I start with pen and paper. Figma is my tool to present ideas in readable and structured form. If I can code as quickly as I can make wireframes in Figma, I might just build it.

For personal work, almost always jump into code. Sometimes in the day job a working prototype is warranted.

Curious how@many “designers” use code rather than Figma or similar to put together designs? 🎨 

I’ve never been good at Figma but I can throw together spicy designs using Tailwind and code 👨‍💻

I feel like being able to interact and click through the app you’re designing is key. 

Similarly how many Figma users then use Prototypes and Interactions to achieve this? 🤷‍♀️

60/70% Figma to get a rough idea of things and a little more forgiving idea generation/exploration. Working on getting that number down, but my skills not up to scratch.

I hardly ever use the interactions in Figma. I’d love to take the time to shift my attention outside of the tool tbh.

Always depends on the intent and type of product. What is it you’re trying to prototype? You might decide you need code. Or you might decide you don’t.

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