Michal Cohen, Author at Anima Blog Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:52:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Introducing Anima GenAI Code Personalization – Prompt in Figma to Customize Your Code https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/introducing-anima-genai-code-personalization-prompt-in-figma-to-customize-your-code/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/introducing-anima-genai-code-personalization-prompt-in-figma-to-customize-your-code/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:55:17 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/?p=9510 Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, we’re thrilled to launch our GenAI code personalization!
A whole new level of design to code workflow. If you ask 1000 developers, you’ll get 1000 different sets of tech stacks, coding styles and conventions. One constant feedback we get about Anima’s generated code, is that will never look the same as if they had been written it themselves.

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Anima turns Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch designs into React, HTML & Vue code, saving developers 50%-70% of their time coding UI. With over 900k installs on Figma community, Anima is leading the space of design-to-code, and we continue improving thanks to your constant feedback.

Today, we’re thrilled to launch our GenAI code personalization!

A whole new level of design to code workflow. If you ask 1000 developers, you’ll get 1000 different sets of tech stacks, coding styles and conventions. One constant feedback we get about Anima’s generated code, is that will never look the same as if they had been written it themselves.

Entering generative AI (GenAI). Over the past year, the world of AI has been evolving rapidly, opening a whole new set of possibilities. GenAI allows us to take Anima’s code generation into a whole new level.

Anima already produces a pixel-perfect code that runs out of the box, right out of Figma. With this update and a set of upcoming AI features coming in early 2024, the generated code looks more and more similar to how developers write their code, individuals or teams.

 

How does it work?

  • As always, design starts in Figma.
  • Open Anima’s plugin in “Dev Mode” or “Edit Mode” (In Edit mode go to Inspect)
  • Select any Screen, Frame, Component, or Layer.
  • Anima will show you React or HTML code right away.
  • Toggle on AI code personalization, you’ll see 3 options to customize your code:
    • Custom instructions – Simply instruct Anima with free text.
      •  i.e. “Add SEO meta tags”, or “Use arrow functions”, or “Add comments”
    • Presets – Some requests are common, and you can easily pick one from the menu.
      • i.e. “Add animations”, “Make it work”, etc.
    • Code samples – Sometimes, a sample is easier.
      • I.e. if you wrap every component in a special way, let Anima learn from your code.
  • After saving, you could run your code online by clicking “Open”, or get it by clicking “Download”.  Youtube - Meta tags and semantic

    Anima’s code generation now gets the superpowers of GenAI, so developers turn any Figma design into a pixel-perfect runnable code that follows the way they write code.

    We trained our generative code __ on millions of design, making sure fidelity is high ( using our open-source system Scooby)
    A fine-tuned Large Language Model (LLM) refines the code to align with your unique framework and style preferences.

    Anima vs CoPilot, GPT (GPT4v), Bard (Gemini)

    GenAI already help developers, a lot. CoPilot, and Tab9 are right there for you in VSCode, and are great in running 2x faster doing logic. However, they don’t have the context of the Figma design or the Design System. Same goes for GPT & Bard’s new capabilities – While the code looks great, it is often broken, and it does not come close to Anima’s fidelity.

    Anima vs CoPilot, GPT4v vs Bard

    GenAI is here to help you code faster, and there’s no conflict in mixing multiple tools. Anima could help you save half the time coding the Front-end user-interface (UI), then CoPilot/Tab9/GPT can help you wire it up.

    Here’s a great video of our own Andrico mixing Anima with Figma, CoPilot, GPT and Dall-E. Andrico built a simple game, to demo how you could utilize multiple AI tools to build faster.

    Build a ReactJS Pong Game with AI by Andrico

    What’s next

    2024 is packed with features that will make Anima a better coding companion for developers building Front-end, by matching your coding conventions, having the context of both your design and code base, and integrating with your existing workflow.

    Get Anima for Figma and let us know what you think about our AI code personalization.
    Have a creative day 🙌

    Sign up for Anima here!
    Get Anima for Figma plugin here

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Anima lets designers create interactive and fully responsive prototypes from right inside your own design tools (Adobe XD, Figma, and Sketch), and for developers to translate these designs into developer-friendly code in a matter of a click.

At the heart of Anima are you, our users, and one of the most popular feature requests from you, is to have the option to support Parallax, so we’ve made it happen!

