The Wonderful World of Figma

I have heard great things about the Design and Prototyping tool Figma so I decided to see if I could figure out how to use it in an afternoon.  I picked an app from my Social Distancing App Ideas for Smart Watches post and went to town.  

Don't Stand So Close to Me - Aka Bubble Breach
(now you know why I'm not allowed to name anything anymore)

This app intends to create awareness of what a six-foot radius looks like when you're in the middle.  The app will alert the user whenever someone has entered their personal bubble and provide visual cues for direction and number of interlopers.  

Basic features include:

• Stop/start/pause
• Personal space violation alerting
• Violation indicators
• Session summary
• Quick stats
• Ability to customize the size and units of measurement for your bubble

It's not the slickest app, but the goal was to see if I could use Figma to create a basic UX flow and prototype without any prior design skills. It's a bit rough, but here is the final result  Please forgive fit and finish issues as my primary focus was to learn a new tool.

I haven't quite figured out the best way to organize my frames for easy consumption, but that's a project for another day.  Overall, Figma was pretty to use.  I was up and running after a couple of YouTube videos and spend most of my time struggling with assets.  If you are looking for a free, easy to learn tool to pull together designs, prototypes, or even generate high-level code, take a look at Figma.