Recently I’ve started prototyping my designs in Figma more than I have in the past. I

Recently I’ve started prototyping my designs in Figma more than I have in the past. IRecently I’ve started prototyping my designs in Figma more than I have in the past. I

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Sam Comstock

pro

• Apr 24

Recently I’ve started prototyping my designs in Figma more than I have in the past.

I tended to avoid prototyping in the past due to it being time consuming and honestly most of the projects I was working on were simple enough to not require this amount of detail.

But as the projects I work on have become more complex I’ve found that this extra attention to detail really helps align with stakeholders and sell them on a design before starting development.

With a prototyped design clients are able to interact and see how the website will function, not just how it will look. This helps reduce uncertainty in the final deliverable and ultimately helps speed up Webflow development.

In the past describing all the hover interactions and click interactions for something even as simple as the slider below would require both time for me to explain and some imagination on the client’s part.

While imagination is great, it’s not the best way to align on fine details.

Anyways, long story short, new policy is show don’t tell.

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Afton & Sebastian | Regent Park

max

• 21h

Looks really great @Sam Comstock. Agreed, it does take time, but sometimes, prototype can uncover things we may not consider in the initial designs and avoid misunderstandings when handing things over to the client or dev.

Sam Comstock

pro

• 2h

Thank you and agreed, always best to minimize misunderstandings where possible.

Cipher UI

• 1d

Wow...love the hover animation and yeah prototyping can be time consuming but at the end it always looks worth it

Sam Comstock

pro

• 1d

Thanks @Cipher UI. Agree, it definitely is a better way to present designs.

Zafar Saleem

• 1d

Nice worj

Madob Acharjya

• 1d

Nice!

Akin Gundogan

• 1d

Great interactions! Reminds me Framer sites (ahah sorry had to do it as a Framer dev :))

Sam Comstock

pro

• 1d

I haven't used Framer yet. I'll have to give it a try to see how similar it is.

Akin Gundogan

• 1d

It's "closest to Figma" no-code tool, so I'D certainly check its beginner tuts :) I know Webflow has its "ideal project types" , so I'm also thinking about checking Webflow tuts, since as I said they have different ideal use cases in my opinion.

Orbix Studio

max

• 4h

Appreciate it!

Taylor Fournier

pro

• 21h

I feel this. Half of the game is being able to communicate & sell your vision to the client. Prototypes are often the best way to bridge that gap. The visuals help establish the trust needed to move forward with development. As a visual person myself, I can't fault clients for wanting to see it before committing, haha!