Figma Animation For Web Designers: Create Wow Prototypes

Master Figma Animations: Boost creativity, wow clients, speed up approvals, and create stunning animated web prototypes.

What you'll learn

Professional Animation Skills: Master how to animate website design prototypes in Figma.

65+ animation techniques: from the simplest button to the most complex screen transitions

How to create animated website design, record prototype and publish on social networks

Build interactive prototypes with smooth transitions and user interactions

The fundamentals of animation, timing, and easing

Streamline Animation Projects: Speed up your workflow and complete animation projects more efficiently.

Gain a Competitive Edge: Stand out in the design industry with impressive, animated presentations.

Reduce Edits and Get Paid Faster: Deliver designs that are clear and captivating, minimizing edits and accelerating client payments.

Boost Client Approval Rates: Learn techniques to increase client approval rates with polished animated prototypes.

Requirements

Figma design tool (free Starter Plan or Professional Plan)

You should have a basic grasp of Figma's tools

Adobe Photoshop (optional, but highly recommended)

Description

Course is divided into 3 parts:Part 1 - Level up as a designer‍ or How to boost your creativity and become a better as a designer. Part 2 - Animation Techniques or How to animate: from the simplest button to the most complex screen transitions. Part 3 - Animated Website Design from scratch or How to create animated website design, record prototype and publish on social networks.This course is for designers who want: 1. Increase client approval rate by 70% with animated prototypeClients can better visualize the user experience, interactions, and transitions, leading to a clearer understanding of the design concept. Compared to non-animated based on my experience2. Professionally animate website design prototypes in Figma Delivering animated prototypes demonstrates a higher level of professionalism and dedication to client satisfaction, leading to happier clients and potential referrals.3. Increase competitive advantageShowcasing your design and tech skills through animated website prototypes sets you apart from the competition, making you the top choice for clients and design agencies.4. Less edits and faster paymentsThis immersive experience helps clients better understand the flow and usability of the design without further questions. As a result, the number of edits is reduced, which speeds up the process of final approval with the client.5. Get next level in showcasing projects With the additional animations, your projects can create a real "wow" factor that not only grabs attention but also leaves a lasting impression, making them truly stand out from the rest.6. Speed up the process of animation projects Everything becomes easy once you understand how it works. By the end of this course, you'll be able to understand the principles of animation and use them to make your designs pop.Recommended but not necessary to use paid programs and applications to take the course. You can use the free Figma Starter Plan, and for the rest of the tasks, I will show you 100% free alternatives.Does the course show how to implement all types of animation on a real website?No, the course only shows the process of creating animation in Figma. No code or programming. Animation in Figma is created for presenting a project to the client (to increase the percentage of project approval) and social networks. Animations of varying complexity are shown and further development depends on many factors. Some animations can be implemented on the site by creating a GIF or video, for some elements you need a senior javascript developer, parallax we can create in website builders like Framer or Webflow etc.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Demo course

Lecture 2 Welcome!

Section 2: Download assets and import Figma files

Lecture 3 Download and install fonts

Lecture 4 Figma file for Part 1 - Level up as a designer

Lecture 5 Figma file for Part 2 - Animation techniques

Lecture 6 Figma file for Part 3 - Animated Website Design

Lecture 7 Assets for part 2 and 3.zip

Section 3: Part 1. Level up as a designer

Lecture 8 01 - Train yourself

Lecture 9 02 - Wow factor

Lecture 10 03 - My story

Lecture 11 04 - Critique

Lecture 12 05 - How not to get left behind

Lecture 13 06 - If you're stuck

Lecture 14 07 - Client is your best friend

Section 4: Part 2. Animation techniques

Lecture 15 00 - Intro

Lecture 16 01 - Basics

Lecture 17 02 - Shapes

Lecture 18 03 - Typography

Lecture 19 04 - Buttons

Lecture 20 05 - Video and Gif

Lecture 21 06 - One screen

Lecture 22 07 - Parallax

Lecture 23 08 - Website examples

Section 5: Part 3. Animated Website Design

Lecture 24 00 - Intro and final result

Lecture 25 01 - Brief and grid

Lecture 26 02 - Inspiration

Lecture 27 03 - Assets

Lecture 28 04 - Typography

Lecture 29 05 - First screen

Lecture 30 06 - Product page 01

Lecture 31 06 - Product page 02

Lecture 32 07 - Home page 01

Lecture 33 07 - Home page 02

Lecture 34 08 - Animation 01

Lecture 35 08 - Animation 02

Lecture 36 08 - Animation 03

Lecture 37 09 - Record prototype

Lecture 38 10 - Social networks

Section 6: Final word

Lecture 39 Final word

This course is for anyone who wants to improve their level and skills in animation and prototyping.,Creatives aiming to increase client approval rates with polished, animated prototypes.,Those who want to reduce the number of edits and get paid faster.,For web designers looking to professionally animate website design prototypes in Figma.,Individuals seeking a competitive edge in their design projects.,Professionals who want to speed up the animation process for their projects.,Designers aspiring to elevate their project showcase to the next level.