# The art and science of annotations in Dev Mode

DevFeed: [The art and science of annotations in Dev Mode](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-art-and-science-of-annotations-in-dev-mode-9502.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/annotations-in-dev-mode/>)

Author: Oscar Nilsson

Published: 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z

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>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [bridging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bridging.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>)

## AI overview

Figma Product Designer Oscar Nilsson explains annotations in Dev Mode, a feature intended to streamline designer-developer collaboration. Annotations keep design context, specifications, accessibility properties, and interactive behavior in one place while helping developers identify the relevant engineering work.

## Source excerpt

Product Designer Oscar Nilsson explains how we're streamlining designer-developer collaboration with annotations in Dev mode.