{"id":859,"date":"2023-12-21T09:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T04:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/procreator.design\/blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:11:01","slug":"prototype-in-figma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procreator.design\/blog\/prototype-in-figma\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Prototype in Figma?- Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Prototype in Figma<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Figma<\/a> is a cloud-based, cross-platform design tool used for designing user interfaces. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place in Figma. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we&#8217;re going to learn how to the &#8216;Prototype in Figma.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><strong>What is prototyping?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prototyping means bringing your design to life. You can walk through different artboards by clicking on the interface elements. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, prototyping is done to showcase how exactly the final product is supposed to work.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><strong>How to begin with prototyping?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prototype anything, you need to have a few artboards ready. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we&#8217;ll begin with 3 basic artboards and will create a prototype by using those.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are our 3 basic artboards. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prototype between them is to create a flow between them, now the logical way to do this would be,<\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user opens the app and clicks on the login.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is then taken to the dashboard where he can view all offers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a setting icon on top clicking on which he can browse the different settings on the app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If he wants to go back to the dashboard, there is provision for that too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-869 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_01.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_01.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_01.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_01.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_01.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Now we have to approach this scenario step by step.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user clicks on the login and is taken to the dashboard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-870 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_02.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_02.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_02.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_02.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_02.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, select the &#8216;Prototype&#8217; tab on the top right of the screen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then click on the login button to see the interface you see here.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><strong>There you can see 3 options.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Trigger<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This to define what a trigger does to the element.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, we&#8217;ve defined the trigger as &#8216;tap,&#8217; which means the prototype state will change when we tap on the button.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><b>Action<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It defines what happens after you trigger your element. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, you have to select the screen that should be opened when the element is triggered. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, we select the dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><strong>Transition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to define the animation that occurs during the action of the trigger. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose from Instant, Dissolve, Move in and Move out, Push, Slide In, and Slide Out. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, we define the next trigger and action for the settings icon on the dashboard too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-871 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_03.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_03.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_03.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_03.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_03.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clicking on the settings icon takes you to the &#8216;Settings&#8217; Page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-872 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_04.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_04.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_04.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_04.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_04.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how everything looks when prototyped. You&#8217;ll see these lines that indicate how an element is linked to any screen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Present to run your prototype.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-873 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_05.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_05.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_05.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_05.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_05.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how the interface will show up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-874 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_06.png?resize=1024%2C759&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_06.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_06.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_06.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/procreator.design\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Post29_06.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now interactively click through the elements to watch the prototype version of your design how all these elements work in common and how they&#8217;re linked to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>By following this guide, you can take your static Figma designs and transform them into interactive prototypes that simulate real-world user experiences. This allows you to gather valuable feedback and refine your designs before development begins.<\/p>\n\n<p>Need help bringing your <a href=\"https:\/\/procreator.design\/services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>designs<\/strong><\/a> to life with Figma prototyping? Look no further than the best <a href=\"https:\/\/procreator.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>digital design agency<\/strong><\/a>, to create interactive prototypes that not only showcase your design vision but also provide valuable user insights. <a href=\"https:\/\/procreator.design\/contact-us\/start-project-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a> today to discuss your project and see how we can help you elevate your design process.<\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy prototyping!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prototype in Figma Figma is a cloud-based, cross-platform design tool used for designing user interfaces. You can design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place in Figma. Today, we&#8217;re going to learn how to the &#8216;Prototype in Figma.&#8217; What is prototyping? Prototyping means bringing your design to life. 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