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Designing and Prototyping Interfaces with Figma

By : Fabio Staiano
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Designing and Prototyping Interfaces with Figma

By: Fabio Staiano

Overview of this book

A driving force of the design tools market, Figma makes it easy to work with classic design features while enabling unique innovations and opening up real-time collaboration possibilities. It comes as no surprise that many designers decide to switch from other tools to Figma. In this book, you'll be challenged to design a user interface for a responsive mobile application having researched and understood user needs. You'll become well-versed with the process in a step-by-step manner by exploring the theory first and gradually moving on to practice. You'll begin your learning journey by covering the basics of user experience research with FigJam and the process of creating a complete design using Figma tools such as Components, Variants, Auto Layout, and much more. You'll also learn how to prototype your design and explore the potential of community resources such as templates and plugins. By the end of this Figma book, you'll have a solid understanding of the user interface workflow, managing essential Figma tools, and organizing your workflow.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to Figma and FigJam
6
Part 2: Exploring Components, Styles, and Variants
11
Part 3: Prototyping and Sharing

To get the most out of this book

You will need any modern browser to use the web version of Figma, or alternatively, you can install the Figma desktop app on your computer. The book provides a step-by-step guide to designing an application interface, as well as recommendations for self-practice. To get the most out of the book, it is recommended that you follow the hands-on steps in the following chapters and devote some time to practicing your skills in Figma on your own.

In Chapter 10, Testing and Sharing Your Prototype on Browsers and Real Devices, you will be asked to test your design on devices with smaller screens, and to do so, you will need to download the Figma app (available for iOS and Android) on your smartphone and/or tablet.