGabe Could you please make a video on iOS Design? Like designing screens using Human Interface Guidelines

[@Canklejohnes]

Thank you Tim for an amazing tutorial.❤

[@brybol1239]

Thank you for this guide. It helps a lot for newbie like me

[@TimGabe]

appreciate you supporting, my friend 🤩

[@jojodesigns777]

Loved it and love your channel ! Please make more !

[@TimGabe]

so cool to hear, Joanna! thank you 🥳

[@ikennagibson3933]

Nice one Tim, I enjoyed this as usual👏🏻

[@TimGabe]

so glad you liked it Ikenna! thanks for support, as usual 🤩

[@ikennagibson3933]

@@TimGabe you are welcome Tim😃

[@DinAmri]

Gold!

[@TimGabe]

happy you like it, Din! 🥳🙌

[@MuhammadRizwan-zz3fk]

Thank YOu Sir

[@TimGabe]

thanks for the comment, muhammad!

[@vigneshnair8010]

Thank you so much for a clear and concise understanding of the grid system!!!

[@UIUXwithDiptanshu]

Pretty cool man !

[@TimGabe]

happy you liked it!!

[@riccemorales9647]

Thank you for this, Tim!

[@spencersedano]

Nice video! Thank you for your help

[@TimGabe]

always happy to hear it was helpful! thank you!!

[@tansimanim4776]

God bless you pal

[@TimGabe]

god bless you too, Tansim! 😃

[@calloga]

This was very helpful, thank you !

[@TimGabe]

happy to help, Calloga! 🤩

[@Santi_Aguilar]

Thanks! Very helpful and well explained.

[@TimGabe]

appreciate the comment, Santiago! 🥳

[@UmairUlhaque]

Hi Tim, thanks for explaining both the horizontal and vertical elements of the grid in addition to the 8pt grid system. I have observed that most senior designers use 1120 px of the container with 32 px of gutter in the stretch mode for desktops, so is it a kind of the best industry practice or just a matter of choice? Thanks!

[@TimGabe]

I think this is very much a matter of visual taste as long as you're not sacrificing UX! 😃 and following the "standard" is usually a good way to go if you want to optimise for usability!

[@mennahisham4359]

great video 👍

[@TimGabe]

thanks a lot, friend!!

[@eduardokempner]

super! thanks a lot dude!

[@DineshKumar-gy5yh]

Neat explanation beo ❤

[@TimGabe]

thank you! 💜

[@AmeliaPrasad]

Really helpful!! Before I was putting the actual grid setting on which always bothered me because the grid doesn't match the stretch 12 columns. the 12 columns in an 1140 frame makes sense and the style has the 8 rows, but do you do them separately when you're using a larger screen, like a 1440?

[@yarosonelizabeth53]

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much! New subscriber alert and I’m here to say!

[@JakobLfstedt]

Hi! Love your videos! You explain that a 1140px container should have a 30px margin and 960px a 120px margin. How did you calculate that? I tried to Google these numbers as I thought they were standard measurements. Can you please elaborate this? :) Thank you!

[@TimGabe]

hey Jakob! the margins in this case depend on the width of your container - the wider it is, the less margin you need 😃

[@sajaskanda1284]

But how did you calculate that specific margin amount? Because 30 is neither divisible by 4 or 8.@@TimGabe

[@radhikachhabra1742]

Amazing explanation♥

[@TimGabe]

appreciate the support, Radhika 💜

[@designservices697]

Thanks for such an informative video👍

[@MuhammadAsif-nb8oc]

seen the video today, found it a bit technical at time stamp 6:00 (adjusting margin for diff sized container), will see it again😇

[@TimGabe]

yes, I've gotten a lot of comments regarding this one 🙏 feel free to check the comment field and see if you'll find an answer to your question, Muhammad 😃

[@baddownload]

Great vid, very helpful

[@TimGabe]

happy you liked it!! 😃

[@sudip2sen]

Love it! To the point and simplified.

[@TimGabe]

happy you liked it, Sudipto! 🥳

[@aldsimoes]

Great class, man.

[@ernestoaragon6765]

Thanks very helpful video!

[@TimGabe]

thank you for the comment, Ernesto! ☺️

[@samueltomisin3523]

Great Content 💡, Easily understood 💯... I'm subscribing right away👌

[@TimGabe]

very glad you liked it, Samuel 🤩🙌 happy to have you as a subscriber!

[@simplyaizhan]

Oh my god. This was the best comprehensive explanation of grid systems! Thank you so much, Tim! Also, I wanted to add I think it’s 4 or 8pt because typically device screen sizes are divided by 4 and 8, right?

