Summary UI / UX Design Tutorial – Wireframe, Mockup & Design in Figma

From Wireframe to UI: A Complete Website Design Walkthrough This tutorial series guides you from zero to hero in website creation, focusing on a structured process: wireframing, UI mockups, and ultimately, a fully-fledged website design. The journey begins with understanding the importance of wireframing a visual blueprint outlining website functionality and page structure achievable even without design expertise, using simple tools like paper, iPad apps like Concepts, or dedicated wireframing software. The Core Workflow: Sitemap Creation: Start by defining the websites hierarchy. A basic sitemapHome, About Us, Features, Contactprovides direction. Think of it as a websites table of contents. Wireframing Pages: Focus on the layout and functionality of each page, not aesthetics. For example, the homepage requires a header logo navigation and a footer consistent across pages. Elements are represented simply: boxes for images, lines for text, circles for logos. A key element is the hero image a prominent visual at the top. Building Blocks: The video emphasizes reusability. Elements like footers and navigation are designed once and replicated across pages. Call-to-actions CTAs are also incorporated. Responsive Design Consideration: Even during wireframing, envision how the layout will adapt to different screen sizes mobile, tablet. Then comes the UI Mockup in Figma: The tutorial then moves to Figma, a collaborative design tool, to create a more polished visual representation of the wireframe. The process leverages a 12-column grid system based on Bootstrap principlesestablishing a flexible layout. Figma Key Steps: Recreating the Wireframe: The initial step involves faithfully reproducing the wireframe within Figma. Component Grouping: Organize elements into logical groups e.g., Logo, Menu, Hero Section for efficient editing and reuse. Visual Refinement: Adding basic styling with colors darker backgrounds for footers, consistent text colors and typographic hierarchy. e.g., larger font sizes for titles, lighter ones for descriptions. Mobile-First Approach: Creating a separate design frame for mobile views, adapting the layout and content for smaller screens with responsive menu hamburger icon . Iterative improvement: Refining the design based on initial wireframe, incorporating more complete content logo, text, images etc to turn it into a mockup. Practical Design Choices: Header: Logo on the left, navigation menu on the right. Homepage Sections: Hero image with slider functionality, About Us section with image and text, a Sponsors/Testimonials section. Footer: Contact form, sitemap, logo, and contact information. Testimonials: Repurposing the sponsor section, but using quote from real people to give credibility. Resources: Figma: A free, collaborative design tool. Font Awesome: A resource for icons. Enhance UI: The project used as an example for content and branding. The tutorial concludes with both desktop and mobile versions of the design completed, ready for the next stage: development. The completed Figma file is shared for further exploration and experimentation.