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Foundation

Generate Figma variables based on Tailwind CSS utilities.

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Foundation

Never start a design system from scratch again. Foundation instantly generates Figma variables that perfectly match Tailwind CSS, turning hours of setup into seconds.


📹 Getting started

https://youtu.be/mXGzHx-o9Hg?si=PKeVHjxs4FKw7eTh


🎯 What it does

Foundation is your design system accelerator. It automatically creates a complete set of Figma variables based on Tailwind CSS, giving you a production-ready foundation in seconds. Perfect for new projects, MVPs, or standardizing existing design systems.


Core Features

🎨 Colors that scale

- Start with brand colors, get a complete system

- Dark mode ready

- Interactive states included

- Semantic color system with:

• Surface colors

• Content colors

• Border colors

• Status colors

• All with dark mode variants


📐 Smart spacing

- Based on your root font size

- Matches Tailwind's spacing scale

- Complete system for:

• Layout spacing

• Component spacing

• Typography spacing

• All mathematically connected


✍️ Typography system

- Production-ready type scale

- Weights from light to bold

- Letter spacing variations

- Line heights that work

- Ready-to-use text styles


🔲 Border system

- Radius scale from none to full

- Border widths that make sense

- Works with your spacing


🚀 Quick Start

1. Install Foundation

2. Set your brand colors

3. Set your root font size

4. Generate your system

5. Start designing


💎 What You Get


A complete design system foundation:

- 🎨 Color system with dark mode

- 📏 Production-ready spacing

- 📝 Complete typography

- 🔲 Border system


Perfect For:

- 🆕 Starting new design systems

- 🏃‍♂️ Rapid prototyping & MVPs

- 🔄 Design system migrations

- 🤝 Figma + Tailwind teams

- ⚡️ Fast-paced projects


Why Foundation?

- 🚀 Complete system in seconds

- ⏱ Skip weeks of setup

- ✅ Proven design patterns

- 🔄 Perfect code sync

- 📈 Built to scale


Don't waste time building design systems from scratch. Get a production-ready foundation in seconds.

Plugin Details

Version16
CreatedAugust 27, 2024
Last UpdatedJanuary 3, 2025
Categoryediting & effects plugins
CreatorDylan de Heer
Stats188 installs, 69 likes
PricingFree

Technical Details

  • API:1.0.0
  • UI:ui.html
  • main:code.js
  • Document Access:dynamic-page
  • Editor Types:
    figma
  • Allowed Domains:
    • https://cdn.jsdelivr.net
    • https://cdn.tailwindcss.com
    • https://img.youtube.com
    • https://unpkg.com