Figma Prototyping

Low-High Fidelity

Figma allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes that are fully interactive. Besides that, the platform offers a collaboration feature that many designers can work on the same project simultaneously.

Strength

  • Ability to render fully interactive high-quality prototypes.

  • Collaboration feature for teamwork.

  • Offer many powerful features to prototype.

  • Ability to prototype many kinds of devices such as Apple Watch, iPhone, Website, Slidedecks, etc.

  • Support many designed practices such as brainstorming, research, creating flowcharts, etc.

weakness

  • Require high-tech efficiency

  • Need time to learn the software.

  • Many advanced features have to depend on plugins.

  • Unable to design Voice Interface.

  • Require paid subscription for the advanced package.

  • Not suitable on iPad Pro

When to use

Technically, we can use Figma anytime in the design process because we can create low-fi prototypes in the early phase of the project. However, practically, Figma works better in the mid-phase of a project, when we have already done a paper prototype and need to bring the sketchy wireframes to interaction. Also, Figma can produce a fully interactive and polished high-fi prototype, which is suitable for the final render of a product.

Prototype Apple Contacts App

Mockups

Prototype a Portfolio Website

Team Collaboration on a Research Project