Figma to After Effects Workflow
(Tutorial Replication)
Completed a step-by-step replication of a UI animation tutorial to gain hands-on experience with the Figma to After Effects pipeline.
Key tasks included:
Credits:
"Weather App UI Design" by @aksonvady (Figma Community)
Tutorial: Jake in Motion (YouTube)
Role: Animation
Client: Assignment
Date: 2026/02
Animation:
Importing Figma designs using Overlord and troubleshooting asset mismatches (fonts, symbols, text box widths).
Reorganizing Figma frames into After Effects compositions for cleaner animation hierarchy.
Resolving rendering issues with rounded corners and custom shapes across software versions.
Matching animation timing and easing to the original reference.
This exercise improved my familiarity with UI prototyping workflows.