The Parallax effect became a common widely used feature on the web. It creates a sensation of depth and an engaging browsing experience.

It has been around for years and is most famously known from video games. You might remember Super-Mario, how the scene was scrolling while the clouds move slowly and Mario was running fast?

Super Mario Brothers original parallax example

Parallax effect + Super Mario = 90’s wow!

What exactly is parallax?

Parallax scrolling effect, is a way to create the appearance of depth on the web. By moving elements at different speeds and in different directions, you can create an illusion of perspective, and give a 3D feel while scrolling through the page.

Parallax pro-tip

To achieve the sense of depth — think about depth perception principles. Closer objects have a larger Parallax than more distant objects. So they will appear to move more quickly than ones that are further away.

You may also use design techniques to simulate depth and distance between elements like different sizes, positions, shadow effects, and blur effects.

How can you create Parallax scrolling with Anima?

With Anima, you can create a Parallax effect without writing a single line of code. Here is how:

Anima plugin for Adobe XD with parallax option selected.

Anima now supports Parallax

  1. Select an image in Adobe XD (JPG or PNG)
  2. In the Anima plugin, select ‘Parallax’
  3. Set the animation properties
  4. Click ‘Preview in Browser to see at work

Dive even deeper into the animation properties:

Here are all of the animations properties you have for creating a Parallax with Anima in Adobe XD.

Parallax animation settings for Adobe XD using the Anima plugin.

Parallax animation options with Anima

  1. Direction — The direction of the parallax effect when scrolling down
  2. Scale — The image is scaled to apply a parallax effect. Meaning, the higher the scale is set, the more visible the parallax effect will be
  3. Delay — When a delay is set, the translation of the image will continue during that delay when the user stops scrolling
  4. Easing — The transition of the animation. Choose between ‘Ease’, ‘Ease in’, ‘Ease out’, ‘Ease in-out’, ‘Linear’, or ‘None’
  5. Overflow — The image will translate out of its natural flow and may overlap with other content

Some of the technical stuff (if you insist)

We use a library called simpleParallax.js. It is a Vanilla JS library that adds Parallax animations to any image. Furthermore, the Parallax effect applies directly to image tags, so there is no need to use background images. In the future, we will easily add other libraries for more capabilities.
But it’s only the beginning. This feature is the first out of a whole widget library.

Keep your eye peeled, cause there’s more to come!

Can’t wait to get started?

Get started with Anima today.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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Turn your Figma designs into responsive prototypes https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-turn-your-figma-designs-into-responsive-prototypes/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-turn-your-figma-designs-into-responsive-prototypes/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:44:37 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/?p=4951 Reading Time: 3 minutes A step-by-step guide on how to create responsive prototypes with Figma and Anima

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Designing for different screen sizes is essential for creating the best user experience. In this article, we will show you how to create responsive prototypes with Figma and Anima.

Turn your Figma designs into responsive prototypes

Responsive prototypes in 3 steps:

  1. Apply Constraints
  2. Connect Breakpoints
  3. Share responsive prototypes

1. Apply Figma’s Constraints 📌

Constraints show how elements should respond as you resize their Frames. This helps you control how your design looks across different screen sizes and devices.

How to do it? It’s simple— Pinning elements!

  • Constraints relate to the containing frame.
  • You can’t apply constraints to Groups.
  • Left / Right / Top / Bottom / Center — Will keep the layer size fixed and pin it to the selected direction of the parent Frame.
  • Left and Right / Top and Bottom — Will keep padding from both edges, stretching the layer’s size.
  • Scale — Will keep the layer size and position as a percentage of the Frame’s dimensions.
GIF showing how to play with the layout to see the behavior of the constraints in Anima

Play with the layout to see the behavior of the constraints

💡 Tip for responsive images

When applying constraints to an image, we want to ensure that the image keeps its ratio and doesn’t stretch. Simply select ‘Fill’ for the fill image type.
That way, the image is always centered, with as much image showing as possible, but never loses its proportions.

GIF showing a tip how to constraints with Anima and prototyping

💡 Tip for images — with constraints, ‘Fill’ is the best option for responsive prototypes

GIF showing constraints in prototyping with Anima

Pinned the image to top+left+right

2. Add Breakpoints with Anima 📱🖥

Breakpoints are the point at which your design adapts to different screen sizes.

