# Behind the feature: the making of the new Auto Layout

DevFeed: [Behind the feature: the making of the new Auto Layout](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-the-feature-the-making-of-the-new-auto-layout-9524.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/behind-the-feature-the-making-of-the-new-auto-layout/>)

Author: Willy Wu

Published: 2020-11-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>), [Responsive Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsive-design.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [design-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-systems.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [responsive-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/responsive-design.md>), [usability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usability.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Figma's article describes the release and evolution of its refreshed Auto Layout feature. It explains how the team balanced greater flexibility with usability and how automatic layout helps designers create responsive interfaces and design systems with less manual resizing.

## Source excerpt

We're excited to release the latest version of Auto Layout, introducing a new look and more flexibility to layouts in Figma. Here, we share a look into the evolution of the feature, how we made tradeoffs between flexibility and usability, and what it took to bring our stretch goals to life.