App Design with Adobe Xd

Create wireframes to map screens, interactions, and routes, visually stripping the product for clear user interactivity. Use Adobe Sketch, Photoshop, or pencil and paper.

Sketch an app icon on paper or with Adobe Draw, refine in Illustrator using precise geometric shapes, shading, highlights, and a clipping mask, then export to XD and Adobe apps.

Gather graphics, photos, and text assets before designing screens in Adobe Xd. Source icons and vector files from Creative Cloud and Adobe Stock, and use fonts via time Kate.

Explore artboard design in Adobe XD, selecting device sizes (including the iPhone 6 7 size), adjusting orientation and grid, applying colors, and using shortcuts to duplicate, resize, and navigate.

Master drawing shapes in Adobe XD by creating lines and rectangles, applying borders, fills, shadows, opacity, rotation, corner radii, and booleans to build complex forms.

Master the pen tool in Adobe XD to create and edit vector shapes with anchor points, handles, and curves, convert corners, and edit pasted Illustrator artwork directly in XD.

Explore text tools in Adobe XD by using the text tool, creating line and area type, and adjusting font, size, alignment, line spacing, tracking, color, and per-character opacity.

Import and place images in XD, resize while preserving aspect ratio, mask with shapes to crop, and adjust blur, borders, and corner radius for polished compositions.

Master the arrangement and layering of elements in adobe xd using the layers panel, bring to front, lock and hide objects, and grouping and repeat grid to create organized compositions.

Store colors, fonts, character styles, and components in the assets panel, then convert repeated elements into components to reuse across screens; changing a component updates all instances.

Build the home screen in Adobe XD by importing the JPAC color palette and home png, then create and unite shapes and apply Ingrassia typography with a drop shadow.

Design the features screen with a white background and a bottom-up transition from the explore features button, using a repeat grid of orange navigational icons.

Design feature description screens navigable via buttons to learn about each feature. Duplicate a base art board to create five additional screens, updating content, icons, and typography.

Create character screens in Adobe XD by duplicating boards, arranging grandma, father, mother, and child, and building detail screens with navigation and back controls for a prototype.

Switch to prototype mode, wire navigation between artboards, group tap targets, and assign transitions (slide, dissolve, push) with easing and duration, then test on devices.

Set up a looping character carousel with left and right push transitions, link character screens to detail pages, and test interactions on a smartphone.

Use the record button to capture interactions, export the recording as mp4, and preview live tests on a connected smartphone via USB with the Adobe XTi app, noting orientation limitations.

Learn to create dual orientation designs by duplicating screens, setting landscape artboards, adjusting the layout, and testing navigation in prototype mode for orientation changes.

Export artboards and elements from Adobe XD as PNG, SVG, or PDF; choose iOS or Android designs with retina sizes, and export single or multiple boards while preserving group names.

Learn to create an animated mockup by pairing an export data interaction video with a photograph in Photoshop, using a smart object video and timeline edits.

Learn to share an adobe xd prototype online, add a 120 by 120 image, enable comments for team feedback, embed previews, and update prototypes for client reviews and ab testing.

Practice your own app prototype ideas and gain confidence using Adobe XD as it adds new features monthly. Stay updated by following the instructor and exploring free resources.