If you're not familiar with Figma to Lottie, you're missing out on one of the most exciting features of the LottieFiles for Figma plugin. Essentially, Figma to Lottie empowers you to effortlessly create production-ready Lottie animations in Figma itself.
It's incredibly user-friendly, and the Figma to Lottie feature keeps evolving with the latest enhancements, such as boolean shapes and text support, providing you with the ultimate set of tools to bring your animations to life.
To help you make the most of your practice hours and sharpen your motion skills, we proudly present the 30 Days of Figma to Lottie challenge, which has already inspired countless captivating animations within our vibrant community.
What is the 30 Days of Figma to Lottie Challenge?
This challenge, parked under the hashtag #30DaysOfFigmaLottie, is where you release your creative geniuses and create one animation per day, for 30 days. That’s it!
Kicking off Day 01 of the #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Challenge! 🚀
— Nattu 🇲🇻 (@reallynattu) May 26, 2023
Embarking on a vibrant, month-long journey, creating animations with @figma and transforming them into production-ready masterpieces using the @LottieFiles plugin.
Figma → Lottie → Notion Embed / Codepen
🔗… pic.twitter.com/nD2Luys7bE
It’s the best way to get inspired, and like they say practice makes perfect. So, go ahead, embark on your 30-day challenge and don’t forget to add #30DaysOfFigmaLottie when posting your creations.
First, how does Figma to Lottie work?
But before you get into the challenge, let’s just have a recap of how the Figma to Lottie feature works. With intuitive and user-friendly features, product designers gain the power to seamlessly create an extensive range of polished and captivating animations.
The LottieFiles for Figma plugin equips them with the ability to preview their animations in real-time and export them as Lottie files - this integration enables designers to incorporate their animations into Figma designs.
Moreover, these animations can be utilized across multiple platforms, including websites and mobile applications that support Lottie, further expanding the reach and impact of the designs.
It only takes three simple steps to get started with the LottieFiles to Figma plugin:
- Download the LottieFiles for Figma plugin.
- Search for an animation or create your own.
- Insert the animation into your designs seamlessly.
To create your animation, you can either export existing prototype flows as Lottie animations, or select multiple frames for a quick and faster animation path; it’s that simple.
Also, here are some helpful links to help you get started:
- Read all about Figma to Lottie in our blog, Create Production-Ready Animations with Figma & LottieFiles, where you’ll find all you need to know about Figma to Lottie.
- Follow our step-by-step guide on How to Create Production-Ready Lottie Animations with Figma to Lottie to learn more about this feature.
Check out these Figma to Lottie animations
Through the 30 Days of Figma to Lottie challenge, the community has come up with some truly inspiring designs that will make your creative juices flow. These animations showcase the incredible things you can do with the plugin, pushing the boundaries of what you thought was possible.
Check out some of these awesome creations below!
1) A toast to Kelly for her amazing animation
Day 18 of the #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Challenge! 🚀
— Kelly (@kellyisapotato) June 21, 2023
I really really really love toast!
Designed in @figma, exported to Lottie using @LottieFiles plugin. pic.twitter.com/Uni4HXTU88
2) Time is ticking with Raif
Day 7 of #30DaysOfFigmaLottie
— Raif (@RaifShareef_) June 4, 2023
lately, i’ve been feeling like there isn’t enough time, like i’m always trying to catch up but falling behind.
here is what i did
take a step back.
breath.
“just be, in this moment” - whm https://t.co/aAihb4N5Qj pic.twitter.com/IKIzB0uI5I
3) We are tripping for Saylee Kir’s stars
#30DaysOfFigmaLottie
— Saylee Kir (@DafaqDoodles) June 12, 2023
Challenge Day 11: Tripping Stars
File: https://t.co/3a19Trmf8E…………@figma @LottieFiles #PatternDesign pic.twitter.com/27S1Xhx0cd
4) Let’s get some sunshine with Sin
Day 1 of #30DaysOfFigmaLottie
— Sin 🐣 (@itsindesign) June 18, 2023
GM,
waking up to a party sunshine;
turn up the heat and drop the beat pic.twitter.com/iPTfns5DCo
5) Reimagine a logo with Nattu
Day 03 of the #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Challenge! 🚀
— Nattu 🇲🇻 (@reallynattu) May 29, 2023
Simple Figma logo animated by quickly swapping the shape locations.