With Anima, it is super easy to connect several screen sizes on the same screen. So when sharing your design with your team, stakeholders or clients, you simply share a single link with all screens connected as one.

Breakpoints are where the design jumps between mobile, tablet and desktop. The constraints are how it’s going to behave in between the breakpoints.

How to add breakpoints:

  1. Start by installing Anima for Figma plugin.
  2. Open Anima’s plugin, click the plus icon (+) next to breakpoints, and select all the frames you want to connect.
  3. Select one of the frames, and click ‘Preview in Browser’ to see it running.
GIF showing how to create breakpoints in prototyping with Anima

Connecting frames with breakpoints

💡 How does it work?

Design for the smallest size for each breakpoint. Let’s say for example — 320px for mobile, and 1024px for desktop. That means, for a screen size between 320–1023px, you’ll see the mobile design, and for screens over 1024px, you’ll see the desktop design. You can create and connect as many breakpoints as you like.

3. Share a Responsive Prototype 📤

Figma allows you to design with responsive superpowers. But when it comes to responsive prototypes — you need Anima.

Figma’s prototype is an image-based prototype, so it can’t run the native responsive features in it.

Use Anima to share responsive prototypes with Figma’s constraints and Anima’s breakpoints. Anima’s prototypes are code-based, and they can behave the way the final product is supposed to.

You can even take it one step further and share the prototype’s React or HTML code with your developers (Read more here).

How to share a responsive prototype?

  1. After previewing your prototype in the browser, sync your design by clicking the button ‘Sync to Project’.
  2. You can always preview it on Play-mode in Anima.
  3. Click the ‘Share’ button, and choose your share preferences. You can share it with your team by inviting members to collaborate in Anima. Or to share it with a public link.

As always, we’re excited to hear your feedback!

Join the discussion or show off your designs on Facebook, Twitter, Slack, Instagram. Vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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Introducing the 1st design-to-development platform https://www.animaapp.com/blog/inside-anima/introducing-the-1st-design-to-development-platform/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/inside-anima/introducing-the-1st-design-to-development-platform/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:20:46 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/?p=5234 Reading Time: 3 minutes Anima 4.0 is here - high-fidelity prototypes, developer-friendly code and continuous team collaboration.

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After months of hard work, we’re proud to introduce Anima 4.0! The first design-to-development platform.

In a nutshell, Anima has evolved into an end-to-end solution that transforms the design-development handoff into a continuous and integrated process. This means less grunt work, minimal iterations, less pixel-pushing, and more time to be creative.

For the first time, developers can cherry-pick design elements and get runnable React code!

Let’s dive into Anima 4.0’s top features:

Responsive high-fidelity prototypes

Whether you’re designing a mobile app, web dashboard, or website, Anima empowers you to deliver experiences rather than screenshots.

  • Direct integration: A quick plugin installation in Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD and you’re ready to roll.
  • Live, interactive prototypes: Add videos, animations, real input fields, hover effects, and even embed custom code.
  • Automatic flex-box layout: Use breakpoints and pins to create a single prototype for all screen sizes.

GIF showing how to make responsive high-fidelity prototypes with AnimaAnima’s Responsive Prototypes

Developer-Friendly React Code

The new developer-friendly code mode allows you to select any design element and instantly generate high-quality code that you can quickly build upon.

  • Works with your development stack: Translate any design element into clean code for HTML/JS/CSS and React (Vue.js and Angular soon).
  • Time-saving: Instead of coding UI from scratch, eliminate grunt work, and build upon a runnable boilerplate code.
  • Clear, readable code: Copy and paste code components without stressing about dependencies or code refactoring.
  • Code overrides: Developers can add code and tweak Anima’s code as required in real-time.

GIF showing developer friendly code for designsGet developer-friendly React code

Code Overrides

Overrides allow you to tweak the code generated by Anima, whether that be by adding a snippet of HTML or CSS properties. This is particularly helpful when you’d like to fine-tune or improve on particular components while still working closely with the original design.

  • Instant tweaks: Edit the code directly in Anima and instantly see the results rendered in real-time.
  • Everything in one place: Review all overrides in a single list.
  • Robust playground environment: View or hide all overrides with a single Off/On switch to compare the original design to the tweaked design.
GIF showing code overrides for generated code for designs with Anima

Anima’s code override

Compare Mode

Increase clarity and collaboration across design, development, and product teams through the new Compare mode. This mode seamlessly overlays original designs with dev-tweaked ones using the actual running code.

