A4 – User Test Results: Participant P3

Context

  • Role: Computer Science graduate, full-stack developer

  • Prior Experience: Figma moderate, CSS advanced

  • Session Setup: Same protocol as P1

  • Date: 30.08.2025


Ratings: Tasks across three features: Create, Import, Export. Ratings reflect perceived understanding on a 0–5 scale.

  • 0 = No understanding; unable to proceed

  • 1 = Very limited; requires continuous guidance

  • 2 = Partial; significant confusion; completes only with help

  • 3 = Moderate; completes with some hints

  • 4 = Good; minor confusion; completes mostly independently

  • 5 = Complete; independent and confident


Section Create

Result of Create a Color Palette (UTTC001)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose a base color

3

Tried editing via hex; attempted to change via keyboard in hex display.

Adjust Lighten/Darken color

5

  • Clear and worked well.

Name base color

1

Did not know how; suggested placing the cursor in the field by default and clearer hint text.

Choose number of variants

5

Preview clarity

2

  • Liked that preview updates with variants. Asked how to view only light or only dark palette.

Edit Dark Mode preview

3

  • Lightness/saturation unclear initially; learned by trial. Requested step size 0.1 instead of 0.01 to see an immediate effect.

Understanding of result

4

  • Understood color-mix. Recommended making the three key colors (base, lighten, darken) explicit above the palette; consider droplet icons instead of squares. Wanted more labels. Wanted control over where the palette is added.

  • Liked the Layer of the 2 rectangle to show the color-mix.

Section Import

Result of Import CSS Variables as Figma Styles (UTTI001)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose destination: Styles

5

  • did already new the diffrence between styles and figma

Import

3

  • color-mix didn’t work; wants better error messages, also for light-dark(). Unsure why gradients are included.

Understanding of result via CSS

5

Result of Import CSS Variables as Figma Variables (UTTI002 & UTTI003)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose destination: Variables

5

  • Still unclear when to use Styles vs. Variables.

Select input format: CSS

5

Clear that you can only have CSS. Asked whether other formats are also supported, such as JSON

Choose target collection

5

  • Selected without issues.

Choose single target mode

3

  • If only one mode exists, auto-select and hide the “+”.

Choose target mode (light, dark)

2

  • If modes are named “light”/“dark,” auto-select them.

Import

5

Naming convention makes sense. Asked if entire stylesheet import is supported or only CSS snippets.

Understanding of result via CSS

5

Section Export

Result of Export Local Styles as CSS (UTTE001)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose source: Styles

5

Clear (similar to Import).

Choose output color format

5

Asked if a favorite color format can be saved in settings so it doesn’t need re-selection each time.

Export

5

  • Asked if it can be downloaded as file or synchronised with a existing stylesheet

Understanding of result

5

Very clear; var() understood.

Result of Export Variables as CSS (UTTE002, UTTE003,)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose source: Variables

5

Choose output color format

5

Choose target collection

5

Choose single target mode

5

Choose target mode (light, dark)

5

Export

5

Understanding of result via Variables

5

  • Very clear; var() and light-dark() understood.

Result of Export Color Palette as CSS (UTTE004)

Task
Understanding (0–5)
Notes

Choose source: Figma

5

Choose output color format

5

Select Color Palette

5

Export

5

Understanding of result

1

Did not work with any of the three variants.

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