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How to Export Adobe XD to HTML

Adobe XD is an amazing design tool that lets you easily create fantastic website designs without any prior web development experience. You can just import PSD files of your design from Photoshop and create an eye-catching website UI.

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These designs go a long way in helping developers understand how you want your website to look and make the development process a bit easier on their part. However, there are only a limited number of ways you can export the designs from the software.

You can either choose to save them as an XD file and hope the developer already has the software installed on his system or export each artboard as an individual PNG file which can be a bit inconvenient to use.

Thankfully, there’s a handy third-party plugin that lets you export the artboards as HTML files and that’s what I’ll talk about in this article. But before we get to it, there’s something you need to know.

Export Adobe XD Files to HTML Using Plugins

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, just follow these simple steps to download the required plugin and then export the Adobe XD files to HTML:

Step 1: Click on the hamburger menu button in the top left corner of the software.

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Step 2: Scroll all the way down and then click on the Plugins option. That will open up a new Plugins panel to the right of the main menu.

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Step 3: Select the Discover Plugins option from the Plugins panel.

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Step 4: In the following page, search for HTML and then click on the Install button next to the Web Export plugin.

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Once you’ve installed the required plugin, open up the project you want to export to HTML and then continue with the following steps. For this article I’ll be using a free Adobe XD artboard I found online.

Step 5: Select the artboard you want to export by clicking on it.

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Step 6: Now click on the menu button, navigate to the Plugins panel and then choose the Export Artboard option from the new Web Export plugin settings.

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From the same window, you can also choose to export multiple artboards or the last artboard you edited.

Step 7: In the Export Artboard pop-up, add a name for the file and then select the folder in which you wish to save the file by clicking on the tiny folder icon next to the Export Folder option.

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Step 8: Now, if you want to add an external script, stylesheet or alternative fonts to the exported file, you can add those in the same window.

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Step 9: Then, you can choose the dimensions of the output HTML file by typing in the values in the blank space next to the Size option.

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Step 10: To ensure that the project scales properly, you can also select various scaling settings from the same window by checking the box next to each option.

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Step 11: Furthermore, you can choose any additional settings like Keyboard Navigation, Auto-refresh, etc. by checking the boxes next to the options.

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Step 12: Once you’ve finalized all the settings, just click on the blue Export button and you’re done. Your artboard will appear as an HTML file in the destination folder you previously selected.

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From the same window, you’ll also be able to copy the CSS and markup of your artboard if you also want to share that information with your developer.

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Once again, do note that the exported HTML can by no means be used to develop a fully functional website. As of now, there’s no way for you to publish an Adobe XD project to the web directly, and according to several discussions on the Adobe forums , there won’t be one anytime soon.

Adobe XD is just a prototyping tool that allows you to create an initial design without code. Once you have a design ready, you can use a platform like Dreamweaver to convert your design into a website. But for that, you’ll need some prior web development experience or you’ll need to hire someone who does.

Export Your Adobe XD File to HTML

So, now that you know how to export your Adobe XD file to HTML, I’m sure you’ll be able to easily share your artboards with a developer or a client. And you won’t have to worry about any compatibility issues. Install the plugin right away and start exporting your artboards with ease.

Next up: Check out the following article for a couple of free interactive websites on which you can learn how to code and write your own HTML website.

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How to Export Adobe XD to HTML

If you’re wondering how to export Adobe XD to HTML without writing the code yourself, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll show you how to export your Adobe XD designs as production-ready HTML in a few simple steps using Anima.

Anima allows designers to create fully-functional prototypes in  Adobe XD ,  Figma , and Sketch . Developers can then export those prototypes as HTML & CSS —as well as React and  Vue.js code.

Going directly from Adobe XD to HTML will allow you to create live web-based prototypes, deploy your own simple websites or landing pages, and hand developers clean code packages for the entire UI to speed up development.

So let’s get to it!

👉Check out our Adobe XD to HTML YouTube tutorial .👈

Overview and requirements

In this article, we will go over everything you need to know to convert your Adobe XD design to HTML and CSS .

To convert an Adobe XD design into code, you will need:

  • A design made in Adobe XD using Anima [ download our XD sample file ]
  • The Anima plugin for Adobe XD
  • An Anima account (with a pro plan if you intend to export or copy the code)

How to export Adobe XD to HTML 

Here are two great ways to get HTML and CSS from your Adobe XD design:

1. Export the entire code package:

  • In Adobe XD, open the design you created using Anima (Don’t have one? Here’s a Sample File ).
  • Open the Anima plugin .
  • Select the artboard you want to translate to HTML.