  • Transparent overlays: Get an instant comparison of how altered designs line up with the original UI creative vision.
  • Minimize handoff back-and-forth: Have a point of reference to help developers stay faithful to original UI designs at all times.

Collaborate

Master the art of design-to-development workflows with Anima’s dynamic collaboration features and get everyone on the same page.

  • Build consensus: Team members, stakeholders, and clients can accurately feedback on the true experience of your design, rather than on static images.
  • Continuous handoffs: Provide developers with accurate, structured specs and code-friendly prototypes that sync with your design as it evolves.

We have more exciting features lined up, so stay tuned to learn more on how to up your design-to-code handoff game. For now, take Anima 4.0 for a spin.

Tap into workable developer-friendly code, smoother design-to-dev collaboration, and easy, breezy feedback loops that make redline specs a thing of the past.

Try Anima 4.0 now.

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Create Responsive Adobe XD Prototypes Using Anima https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/create-responsive-adobe-xd-prototypes-using-anima-2/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/create-responsive-adobe-xd-prototypes-using-anima-2/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:32:53 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/?p=5592 Reading Time: 3 minutes Control how your designs look across different screen sizes

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If you’re using XD’s Responsive Resize today, you probably save a lot of time. Having a responsive behavior inside XD makes it easier to design for multiple screen sizes.

We’re thrilled to announce that with Anima for Adobe XD v1.0.7, Anima Prototypes fully support XD’s Responsive Resize. That means that viewing prototypes in the browser will now show a responsive prototype.

Using Anima, you can now create fully responsive designs that can be resized in the browser preview and in the code.

Preview Live Website | Download Sample File

How Does it Work?

An element’s responsive constraints are set in relation to its nearest parents. A parent can be an artboard, a group, or a component/symbol.

For example:

  • If we want a background layer to stretch full width when its parent, the “Homepage” artboard, gets wider, we need to select Left, Right from the Responsive Resize
  • And if we want it to keep the same distance to the top of its parent at all times, select Top.

Learn about Adobe XD’ Responsive Resize

Responsive Resize inside Groups and Components

As mentioned, the responsive settings apply in relation to the element’s closest parent. This means that if the elements are inside a Group or a Component, these too need to have responsive settings applied to them.

For example:

Inside this Navigation group (Parent), we want the:

  • White Background to stretch the full width
  • Foodie logo to stay 30px from the left corner
  • Group of navigation Links to stay 30px from the right corner
  • The entire Group (Parent) to stretch when its parent (the artboard) is stretched
  • We can achieve this by adding the following resize constraints:

adding the resize constraints to create responsive Adobe XD prototypesResponsive Resize inside Groups and Components: adding the following resize constraints

The Power of Constraints + Breakpoints

If you have more than one screen size, connecting them with Breakpoints and adding Responsive Resize is a very powerful combo! They will create a very smooth transition between all your screen sizes. Try it out!

Learn how to create Breakpoints with Anima for Adobe XD.

Preview it!

Click “Preview in Browser” in the Anima plugin to see it come to life!

Preview Live Website | Download Sample File

What is Anima?

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes right inside SketchAdobe XD, and Figma and export HTML & CSS in a single click.

As always, we’re excited to hear your feedback!

Join the discussion or show off your designs on  FacebookTwitterSlackInstagramand vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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How to add background videos to your prototype https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-add-background-video-to-your-sketch-prototype/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-add-background-video-to-your-sketch-prototype/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/design/how-to-add-background-video-to-your-sketch-prototype-577ed444c20c/ Reading Time: 2 minutes Prototyping with Anima Tip #5 out of 5

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Grab attention!

Embedding videos or GIFs within your prototype is a great way to grab attention.
It will help you improve the user experience and increase engagement with your design. Whether you want to impress your clients, your team members, or explain your ideas better to engineers — it will help you get the job done.

Adding a background video or a GIF

Select the layer (i.e a rectangle) that you want to embed into, and click:
Anima Panel > Prototype > Smart Layers > ‘Video/GIF’

In the pop-up window, paste your video’s/GIF’s URL.
And choose the Video settings (Auto Play, Loop, No Controls, Cover).

