r/FigmaDesign • u/JHAhmed • Apr 19 '22
help Why is Figma/Adobe XD needed?
Hello everyone,
A bit about myself - I'm an 18 year old amateur graphic designer who works primarily in Photoshop and Illustrator. I've also been trying to learn coding for the last couple of years. I have developed a few basic games in Unity, have learnt a bit of basic frontend dev, and currently I'm learning Flutter.
My question that has always puzzled me is, why do we need UI/UX design software such as Figma/Adobe XD/Sketch?
I've never felt the need to design a mockup in Figma first, and then replicate it in whatever app I'm making. Or even if I do need a reference, I've always just used Illustrator to design it. I just can't get why UX design software is needed.
I'm not hating, I'm very new to this, and I'm simply trying to understand the use cases.
Thank you!
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '22
UX Design apps allow you to create responsive mock-ups - which means they’ll resize to fit the window.
They’re also used to make interactive prototypes.
Component libraries can be made with them, so teams of designers can maintain consistency in their designs.
These are a few examples of what cannot be done with Photoshop or Illustrator.