Field Guides
Join the Knapsack user community to connect and learn together. Each session will focus on a feature, workflow, best practice, or topic with expert guidance and a chance to share your own experiences with fellow Knapsack users and industry peers.
Click the link below and select the date of the event you want to attend. Please note that you can register for more than one session at a time.
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Upcoming Sessions
April 23, 2025
Customization and Extensibility: How to use custom content blocks with Knapsack
May 14, 2025
Using Knapsack to Fuel Design System Adoption
June 11, 2025
Design Tokens vs. Variables in Knapsack
July 9, 2025
Theming Options in Knapsack (Modes vs. Asset Sets)
August 13, 2025
Integrating Knapsack Into Testing Workflows
September 10, 2025
Unifying cross-platform systems: Using Knapsack to Support Email Channels
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Field Guides are monthly virtual events designed for shared learning within the Knapsack user community. Each session explores real-life examples of how teams successfully use Knapsack, covering features, workflows, and best practices. Led by our product and customer success teams, these interactive discussions encourage Knapsack users to submit questions, share insights, and learn from one another.
Session Descriptions
Customization and Extensibility:
How to Use Custom Content Blocks With Knapsack
April 23, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
Ready to go beyond basic component documentation? See how to build custom content blocks that showcase your components in action. We'll demonstrate how teams are creating interactive demos, usage guidelines, and specialized tools (like icon browsers) that make their design systems more valuable. Perfect for anyone wanting to take their Knapsack implementation to the next level.
Register to AttendUsing Knapsack to Fuel Design System Adoption
May 14, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
Building a design system is one thing—getting people to use it is another challenge entirely. We'll share honest stories about what drives adoption and what causes resistance. Learn practical strategies for measuring usage, creating buy-in, and making your design system something teams actually want to use.
Register to AttendDesign Tokens vs. Variables in Knapsack
June 11, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
The design systems world is buzzing with talk about tokens and variables—but what's the real difference, and why should you care? In this field guide, we'll compare the battle-tested approach of design tokens with the shiny new world of Figma Variables, showing you where they shine and where they fall flat. By the end, you'll have a clear picture of which path (or combination!) will save your team countless hours of hair-pulling frustration.
Register to AttendTheming Options in Knapsack (Modes vs. Asset Sets)
July 9, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
Dark mode, multiple brands, or different product themes? We'll break down Knapsack's two powerful theming approaches: Modes (using CSS variables) and Asset Sets (flexible style groupings). Learn how combining Knapsack with Figma's Collections and Modes creates a robust, pre-mapped theming engine that scales with your needs. This session is packed with practical examples that'll help you implement theming that designers love and developers can actually build.
Register to AttendIntegrating Knapsack Into Testing Workflows
August 13, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
Tired of finding UI bugs after release? Learn how to catch issues earlier by connecting Knapsack to your testing tools. We'll share straightforward techniques for accessibility testing, visual regression, and performance checks that successful teams are already using. Get practical tips you can implement right away, regardless of your current testing setup.
Register to AttendUnifying cross-platform systems: Using Knapsack to Support Email Channels
September 10, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET
Marketing emails are one of the most templated digital experiences customers interact with, which makes it a perfect candidate for design system use. Invite your marketing team to join you for this field guide to learn how Knapsack’s multi-framework support and prototyping features can help marketing teams build, test, and deploy emails with consistency and efficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
Field Guides are virtual events for the Knapsack user community. Each session focuses on a specific feature, workflow, best practice, or topic to help platform users get the most out of Knapsack. The sessions will be led by our product and customer success team and will include real examples of how teams are using Knapsack to drive value and design system adoption. We’ll open up the conversation and encourage everyone to ask questions and share insights from their own experience. The whole goal is to learn and grow as a community dedicated to making the digital production and user experience better.
Monthly.
Because we want to encourage real-time, shared learning we will only make full recordings available to the people who registered and attended the live session. An edited recording of these events may be sent to a larger audience or used by Knapsack for sales and marketing purposes. We will protect the confidentiality and security of our customers. If you have specific concerns, please reach out to Kim Miller at kim@knapsack.cloud before the event you wish to attend.
These events are meant for existing Knapsack users, but you’ll occasionally see someone join who is considering implementing Knapsack in their own organization.
Each session will be scheduled for 45 minutes.
We would love your input on what topics to cover. You can submit your suggestions to Kim Miller at kim@knapsack.cloud.
Yes! Field Guide sessions are all about shared learning, and we encourage anyone who wants to showcase their team's work or share their personal expertise, tips, or tricks to get involved. Just reach out to Kim Miller at kim@knapsack.cloud, and we’ll help set up a session for you!
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