You might’ve seen the plugin from Framer, where you can easily create a design in Figma and then copy and paste it to Framer. Now Webflow has done the same; it’s so easy, and this guide shows you how to do it.
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Key takeaways
- Download and set up the Figma to Webflow plugin.
- Transfer your Figma design to Webflow with one click.
- Make some final touches in Webflow, and publish your Webflow website.
1. Preparing Your Figma Design for Webflow
Before transferring a Figma design to Webflow, you need to create a Figma design.
There are 2 approaches to this. You can also duplicate a design that has already been made by the Figma community. Just ensure you can use it without copyright issues. There are endless free Figma designs and premium Figma designs as well.
You can also start your journey to building responsive websites by creating one from scratch using a prototyping tool such as Figma. Once you get the hang of it, it’s relatively easy to make your design. You need creativity and some custom colors here and there.
Be aware of designing minor things such as paragraph styles, anchor links, a color-block div, and custom colors. If you go with a pre-made Figma template, these minor things are taken care of for you.
Using Figma and Webflow together, you get a suite of powerful tools that combines design assets and responsive website building without writing a single line of custom code.
2. Setting Up Your Webflow Project
If you haven’t done so already, you need to set up your new Webflow Project in a project folder or the main folder.
With your Figma design prepared, it’s time to set up your Webflow project. This involves creating a new project, implementing your style guide, and customizing colors to match your Figma design. Following these steps gives you a solid foundation to build your Webflow site.
To make a new project in Webflow, click on the blue “+ New Project” button at the top-right corner of your Webflow dashboard. It will open up a fresh project creation menu for you. Keeping your Webflow projects organized is essential, so make a new folder for every project you work on.
Next, let’s focus on implementing your style guide and customizing colors.
Style Guide Implementation
Implementing a style guide in your Webflow project is crucial for maintaining consistency and efficiency. If your Figma project doesn’t have a style guide, there is no need to worry. You can easily clone or duplicate the base style guide given. Paste it into your new website on a new page within the project directory.
This base style guide can be pasted on top of a Webflow template. Once your style guide is in place, you can start defining global styles for headings, spacing, link appearances, colors, and font styles.
Customizing Colors
To customize colors in Webflow, open the global swatch in your color panel, click the settings gear, edit the color, and confirm that you want to update the swatch across your site.
You can save the color of your Figma document to global palettes in Webflow using color-block divs. This will make them accessible throughout your project. Customizing colors in Webflow ensures that your website’s visual style matches your Figma design and creates a cohesive look.
3. Transfer Your Figma Design To Webflow
Now, it’s finally time for the magic. It’s time to install the free Figma plugin into your Figma setup. Whether you are using Figma in the browser or as a desktop app, you can use the free Figma to Webflow plugin.
Before this plugin, you had to make style definitions, basic styles, complex interactions, combo classes, and more to copy and paste section by section. This new plugin makes it so easy that everyone can transfer a Figma design to Webflow.
To install the Figma plugin, follow these steps:
- Open up Figma in your browser or the desktop app.
- Click on the plugins icon at the top, and search for Webflow. Remember to click on the Plugins tab.
- Then click run on the Figma plugin.
- You’ll be taken through a short set-up process, as you can also see on the video, where you need to connect your Webflow project, and then you’re ready.
Now with everything set up, all you have to do is click on the element you want to copy. It can be the entire design or only a section. Then click Copy to Webflow in the Webflow plugin in Figma.
Lastly, all you have to do is head over to your Webflow project and paste it into your design. On Mac, it’s CMD + V. On Windows, it’s CTRL + V.
Now you have transferred your first Figma design to Webflow from Figma, congratulations! Next up, you need to test your design, as your design assets from Figma could easily have moved around.
4. Testing and Refining Your Webflow Site
Once you’ve built your Webflow site, testing and refining it to ensure a seamless user experience across multiple platforms is essential. This involves publishing your site, conducting cross-platform testing, and tweaking the design.
Let’s explore these steps and ensure your website looks and functions flawlessly.
Publishing Your Site
After you’ve built your Webflow site and are confident with its appearance and functionality, publish it and test it on different platforms. To publish your site, click the blue publish button in the designer, select your domain, and hit publish.
With your site published, you can test it on various platforms and devices to ensure consistency.
Cross-Platform Testing
Testing your Webflow site on multiple platforms is crucial for preserving the design flow and functionality across all interfaces. Start with mobile breakpoints before testing on the desktop for optimal results.
Emulators like BrowserStack are a great way to test how your page will look on different devices and viewports. You can also start by testing them for free on the major Safari, Chrome, and Edge browsers.
This is particularly useful if you don’t have physical access to these devices. By conducting thorough cross-platform testing, you’ll ensure your website provides a consistent and enjoyable user experience.
Remember to test on both mobile, tablet and desktop. This you can also do in the Webflow designer.
Tweaking and Finalising
As a final step, make any necessary tweaks and customizations to your Webflow site to optimize its performance and appearance. You can do this in the settings of your project, enabling all the optimizations possible.
You can also read this SEO guide on optimizing your Webflow website for the best possible performance in search engines.
By refining your site, you’ll achieve a polished, professional look that leaves a lasting impression on your audience.
Wrap up
That’s it. Today, it’s so simple to transfer a design from Webflow to Figma.
The good part is if you like to work more in Figma, you can quickly go back to Figma, make your tweaks, and then follow the process again. You can do this for each of your pages on your Webflow website. It’s a great workflow.
Remember to add transitions in Webflow and animations. This is impossible in Figma, and when everything is done, remember to test your Webflow website in browsers and different devices to ensure everything looks good so you don’t lose any traffic because of mobile, tablet or desktop issues.