Designing responsive prototypes can be a challenge, but there are some great tools out there to help. Figma is one of those tools.
In this article, we’ll take a look at how to turn your Figma designs into responsive prototypes.
There are a few things to keep in mind when creating responsive prototypes. First, you’ll need to consider the different screen sizes that your prototype will need to support.
Second, you’ll need to think about how your design will respond to different screen sizes. And third, you’ll need to test your prototype on different devices to make sure it looks and works the way you want it to.
Once you’ve considered these things, you’re ready to start creating your responsive prototype in Figma. The first thing you’ll need to do is create a frame for your design.
To do this, click the “+” icon in the upper-left corner of the Figma interface and select “Frame” from the menu that appears.
Now, give your frame a name and select the “Responsive” option from the drop-down menu next to “Size.” This will ensure that your frame automatically resizes to fit different screen sizes.
Next, you’ll need to add elements to your frame. To do this, click the “+” icon again and select the appropriate element from the menu that appears.
For example, if you want to add a button to your frame, select “Button” from the menu.
Once you’ve added all of the elements you want, it’s time to start prototyping. To do this, click on the “Prototype” tab in the upper-right corner of the Figma interface.
This will open up the Prototype mode interface.
In Prototype mode, you can link together different elements in your design so that they interact with each other when viewed on a device. For example, you can link a button to another frame so that when someone clicks on the button, they’re taken to that frame. Or, you can link two frames together so that they slide back and forth like pages in a book.
To create a link between two elements:
- Click on the first element. This will open up the properties panel for that element.
- Click on the “Link” option. This will open up the Link properties panel.
- Select the second element. This will link the two elements together.
Once you’ve created all of your links, it’s time to test your prototype.
- Click on the “Test” tab in Prototype mode. This will open up the Test mode interface.
- “Select a device”. This will allow you to test how your prototype looks and works on different devices.
Conclusion:
Turning your Figma designs into responsive prototypes is a great way to make sure they look and work well on all devices. To do this, create a frame for your design and add all of your elements.
Then, in Prototype mode, link together different elements so they interact with each other when viewed on a device. Finally, test your prototype on different devices to make sure it looks and works as intended.