Figma Prototyping: A Deep Dive For Ux, Ui Designer

Beginner to advanced: Basic prototypes in Figma, smart animating, re-usable interactive components, document and share

What you'll learn

Setting up basic clickable prototypes for showcasing and testing

Smart Animate with Figma

Interactive Components

Documenting and Sharing Figma Prototypes

A lot of tips tricks and hidden treasures

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Figma

Free Figma account

Description

Figma Prototyping: A deep dive for UX/UI DesignerBring your design alive with Figma prototyping. In this deep dive, we will learn everything about creating basic prototypes, smart animating in Figma, re-usable interactive components, and how to share and document.We'll start with the basics and learn how to connect our screens, add different scrolling behaviours, and preview our design, as well as some tips and tricks to present your prototypes.We will explore the different triggers, animation types and how to create a stateful design with the help of Figma sections.We will move on to smart animate the magic part prototyping in Figma. I'm going to show you all of smart animates superpowers and we're also going to talk about their limitations and do some troubleshooting.Then we will learn how to set up micro-interactions with interactive components in Figma. This will save you a lot of time when it comes to adding standard behaviour to instances across your design. And that's also where Figma unleashes its truly impressive potential, namely when combining auto layout, smart animate and interactive components.Finally, I'll show you tips and techniques for documenting and sharing your prototypes for handoff, and we'll take a look at interactive component documentation in Figma as well as external design systems.I will provide you with a Figma file that lets you follow alongside me during the videos or return to exercises with detailed instructions in your own time.This course is for you if you have a basic knowledge of Figma or if you are an advanced Figma user and want to improve your prototyping skills.Prototyping BasicsThe Figma Prototype workspaceWhere should my prototype live?On-screen device previewFixed and scrollable elements (New Figma April 23 release!)Fixed headers (New Figma April 23 release!)Nesting frames for presentationsHorizontal and vertical scrollLinking screensThe back actionScroll toOverlaysLinking to external pagesAction triggersFigma animation optionsEasing and spring animationsSections and stateful designFlows in FigmaAdding videos to prototypesPreview on your mobileSmart Animate with FigmaSmart animate in FigmaSmart animate and moving animationsLimitations of smart animateLet's build a smart animated appRemember: Animate with purpose and code in mindInteractive ComponentsInteractive componentsNesting interactive componentsEasy hover and zoom animationsVideo interactionsInteractive components and auto layoutFunnel componentsDocumenting and Sharing Figma PrototypesDocument prototypes with flowsSharing prototype linksDocumenting interactive components for handoffEmbedding in external documentation

Overview

Section 1: Intro & Course Material

Lecture 1 Promo Video

Lecture 2 Download Figma files

Section 2: Prototyping Basics

Lecture 3 The Figma prototype workspace

Lecture 4 Where should my prototype live?

Lecture 5 On-screen device preview

Lecture 6 Fixed and scrollable elements

Lecture 7 Sticky header on scroll

Lecture 8 Nesting frames for presentations

Lecture 9 Horizontal and vertical scroll

Lecture 10 Linking screens

Lecture 11 The back action

Lecture 12 Scroll to

Lecture 13 Overlays

Lecture 14 Linking to external pages

Lecture 15 Action triggers

Lecture 16 Figma animation options

Lecture 17 Easing and spring animations

Lecture 18 Sections and stateful design

Lecture 19 Flows in Figma

Lecture 20 Adding videos to prototypes

Lecture 21 Preview on your mobile

Section 3: Smart Animate with Figma

Lecture 22 Smart animate in Figma

Lecture 23 Smart animate and moving animations

Lecture 24 Limitations of smart animate

Lecture 25 Let's build a smart animated app

Lecture 26 Remember: Animate with purpose and code in mind

Section 4: Interactive Components

Lecture 27 Interactive components

Lecture 28 Nesting interactive components

Lecture 29 Easy hover and zoom animations

Lecture 30 Video interactions

Lecture 31 Interactive components and auto layout

Lecture 32 Funnel components

Section 5: Documenting and Sharing Figma Prototypes

Lecture 33 Document prototypes with flows

Lecture 34 Sharing prototype links

Lecture 35 Documenting interactive components for handoff

Lecture 36 Embedding in external documentation

Section 6: Thank you!

Lecture 37 Thank you

This course is for you if you have a basic knowledge of Figma or if you are an advanced Figma user and want to improve your prototyping skills.