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User interface design utility that places an emphasis on apps and smaller UI components

User interface design utility that places an emphasis on apps and smaller UI components

Vote: (2 votes)

Program license: Free

Version: 116.4.2

Works under: Windows

Also available for Mac

Vote:

Program license

(2 votes)

Free

Version

116.4.2

Works under:

Also available for

Windows

Mac

Pros

  • Easy collaboration tools
  • Simple user interface to get novices started
  • A wide range of design features for teams and individuals
  • Offers unlimited cloud storage

Cons

  • You will wait longer to load larger files

Figma is a UI and UX design tool, allowing users to create apps and websites. The tool features a simple user interface that allows integration with any projects you may want to create. It works the same way as Adobe XD and Sketch.

Unlike several other multimedia apps, this tool allows designers to collaborate on projects in real-time. Creators can send images of the project back and forth until they have something that they can all agree on. Sharing designs, criticism, and ideas is easy through the app. The creators can see images in real-time even when they are using different platforms. You can have this tool on Linux, Chrome, Mac, and on Windows.

Collaborative Design for Websites and Apps

Figma is a tool for all users, regardless of their experience level. The app features an intuitive interface that even the first-time user will find the tool cheap to run and use. For novice designers, the app creates an easy way for users on different platforms to share ideas and get their projects off the ground. The app makes the design process faster, allowing you to transform your ideas into a great product.

Designers can collaborate on single projects, free projects, and even web-based tools. You can create projects in both UI and UX settings. The entire design team can collaborate on the project from the start to the finish. To see the progress of the project, the designers have to open a live accessible URL. One designer drops the link in the group chat and the others can open the link and access the project details.

With the use of collaborative links, the users are able to perform some tweaks until the project is ready to launch. One of the main features that designers will love is the components library. This library has reusable components that the whole team can access. Teams can access images, objects, and color tones that one designer uses while allowing manipulation of the objects in a new and creative way. The libraries ensure that one does not have to recreate the original idea, but will only open a file and extract the components they need and retool them as necessary.

Another great feature of the tool is vector networks. The feature makes it possible for designers to attach several segments to a node on a vector. This feature works with the component library to create a space where designers can execute the most complex ideas and share them with designers and teams in a different environment.

A Tool for Teams

Figma can help teams create graphic designs online and offline. It is available for UI and UX design creation. Designers can create logos, websites, presentations, infographics, and many others. From the tool, users have access to hundreds of shapes, a wide range of colors, and fonts, and amazing effects to create the best presentations. Every feature on the tool seeks to help bring your idea to reality.

Pros

  • Easy collaboration tools
  • Simple user interface to get novices started
  • A wide range of design features for teams and individuals
  • Offers unlimited cloud storage

Cons

  • You will wait longer to load larger files