[@TimGabe]

wow, that's so cool to hear 😃 thank you!! regarding the reason for it being 4 or 8, I really don't know... Apple for example tend to do things like 393px, 375px, etc. for their devices. 😅

[@designerdavid1]

Great Video. Did I miss what breakpoints in pixels you are using?

[@james.kaloki]

dude have you considered making a udemy course using figma and framer your a really good instructur

[@TimGabe]

that means a lot, James. thank you!! I'm aiming to create a course of my own in the future, but not quire sure when it'll happen yet 😃

[@shivudesign9210]

Damn! another useful content dude thanks a lot 🤩btw one suggestion I wanted to share that I think this is very useful and essential points for beginners that in 8pt grid text style with its font size and line height.. much confused on how many text style to use and how to calculate the light height of the font? this points needed to cover in tuts videos

[@TimGabe]

excellent video suggestion! I’ll look into this, Shivu ☺️ and thanks for always supporting 🤩

[@shivudesign9210]

@@TimGabe You're most welcome so kind person Tim, I'm so glad to feel my suggestions coz I personally suggested to many other YTvr's to cover this topic no one responded but you felt my suggestions point😇and Yeah! I'm always there to support you and get the new useful and useful points the one who don't cover 🤩

[@RedFox-st1yw]

I am so glad to find your channel. So concise and clear on the videos. My question is how do you decide the width of each column and the gutter, is it based on the 8px or 4px system?

[@TimGabe]

happy you like it, my friend! the width of the columns and gutters isn't something I care about (generally) -- I usually just care about the width of the whole container 😃

[@rizalputra6803]

very clearly but must explain more with no rush, like how to do shortcut with keyboard, like should click what and what, because i dont see you do auto layout with click by mouse..

[@TimGabe]

thanks for the feedback, Rizal!! 😃

[@nubimercyakorede8725]

I really love the pattern of your explanation and how simple it is.. But please if i may ask... 1. How do you zoom in so close to the layout grid? and 2. How were you able to make only the grid visible at some points? i.e clearing out figma design components

[@TimGabe]

thanks a lot for commenting, Nubi. 😃 I answered your questions in the other comment!

[@nubimercyakorede8725]

@@TimGabe Thanks. this means alot to me.

[@Wyzzkyd]

Hi there, how did you decide the margin for columns? I'm not sure why 1140 is 30px and 960 is 120px.

[@TimGabe]

here I just tweak the margins to make the container (the columns) a specific width - so the value depends on what width I want ☺️😃

[@Wyzzkyd]

@@TimGabe Thanks for the reply :)

[@decheka6158]

me too. i'm stuck in that part

[@Wyzzkyd]

@@decheka6158 he was using a 1200px wide frame, so he needed 30px margin on each side (1200-60) to get 1140, and 120px margin on each side (1200-240) to get 960. hope that helped:)

[@danicaschmidt4120]

I am having trouble with my container size on the desktop breakpoint...with the responsive grids, how can I ensure my overall container size doesn't exceed a certain width? I am designing at a 1440px screen size, but for users on large desktop monitors, the design gets way too wide when I have everything fit to the responsive grid. Is there a way to limit it? Any help would be hugely appreciated.

[@ViviansCrafts]

I’m having the same problem! I can’t find a solution online 😢

[@thedamme6526]

Wow this is amazing.. Should I also use 8pt design system to font size?

[@TimGabe]

i usually use it just because it's easier to remember sizes and for ocd purposes, but in some cases (smaller sizes) it's harder to adhere to!

[@daffa8232]

that what i looking for. thanks :)))

[@TimGabe]

that’s awesome to hear! glad the timing of my upload was good 🥳

[@awakenwithoutcoffee]

Starting to understand, Cheers! I do have some questions: - you mention that the margin is 30px if the container width is 1140px but why is that ? is this arbitrary ? if not, how do we calculate this. - why are we using an 8 point grid system when the vertical columns don't adhere to it ?

[@buttercup9700]

Informative video:).But I am stuck at 8:20 sec where he said to not go by covering half columns.Why is it so?Can someone explain

[@TimGabe]

for containers (your outer boxes) you want to try to stay within full columns as much as you can as that makes it easier for developers if they're using traditional column frameworks 😃

[@martinscidmartins]

When you pick type Stretch, you can adjust the margin to get the container size you want, but isn't this going to change as the screen size changes?

[@TimGabe]

correct, so it’s not ideal with the new auto layout feature in Figma!

[@GraveRave]

Nice one!

[@TimGabe]

thank you for the continuous support, my friend 🙏🥳

[@maherjaloudi7560]

What a great video, but there is one thing I don't understand at 8:19 where you were saying that elements must not be at the middle of a column or the developer will cry, while you are placing the "Sign up" button in a place where it is not aligned to anything! is it because it is a component with "Read more" button or what?!

[@TimGabe]

as long as the container of the two buttons stick to a column it's fine!