Adding a background video or a GIF in SketchAdding a background video or a GIF

Tips & Tricks! 💫

  • Upload your Video/GIF and get a URL
    If you want to embed locally stored files, go to your Project Settings in the Anima web app, and in the Files tab, you can upload your videos/GIF files from your computer and Anima will create a direct .mp4/.gif URL that can be embedded.
  • Keep Video Ratio
    To keep the resolution, make sure you’re keeping the video’s/GIF’s size ratio. So when you create the ‘video layer’, use the right ratio + lock ratio 🔒 on Sketch’s inspector.
  • Fullscreen Video
    To make your video/GIF play on fullscreen, you should use pins.
    Select the layer and go to Anima Panel > Layout> Pins and Pin the layer to the top (or bottom) + to both sizes. Again, make sure you’ve locked the layer’s ratio.

Make your video/GIF play in fullscreen

Preview in Browser

To see your video live, Hit ‘Preview in Browser’ (Videos only play in the browser, not in Sketch). 👉Live preview here

See your video live in SketchSee your video live

Discover more tips for prototyping with Anima in Sketch:

What is Anima?

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes inside Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma and exports them as HTML & CSS with a single click.

As always, we’re excited to hear your feedback!

Join the discussion or show off your designs on FacebookTwitterSlackInstagramand vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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How to create overlays in your Sketch prototypes https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-create-overlays-in-your-sketch-prototypes/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-create-overlays-in-your-sketch-prototypes/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/design/how-to-create-overlays-in-your-sketch-prototypes-311ecdb27443/ Reading Time: 2 minutes Prototyping with Anima Tip #4 out of 5

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Part #4 of a 5 part series: prototyping with Anima in Sketch

What are Overlays?

Overlays allow you to show new content on top of other content. Overlays are very similar to links, except they have a transparent background and appear on top of the original page.

Overlays can be used for many use cases: modal windows, drop-down menus, pop-up notifications, all without leaving your current screen.

In this example, the payment method is an overlay.

As easy as creating two links!

Creating Overlays

  • Select the Layer that will trigger the Overlay
  • Click Prototype tab > Flow > Links > Connect it to the Overlay artboard
  • Mark the ‘Overlay’ check-box

Anima Panel > Prototype > Flow > Links > Overlays

  • Click ‘Edit Transition’ to customize the animation between the two artboards. You can control the Direction, Duration, Delay and Curve.
    Or even embed your own CSS if you like to.

Edit Transition

Dismiss Overlay

  • Select the Layer that will dismiss the Overlay, and link it to the ‘Dismiss Overlay’ option at the top menu bar.

Dismiss overlays

Tip!

Change the artboard background color to a transparent color. So you could see the original artboard underneath. Make sure that it is “Include in export”.

Preview in Browser

When it’s ready — it’s time to see it come to life. Hit ‘Preview in Browser’.
👉Live preview here

Discover more tips for prototyping with Anima in Sketch:

As always, we’re excited to hear your feedback!

Join the discussion or show off your designs on FacebookTwitterSlackInstagramand vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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Part #3 of a 5 part series: prototyping with Anima in Sketch

With Anima, you can build prototypes that feel real Directly inside Sketch, Adobe XD, or Figma, and start free!

External Links in Prototypes

Want to add a link to your company’s Instagram page? No problem.

Anima allows you to add links not only between your prototype screens but also to external websites (hyperlinks). That way, your prototype feels more real and gives a better experience.

How to Add Links

  • Select the layer you’d like to link (i.e Instagram button)
  • Click Prototype tab > Flow > Links > External Link
  • Paste your hyperlink URL
  • Click Save

👉 Live Preview Here

Tricks 🎩✨

  • Email links
    Add a link that directly opens the email client with a specific address:
    Just insert ‘mailto:name@email.com’ in the URL field.
  • Phone links
    Add a link that suggests the user make a call (on mobile browser):
    Just insert ‘tel:+1(415)555555’ in the URL field.

Preview in Browser

To see it working, just hit Preview in Browser.
👉 Live Preview Here

Everything is looking good?
Then, click Sync upload the changes to the Anima Project, and click Share to invite others.

Discover more tips for prototyping with Anima in Sketch:

What is Anima?

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes inside Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma and exports them as HTML & CSS with a single click.

