Props to James Cook for using common ingredients uncommonly well 🤩
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📏 XL SIZE: at size 84, this headline is massive. We see details in Georgia that aren't as familiar. It's a whole new font!

👌 NEGATIVE LETTER SPACING: fonts are designed for body text sizing. For headlines, subtract letter-spacing for a tighter, crisper feel.

And here's the short video version where I break down Liquid Glass in Figma step-by-step 😎
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Here's a property-by-property visual breakdown of Liquid Glass in Figma, along with WHAT each property changes.

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☝️ Little-known design tip: if you're trying to balance a thicker element with a thinner element, make the thicker element a lower opacity 😉

The goal: get the icons and text feeling really nice *together*

Icon consistency is a common UI mistake in meaty SAAS apps. At the very least, be consistent on:

🐄 Stroke weight thickness
🔘 Border radius
🪣 Fill vs stroke icons

Alignment is critical. You want to buy as much neat/clean feel as you can with the few elements in a sidebar.