Document Assetsįinally, we have document assets, which allow you to save colors and character styles in a single repository, and then apply them to other elements. “States” are variations of the component, and in Adobe XD you can easily switch between states really easily in both design and prototype mode. Any changes made to the main are reflected on the instance, but instances can be changed independently of the main. A component in Adobe XD is a reusable element which works on “main” and “instance” logic.Ī copy of the main component is called an “instance”. Second on my list would be components and component states. This can save you a huge amount of time, preventing the need to manually copy and paste (and change) elements in your design. Using controls you can easily change the vertical and horizontal spacing. They allow you to make copies of an element and automatically arrange them in a grid. These are just some of the great features which have been possible to build into Adobe XD, because it started from a clean slate.

Responsive resizing of content and layout.

Support for 3rd party plugins and extensions.

Components (which are completely fluid).

Wireframing, iteration, and behavior are all part of the collaborative decision making with UI and UX design.Īdobe XD is ideal for vector-based UI design, wireframing, interactive design, prototyping, and hi-fidelity web/app design, for solo designers or whole teams.Īmong Adobe XD’s features we can find the following:

A modern design process involves more than a polished finished article.

A designer cannot communicate a fluid and dynamic design using pixels alone.

What’s important to remember is that Adobe XD addresses the two main problems Photoshop and other graphics applications couldn’t: It was developed from the ground up, specifically with UI and UX design in mind, so it has loads of features which never existed in other graphics applications.

I myself started out designing websites in Photoshop, so I know all about the struggles (especially where responsive and fluid design is concerned) but XD is completely different. After all, the web presents very different design challenges to print. Back then it offered a breath of fresh air to anyone still using Photoshop or Illustrator for their UI design.

Adobe XD was first introduced as “ Project Comet” back in 2015 at the annual Adobe MAX conference.

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