Designed in @figma, animated with @LottieFiles.
📷 Source: https://t.co/wC7cB7mxQn
🔗Plugin: https://t.co/L7fVnURmj3 https://t.co/WWJ5sYRSvQ pic.twitter.com/6Jqfmwu3PZ
6) Show your love for Config with YaaminOn
Day 14 of #30DaysOfFigmaLottie. Who is excited for #Config2023? Can't wait to hear about what @figma has in store for us! Also @LottieFiles is there at Config too this year.
— YaaminOn👾 (@yaanteoa) June 19, 2023
Also @fof_kualalumpur will be running our own watch party for those Figma fans in KL! Exciting week for… https://t.co/QCvNhG8U3P pic.twitter.com/xluSBVEq5f
7) Have a cherry bomb with Mandy
Day 14 of #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Challenge
— Mandy (@mandysasaaa) June 17, 2023
Cherry Bomb 🍒
Designed this in @figma and animated it with the@LottieFiles plugin
Hello, daddy, hello, mom
I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb
Hello world I'm your wild girl
I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb pic.twitter.com/vpCQv3vOBs
8) Get fired up on day 29 with olonks
Day 29 - Streak#30DaysOfFigmaLottie @LottieFiles Challenge
— Desmond (@o_lonks) June 29, 2023
Duolingo inspired, obviously.
I'm in the streak society🔥🔥🔥
Let me go do my lesson before the owl comes for me 🦉😄#figma #prototype #lottie pic.twitter.com/3hXPR5KnMd
9) Squiggles with Adrian Yap
Day 02 of #30DaysOfFigmaLottie pic.twitter.com/EWaYNMApN9
— Adrian Yap (@adrianyap92) May 28, 2023
10) Roping it in with Inad
Day 8 of #30DaysofFigmaLottie
— Inad (@inerds) June 11, 2023
Inspired from @kaihenthoiwane s fake rope simulation
Created on @figma with @LottieFiles
🔗 https://t.co/DK1uzSJVc9 https://t.co/DvcCkcxKN8 pic.twitter.com/3ijOMXNFgf
11) Clipping mask animation with Sepideh Yazdi
Day 22 of the #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Clipping Mask Animation [@Figma + @LottieFiles] in FigChallenge!
— Sepideh Yazdi (@sepidy_) June 30, 2023
I did some experiments with the new update supporting the clipping mask!
My invitation to this challenge in #FigChallenge: https://t.co/R5Y6rYeu0W https://t.co/AzFd7r2xKJ pic.twitter.com/7ysxkU5WIQ
12) Traffic lights with Muazzim MS
Day 19 of #30daysoffigmalottie
— Muazzim MS (@muazz1m) June 24, 2023
Traffic Light https://t.co/ux5BErQ4Q5 pic.twitter.com/VUFz8CHRDg
13) Say yes with Bady
Creating a Lottie animation in #figma never been this easy 👌
— Bady ☻ (@bady_qb) May 30, 2023
Day 01 of the #30DaysOfFigmaLottie Challenge! 🚀
Designed in @figma , exported to Lottie using @LottieFiles pluginhttps://t.co/3O9tZ2M7os https://t.co/ySM5NwQtc0 pic.twitter.com/Y5LFvj9WYh
14) Journey into a timeline with prank
I gave it a try too 👀 #30DaysOfFigmaLottie
— prank (@ayarse) May 27, 2023
I wouldn't know where to begin with After Effects 😅 https://t.co/n8t95hGD55 pic.twitter.com/GWx3CGM5QD
Want more inspiration? Check out all the creations from our talented community on Twitter and LinkedIn!
Go on, show us your creations with the LottieFiles for Figma plugin
Figma to Lottie brings excitement and efficiency to your design process. Whether you're animating a single frame, multiple frames, or an entire prototype, don't be afraid to experiment, explore, and enjoy the process.
Remember, with the LottieFiles for Figma plugin, anyone can effortlessly incorporate production-ready animation and motion into their designs.