Storybook & Figma

Tiff’s step-by-step guide to help you install and set up Storybook, Chromatic, and a Git repository on a MacBook Pro.

Instructions to get you up and running in 45 minutes

A Dummies step-by-step instruction manual/guide to integrating Storybook, Chromatic, and Git on a Figma master design file for component testing, version control, design system sharing, and seamless cross-collaboration with all teams involved in the design & development process.

A high-level overview of the platforms and tools used in this guide: GitHub Storybook Chromatic

GitHub: is a web-based platform for version control and collaboration using Git, allowing developers to work together on projects. You can create repositories for your projects, manage access permissions, collaborate on code, and track changes made to the codebase over time. GitHub is widely used by developers worldwide and is an essential tool for many open-source projects.

Storybook: is an open-source tool for building user interface components and their respective design systems in isolation. It helps developers create and test UI components independently, making the development process more efficient and organized. Storybook supports various frontend frameworks, such as React, Vue, Angular, and many more. By using Storybook, developers can create a catalog of UI components, which helps ensure consistency and reusability throughout a project.

Chromatic: is a visual testing platform that automates the process of testing UI components. It works seamlessly with Storybook, capturing snapshots of the components and comparing them to previous versions to detect visual changes. Chromatic helps prevent visual regressions by providing a visual diff of the changes, allowing developers to review and approve or reject the changes before they are merged into the main codebase.

These three platforms are commonly used together in web development projects to streamline collaboration, develop and test UI components efficiently, and maintain visual consistency across the application. GitHub is used for version control and collaboration, Storybook serves as a tool for building and testing UI components, and Chromatic automates visual testing to ensure a consistent user experience.