The power of Figma is in its ability to quickly and easily create a prototype overlay. This process allows designers to quickly see how their design will look and function before committing the design to development or production.
With a few simple clicks, you can create an interactive prototype that can be used to test out user flows and validate designs. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do a prototype overlay in Figma.
Step 1: Create a Frame. Before you begin creating your prototype, you need to create a frame for your design.
A frame is the canvas where you will add your elements and build your prototype. To create a frame, go to ‘File > New Frame’ in the top menu bar. Give the frame a name, select the size of your project, and click ‘Create’.
Step 2: Add Your Design Elements. Now that you have created your frame, it’s time to start adding design elements.
You can add shapes, text boxes, images, icons, buttons and more from the left-hand panel. Drag and drop them onto the canvas to start building out your prototype.
Step 3:Create Connections Between Your Elements . Once you have added all of your design elements to the canvas, it’s time to connect them together with prototypes.
Prototypes allow you to create connections between elements that show how they interact with each other when clicked or hovered over. To create prototypes between two elements, select one element on the canvas and then hold down ‘Command/Ctrl + Shift’ while selecting another element. This will open up the Prototype settings window where you can specify what happens when these two elements are interacted with.
Step 4:Test Out Your Prototype . Once you have connected all of your design elements together with prototypes, it’s time to test out your prototype overlay!
Click on ‘Play Mode’ at the top right corner of the screen and then click on different elements in your design to see how they interact with each other. Make sure everything works according to plan before moving onto production!
Conclusion:
Creating a prototype overlay in Figma is an easy way for designers to quickly test out user flows and validate designs before committing them into development or production. With just a few simple steps – creating a frame, adding design elements, connecting them with prototypes – designers can use play mode within Figma itself for testing out their prototyped designs.