[@khaninfo4909]

super helpful

[@mariamgabodze3076]

Thank you

[@TimGabe]

thank you for the comment Mariam 💜

[@esthernwaogu592]

thank u tim

[@ivklee]

Great video!. One question, What about the menu? elements are outside the container column grid, is that ok?

[@drakZes]

So what should the margin be when making column Grid, it was a bit confusing at that part? Like you said it depends what my container is going to be, but before I start designing don't I want to set up a Grid already?

[@iflotaichi]

I don't get the bit about the column margins being specific to the frame with if the cols are set to stretch.. Could someone explain that to me like I'm 5?

[@ayomideakerele1756]

Can you teach us how to create a design system? Thanks

[@TimGabe]

it’s on my list of videos to make, Ayomide! ☺️ will probably be a series since it’s quite an extensive topic, but should be fun!! 😃

[@allcelebs7175]

Hey Tim can you explain better on how to choose margin space. I didn't understand that part 😢

[@TimGabe]

ahh, that sucks 😫 maybe for a future video, my friend!!

[@Valou0539]

It would be nice to share the figma template you use for the explanations, Great video btw

[@TimGabe]

i need to get back to those templates... thanks for the comment man!

[@sabinaioana1108]

For example, your Sign up button it's not aligned with the grid columns. Is it also by design?

[@TimGabe]

the box that contains the buttons is, so you could see it as the parent (the box) still making sure that we're aligning to the grid!

[@francka.4174]

6:03 Hi. Is having 20px gutters not an issue if one intends to use an 8pt grid system? I thought the width of margins, columns and gutters should be a multiple of 8. For example, there is an article, one among many, that suggests (12 columns × 72px) + (12 gutters × 24px) = 1152px container. Of course I understand that there isn't one grid for all designers but... Here are my latest thoughts : - Margins size doesn't have to be a multiple of 8 since one is only interested in the container's width. Won't really break any rhythm. The only thing important is that it looks good on a 1280px screen. Any container width below 1200px could be good. - Gutters should be a multiple of 8 since they determine the spacing between most of our elements (and yet you go with 20px. That's not a multiple of 8 but it's a multiple of 4 so maybe that's why you " tolerate " it.) - Columns. Well, I don't really know anymore. I thought it was important since it determines the size of elements (in order for it to be a multiple of 8) but I'm not so sure now. Conclusion: I kind of felt that the size of the gutters was the most important but I don't really know anymore (you're not using a multiple of 8 😁). Is there any of those things (margins, gutters, columns) that must absolutely be a multiple of 8 if you intend to use an 8pt grid system or not 😵‍💫 ?

[@TimGabe]

I would say that you are never forced to do anything as a designer 😃 the 4/8 pt grid system is mostly there for your own (and your developers') sanity. if you and your devs know that your buttons will be either 40 or 48 px tall, then they'll immediately understand that 46px is probably not the right measurement in an erroneous design. so, use it as a guideline to help you stay consistent and structured -- but don't make it a stressful thing. 😃

[@riazuddinriazkhan6794]

awesome content

[@TimGabe]

really appreciate it, Riazuddin! 🥳

[@mateusbistene]

When it says it is responsive, does the spacing between elements (cards, buttons, title and text, etc.) remain the same size or vary proportionally?

[@TimGabe]

usually, some elements will have to change size with the device width because of the size constraints!

[@mateusbistene]

@@TimGabe , thanks for the answer!

[@nativoluis]

Hi, what size you usually work to design for desktop?

[@TimGabe]

it really depends on what you're designing, but I usually use a 1440px wide frame with a container/grid of approximately 1140px 😃

[@nativoluis]

@@TimGabe Perfect! thanks i try with that now!

[@george40896]

@Tim just to confirm that you are using 1200px wide frame, and not 1440px, where you set the margin to be 30 px to use a 1140 px container?

[@TimGabe]

exactly George! so you would have to tweak this depending on the size of your frame 🤩

[@JRipz]

Usually I raise my margin on mobile 16px to 15px for better consistency across all mobile device screens

[@TimGabe]

do you leave the 8pt (or 4pt) system then? ☺️ seems trickier to maintain consistency that way!

[@awesomaa1]

can u please tell me about the road map if i want to make design agency regrding to ui ux designing what track should i follow .... or if u have any video regarding this pleaselet me know

[@TimGabe]

don't have any content on this, sorry friend!

[@samarthbillore5730]

How to add both column and 8pt row in same frame?

[@TimGabe]

you can also stack frames, if that's helpful!

[@walidscreations6509]

Hello I have a quick question is it valid or not to have different gutter sizes for different screens for the same app?

[@znere65]

best man

[@invalidude]

Solid video. Do row measurements stay the same on tablet and mobile or similarly to columns measurements decrease slightly?