Join the discussion or show off your designs on FacebookTwitterSlackInstagramand vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima team

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How to add breakpoints to your Sketch prototype https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-add-breakpoints-to-your-sketch-prototype/ https://www.animaapp.com/blog/product-updates/how-to-add-breakpoints-to-your-sketch-prototype/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:45:24 +0000 https://www.animaapp.com/blog/?p=5361 Reading Time: 2 minutes Prototyping with Anima Tip #2 out of 5

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Part #2 of a 5 part series: prototyping with Anima in Sketch

What are Breakpoints?

Breakpoints are a way to make your design look great on every screen size — Mobile, Tablets, or Desktops. Breakpoints are the point in which your prototypes adapt to viewports of all screen sizes.

And in simple words: connecting two artboards with breakpoints, means they are the same screen — but for different screen sizes.

Why do you need breakpoints?

When you send your prototype to customers, investors, or any other stakeholders, you don’t know in which device they will open it. By using breakpoints, you offer a tailored experience for any device.

With Anima’s Breakpoints and Pins, you can create responsive prototypes without leaving Sketch.

How to Add Breakpoints:

Select one of the artboards, and click Prototype tab > Flow > Breakpoints> mark the 2nd artboard (just like links).
Connect mobile and desktop design, as the same page

How does it work?

Design for the smallest size for each breakpoint. Let’s say for example — 320px for mobile, and 1024px for desktop. That means, for screen size between 320–1023px, you’ll see the mobile design, and for screens over 1024px, you’ll see the desktop design.

You can create and connect as many breakpoints as you like.

Preview in Browser

Preview is the best way to view and test your prototype on your browser while designing. Shrink and expand the browser window to see the breakpoints in action. Or, simply open the link on your mobile device.

👉 Live Preview Here

Create a Fully Responsive Experience

To complete the experience, and to control the design in between the breakpoints, use Pins (constraints) and Breakpoints together.

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What is Anima?

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❤ Anima team

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Part #1 of a 5 part series: prototyping with Anima in Sketch

We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear on our recent survey. On this 6 tips series, we will cover the top topics you asked to learn about.

If you haven’t already,  download the Anima plugin for SketchAdobe XD, or Figma.

A lot has been said about the value of interactions in User-experience.
With Anima, you may build Interactions without leaving Sketch, and it would magically work on your Prototype. Let’s dive in and learn how to add interactions to your prototype!

1. Interaction Mode

Select a symbol or an Artboard and click
Anima Panel > Prototype > Interaction > ‘Create’

Anima Panel > Prototype > Interaction > CreateAnima Panel > Prototype > Interaction > Create

2. Two-State Interaction

  • In Anima interaction editor, you will see two artboards.
  • Each artboard represents a different state of your interaction.
  • Drag & drop elements you wish to change and adjust both states.
  • In this example, move the toggle selector from ‘one-way’ to ‘roundtrip’.
  • Show and Hide the correct text colors from the layer’s properties.

Edit the 2nd state of the interaction (Creating interactions on Sketch with Anima)Edit the 2nd state of the interaction

3. Adding Actions

  • Select the ‘One Way bg’ layer on State1
  • Add action by using the lightning button on the layer ⚡
  • Choose the target state (State2)
  • Choose ‘On Click’
  • Do the same the other way around (‘Roundtrip’ to State1)

Creating interactions in Sketch with Anima: Define action and eventDefine action and event

4. Timeline and Curves

  • For each transition, you can now see a timeline on the bottom of the screen
  • Adjust the transition timing for each layer
  • Choose curves on the right panel
  • You can play it in-place using ‘▶ Play Transition’ in the toolbar

Creating interactions in Sketch with Anima: Adjust the transition timing and curvesAdjust the transition timing and curves

5. Run in Sketch

  • Use ‘▶ Run Component’ in the toolbar to watch the magic unfold ✨

6. Preview in Browser

Ready to see the whole thing?

Creating interactions in Sketch with Anima: To see it live in browser To see it live in browser 👉 Click here

7. Share

  • Once it looks good, use ‘Sync’ to sync your draft design into your project
  • Share it with your clients, your team or your boss.
  • You may also get a public share link for easier sharing.

Discover more tips for prototyping with Anima in Sketch:

What is Anima?

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes right inside SketchAdobe XD, and Figma and export HTML & CSS in a single click.

Join the discussion or show off your designs on FacebookTwitterSlackInstagram. Or, vote for new features at UserVoice.

Stay creative!
❤ Anima Team

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