Figbruary 2024
Every day in February 2024, I tried something new in Figma based on a prompt, even if I didn’t know where to start. I timeboxed myself so I wouldn’t spend too long per task. I viewed the prompts as an opportunity for growth and practice. Below are some of my favorites from the month...
Only Frames
Prompt to create anything using only frames in Figma. I made a little animation that had nothing to do with UI out of only manipulated frames.
Watch UI “Showing Gratitude”
A good opportunity to do a watch UI, which is something I don’t get to do much.
AI Speech Visualizer
Any representation or visualization of voice and sound, possibly from AI or similar interactions. I just made a quick joke with the sound bars.
Plant Care Instructions UI
The challenge was to make a plant care UI or card. I created an example app page in mobile for care of one of my favorite plants.
Book Cover
Prompted to create a book cover for a science fiction novel titled “Beyond the Auto Layout Cosmos” in constructivist art style. This was new for me.
Make it Pop Button
Created a skeuomorphic button that forms bubbles around the edges, and when pressed the bubbles pop.
Pentagons
Prompted to make anything using pentagon shapes. Everything except text is 5 sided, with animated components. Abstract old-school arcade inspired art.
3D Effect
Needed to simulate a 3D effect in any way we wanted. I made a fictional site for a fake brewery and a totally not-real beer can that you can rotate.
Looping Animation
Prompted to make any sort of looping animation, so I made a loading screen based on Pong with the palette colors from the OG Pong game cabinet.
Iridescent
Needed to make anything we wanted iridescent. I made a toggle button that goes from “boring mode” to “party mode” and becomes more colorful.
Expand Menu
Prompt to create an expanding menu for an app or site. I built a fictional mobile page and gave it an expanding menu.
Keyboard Typing
Prompt to simulate keys or text being typed out. Instead of just displaying text on the screen, I opted to create a functional keyboard with typing prototyped.
Create With Plugins
Prompted to create anything using Figma plugins. I made a mobile game screen with noise, texture, and pixelation plugins using a favorite wallpaper.
Weather Widgets
Just a simple weather gadget/widget.
Animated Line Chart
Prompted to create any variety of line chart in Figma, as long as it was animated. I made something about one of my hobbies.
Minimalist Countdown Timer
Prompt was to make a countdown timer that could be reset while being minimal. I used this as a breathing exercise.
Loading Screen Inspired by Piet Mondrian
The challenge was to create any sort of animated loading indicator inspired by the artist Piet Mondrian. I had fun with this one.
Duck Loading Bar
The challenge was to create a loading-style animation where water level goes up and down, with a duck that reacts to being clicked on.
Variables
Needed to use variables to make whatever we wanted. I decided to brush up on variable modes like dark mode and text string changes.
Ice Cream Generation
The prompt was to use Figma to create an illustrative ice cream builder. I created a banana split customizer with a decent amount of variants.