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Introduction to Coco UX Figma Plugin

Jul 10, 2024

Introduction to Coco UX Figma Plugin

Overview

  • Presenter: Stam, co-founder of Coco
  • Purpose: Provide an updated walkthrough of Coco and its features
  • Target Audience: Designers using Figma and FigJam

What is Coco?

  • A Figma plugin aimed at saving time for designers
  • Focuses primarily on UX research
  • Potential future features: wireframing, additional design tools
  • Available on Figma Community (both Figma and FigJam)

Installation

  • Find Coco on Figma Community, click 'Try it out,' install
  • Sign up for an account; free trial available
  • Starter plan for extended free use

Main Interface Features

  1. Home Page: Tutorial videos and feedback options
  2. Main Menu: Top left corner; access account, privacy settings, log out
  3. Privacy: Data shared is private and not used for AI model training
  4. Collapse Functionality: Minimizes plugin for better usability during workshops

Core Functionalities

Chat

  • Similar to other chat-based AIs
  • Useful for ideation, memory refresh, and quick answers to UX questions
  • Highlights multiple items; right-click to create sticky notes
  • Context window supports up to 14,000 characters
  • Can analyze and create user personas, journey maps, and affinity maps

Document Chat

  • Supports PDF uploads (currently in beta, single document)
  • Useful for summarizing project guidelines and descriptions
  • Generates topics for discussion; create sticky notes for workshop points
  • Examples of use: Improving current solutions, innovating beyond current state

Discovery Question Generator

  • Generates questionnaires for feature-based projects, web/mobile applications, and landing pages
  • Copy to Google Docs for styling and editing
  • Can feed back into Document Chat for insights

Design Brief Generator

  • Creates alignment on project scope with the client
  • Includes project overview, target audience, goals, constraints, competitors, etc.
  • Example output capture for workshops and stakeholder alignment

User Interview Generator

  • Generates interview questions and scripts based on persona demographics and scenarios
  • Can be customized for different stages of the project
  • Saves significant time in preparing for user interviews

Affinity Mapping Tool

  • Analyzes interview transcripts for insights
  • Clusters text or sticky notes into themes
  • Saves past work for easy retrieval

Persona Generator

  • Suggests personas based on provided demographics and scenarios
  • Use to verify and validate insights

User Journey Mapping

  • Maps out user journeys with tasks, mindsets, pain points, and opportunities
  • Useful for feature prioritization and designing epics

Information Architecture Generator

  • Drafts information architecture based on project features
  • Helps visualize the structure and scope of the application

Copywriting Tool

  • Provides relevant text for wireframes to ensure context is clear

Summary

  • Coco provides various tools to streamline the UX design process
  • Offers a head start on multiple design tasks, reducing the time and effort needed
  • Continuously updated with new features and improvements
  • Feedback from users is encouraged to further develop the plugin

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