Adobe XD UI/UX Design, prototype, and handoff from scratch

Get familiar with Adobe XD by learning the basics of each tool and the design layout; if coming from Sketch or other programs, skip to getting started in Adobe XD.

Explore Adobe XD's interface by navigating the tools panel, assets, layers, and canvas, then use the properties panel and design vs prototype mode to prototype and preview on devices.

Learn how Adobe XD adopts a universal menu style for Windows users, with shortcuts and a hamburger menu to access core features, while noting platform differences.

Navigate the Adobe XD menu bar and essential workflows, from file and edit operations to assets, export, masking, path operations, and prototype sharing.

Explore the tools panel in Adobe XD to draw rectangles, ellipses, lines, and text areas, use shift to constrain shapes, manage artboards with presets, and zoom with the zoom tool.

Start with a wireframe UI kit from a Behance project, copy artboards and symbols, and rapidly assemble sign-up, messaging, and profile layouts for mobile.

Navigate the layers panel to explore artboards and nested layers, lock or hide elements, use repeat grids, and batch export assets for handoff to developers.

Explore how the assets panel in Adobe XD speeds UI kit design by centralizing colors, character styles, and symbols, enabling global color edits and asset reuse across artboards.

Boost productivity in Adobe XD by using shortcuts for sizing and padding with option, nudging in ten-pixel increments, and quick element copying, plus tool shortcuts like P, T, and E.

Learn to copy and paste appearances in Adobe XD to apply consistent styles—shadows, radial gradients, colors, and typography—to buttons, circles, and text across artboards.

Link and test your Adobe XD prototype by connecting login, main screen, and overlays, using dissolve and push transitions, fixed-position navigation, and overlays to create a responsive, interactive prototype.

Publish and share your Adobe XD prototype with a public link, enable comments, and embed it on websites while element-specific feedback helps keep collaboration in one workspace.

Preview your prototype on a real device using device preview. Download the companion app, connect via USB, and see live interactions, button sizing, and icons directly on your phone.

Explore how the Do Local app helps you find things to do in your area, with a splash screen, login, activity feed, details, calendar collections, menu, and a search interface.

Create your first artboards in Adobe XD, starting with iPhone 678, rename to splash, login, and activity, apply a dark background, and add seven artboards via templates and copy/paste appearance.

Set up a layout grid and a square grid in Adobe XD, adjust column count, gutter, and margins, and save defaults for consistent artboard grids.

Create content wireframes for a mobile app in Adobe XD by laying out login, splash, and activity screens with rectangles, text, and logo placeholders, using 20-pixel margins and grid snapping.

Design wireframes in Adobe XD by setting typography to Roboto 14px, establishing precise spacing and sizes, aligning elements to the artboard, and applying rounded corners for a cohesive UI prototype.

Learn to accelerate design workflows in Adobe XD by using repeat grids to duplicate elements vertically, adjust spacing, and manage repeated content while preserving unique text and images.

Learn to import text from files into Adobe XD, manage repeat grids, and format point and area text with wrapping, line height, and character spacing, color, borders, and shadows.

add images from the assets folder into rectangles and repeat grid elements, resize inside the bounding box, and drop maps or sunsets onto artboards.

Explore object styles in Adobe XD to control blur, fill, borders, and shadows on shapes. Apply background blur, adjust opacity, and configure strokes and dashes for polished UI designs.

Explore color in adobe xd by crafting radial and linear gradients, adjusting center and edge, tweaking opacity, saving swatches, sampling colors with the eyedropper, and copying appearance across elements.

Use the assets panel to save and reuse colors, gradients, and overlays as swatches across the project, rename them, and edit colors and contrast via right-click.

Explore character styles in Adobe XD to keep colors and typography consistent across your project, using Roboto 24 medium for headers and body text, with changes updating across repeat grids.

Import icons by dragging seven SVG and PNG files onto the canvas, compare SVG editability with PNG blur, then place icons in a repeat grid and adjust color and overlay.

Explore image masking in Adobe XD by using shapes and object mask with shape, drag images into shapes, and edit masks within grouped layers for precise, editable designs.

learn how to prepare images for adobe xd by editing in photoshop to adjust hue, lightness, and exposure, then re-import edited jpeg, with note on round-tripping and creative cloud libraries.

Import icons from Illustrator into Adobe XD, copy and paste, and preserve colors and styles. Arrange icons on the artboard, adjust text, and export SVGs for users without Illustrator.

Create a Do Local logo by designing shapes, converting text to paths, editing nodes, and aligning elements, then apply the gradient from assets and reuse in a horizontal version.

Build icons in Adobe XD by combining simple shapes with boolean operations (join, subtract, union), refining with nodes, color styles, and assets for magnifying glass, gear, and back button.

Create and manage symbols to reuse icons and UI components across multiple artboards, using nested symbols, opacity overrides, and image and text field overrides for active states and consistent design.

Take on a design challenge to replicate a search artboard in Adobe XD, using symbols, assets, and repeat grids, to craft fields, icons, and centered text with precise spacing.

Complete the calendar design by populating July dates with a repeat grid, applying selected styling, and adding navigation arrows and overlays to prepare for prototyping.

Prototype your artboards to reveal the relationships shaping the user experience, making ideas tangible for stakeholders and enabling early feedback from users and developers.

Learn to add interactions in Adobe XD by linking screens with dissolve transitions, one-second duration, and easing to create a smooth prototype from splash to login.

Learn to add overlays to your prototype in Adobe XD, including a keyboard overlay with a slide-up transition and ease in/out, triggered by user clicks.

Record your linked prototype in XD, save the video to your desktop, and share via QuickTime, mail, messages, or airdrop to teammates.

Use mobile device preview in Adobe XD to test your design on a real device by USB connection, enabling live preview, linking artboards, and refining interactions and transitions.

Export your Adobe XD designs and assets for developers by batch exporting icons, naming files, and sharing PNG, SVG, and PDF handoffs at 1x–3x resolutions.

Explore how Adobe XD integrates with third-party tools to export assets, publish design specs, and build richer prototypes with Protopie and Zeplin, plus options for overcoat and other tools.

Import photoshop or sketch files directly into Adobe XD to preserve layers, symbols, character styles, and artboards, then edit templates with real-time symbol updates.

Discover importing icons from the web into Adobe XD with the Noun Project and Icons8, downloading SVG or PNG, and dragging icons into your artboard for editing.

Learn to integrate photos, icons, and UI assets across Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD using Creative Cloud libraries. Manage linked and embedded assets for seamless updates and design workflow efficiency.

Celebrate completing the course and apply your knowledge of the tools to design your next project. Reach out with questions as you continue your design journey using Adobe Experience Design.