Atomic design methodology in Figma - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

Sample Data

This data shows the five levels of Atomic Design methodology used in UI/UX design.

Cell	Value
A1	Component Type
B1	Description
A2	Atoms
B2	Basic building blocks like buttons, inputs, labels
A3	Molecules
B3	Groups of atoms working together, e.g., search form
A4	Organisms
B4	Complex UI sections made of molecules and atoms
A5	Templates
B5	Page-level structures combining organisms
A6	Pages
B6	Specific instances of templates with real content

Formula Trace

Count of components by type = COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Atoms") + COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Molecules") + COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Organisms") + COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Templates") + COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Pages")

Step 1: COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Atoms")

Step 2: COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Molecules")

Step 3: COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Organisms")

Step 4: COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Templates")

Step 5: COUNTIF(A2:A6, "Pages")

Step 6: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

Cell Reference Map

   A       B
1|Component|Description
2|Atoms    |Basic building blocks
3|Molecules|Groups of atoms
4|Organisms|Complex UI sections
5|Templates|Page-level structures
6|Pages    |Specific instances

Arrows: Formula reads cells A2 to A6 for component types.

The formula references cells A2 through A6 to count each component type in the Atomic Design methodology.

Result

   A       B                C
1|Component|Description      |Count
2|Atoms    |Basic building blocks|1
3|Molecules|Groups of atoms   |1
4|Organisms|Complex UI sections|1
5|Templates|Page-level structures|1
6|Pages    |Specific instances|1
7|Total    |                 |5

The final count shows 5 component types in Atomic Design, each counted once, summed to total 5.

Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

How many 'Molecules' are counted in the formula?

A 0

B 5

C 1

D 2

Key Result

COUNTIF counts occurrences of each component type in a specified range and sums them.