Power BI + Figma Workflow
A new workflow shows how Figma‑designed backgrounds can make Power BI dashboards look polished and stakeholder‑ready, useful for building executive mockups and scenario views inside Microsoft Fabric. The approach is aimed at improving clarity and buy‑in for one‑page executive dashboards. (hubsite365.com)
HubSite365 published "Power BI: Design Figma Backgrounds — FOOTBALL PROJECT #9" on March 23, 2026, crediting the tutorial to Curbal and including downloadable sample files and a PBIX for follow‑along. (hubsite365.com) The demonstrated step sequence sets a Figma frame sized to a Power BI page, exports the layout as PNG or SVG, then applies that file via Power BI’s Canvas background settings so visuals can be placed on top. (hubsite365.com) The video’s production tips call out using Figma variables and Auto Layout for consistent themes, exporting high‑resolution PNGs or vector SVG icons, compressing images to keep file sizes small, and verifying alignment and responsiveness before sharing. (hubsite365.com) The tutorial explicitly warns that background images are non‑interactive and that embedding essential data in the image harms accessibility and performance, recommending that charts and slicers remain native Power BI visuals. (hubsite365.com) Design resources compatible with this workflow include Figma’s Power BI Dashboard Design Toolkit and PowerBIgraphs’ Figma UI kit (which models Power BI grid sizes), plus open‑source background generators on GitHub for quickly producing consistent layouts. (figma.com) The presenter recommends saving final deliverables as PBIX files, testing pages in both Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Service, and cataloging a reusable UI kit to reduce rework when producing executive one‑page mockups. (hubsite365.com)