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  • When your download is complete, unzip the file from your browser’s download bar to view the contents.

What’s in the Code Package?

An HTML code package automatically generated by Anima

Opening the files in a text editor will present to you a well-structured HTML and CSS code.

  • For every designed screen you are provided with its HTML and CSS file.
  • The screens with Breakpoints share the same HTML and CSS file.

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2. Get code for individual components

  • Sync your design draft to your Anima project ( Learn how to sync your design draft ).

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You can export your Adobe XD file to production-ready HTML and CSS automatically using Anima App. Anima’s platform allows you to create fully functional prototypes in Adobe XD, then convert them into code packages for developers, or to deploy your own custom website or landing page. 

Can you use Adobe XD to build a website?

Yes, you can use Adobe XD to build a website using Anima. Anima for Adobe XD allows you to build fully functional code-based prototypes inside XD, then export production-ready HTML and CSS code. You can use this code to deploy your own simple website or landing page right out of the box, or  hand it to a developer if your site has complex logic or backend architecture.

Does Adobe XD generate code?

Yes! With the right tools, you can generate code directly from your Adobe XD project. Anima lets designers create high-fidelity code-based prototypes in Adobe XD, then export developer-friendly HTML, React, and Vue code in a few clicks.

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How to convert Adobe XD designs to HTML code with App Builder

Are you familiar with these steps when crafting a new app design in Adobe XD from scratch and getting it into a complete, coded, production-ready product?

ideation and actual design --> wireframing and tackling  designer-developer handoffs  --> user/usability testing, iterating changes with stakeholders --> and finally coding

Then you know that the process is complicated and time consuming because it is split across multiple people and teams, and involves many phases.

Luckily, the year is 2022, and there are comprehensive design and development app accelerators, like App Buildertm, that aid in this design-to-code process.

In this article, we will help you learn:

What is Adobe XD?

  • What is an Adobe XD file?
  • What is Adobe XD to code?
  • How to convert Adobe XD to HTML code using App Builder?
  • What differentiates the App Builder from other low-code design development tools?

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Crafted from the ground-up to equip designers with a modern and easy-to-use arsenal of tools which allow them to design wireframes and apps, Adobe XD is one of the most popular vector graphic design platforms in the market today. Along with wireframe features, designers can create hi-fidelity prototypes , collaborate across teams through the design process, configure animations and collect feedback.

Like software development teams and IT teams, design teams depend on reusability more than ever before to create a sustainable yet dynamic ecosystem of tools that saves time and efforts on repetitive tasks. Adobe XD supports these goals in that it enables the creation of higher-level components like buttons and navigation in the form of UI Kits that promote reusable designs and streamline the design process.

What is Adobe XD best for? 

  • Quickly and easily create interactive prototypes, wireframes, add animation 
  • Run prototypes on various device types and sizes
  • Create reusable design elements and design systems 
  • Swap, spacing, resizing, and aligning functionalities for your layouts 
  • Sharing handoffs and collecting feedback 

What are Adobe XD’s disadvantages? 

  • It does not include code generation or code output
  • No user testing / user study features
  • Limited plug-in ecosystem
  • Cannot transfer your prototype or wireframe into an official design  

Adobe XD is designed to create wireframes and prototypes, without the promise of code generation of getting any type of HTML coded results. Front-end programmers and digital software teams must step in to produce the required HTML code (or try to find plugins online that might help), so the design gets real and it can be synced to everything developed in the back end.

What Is an Adobe XD File?

Adobe XD files are .zip files that include image assets, color values, style guide, and some CSS. In other words, they contain design elements that can be converted into production-quality HTML code with additional tooling and automation. In a developer hand-off scenario, the developer must have Adobe XD installed on their system to read the design files. On the other hand, converting design files into PNG or PDF, while possible, design elements, layers and application flow is lost in translation.

There are tools and websites like filext.com , that may be useful for viewing the content of the XD file, but this only adds more time to the project and slows down the product time-to-market.

What Does Adobe XD to Code Mean?

In essence, Adobe XD to code refers to the process of transforming the XD design files into code. The goal of building a new digital product design using Adobe XD is to be able to convert it into a working application with real, usable code. Typically, this process involves many steps, people, and time invested in communication, collaboration, design improvements, and manual code fixes.

Art boards and visual mock-ups must be created.  POCs must clearly communicate the idea and the value of the design to stakeholders. Designer-developer handoffs  must be extensive and detailed enough as to provide all the specs to programmers and eliminate iterations, silos , and miscommunication at a later stage before recreating the prototype into UI code. It also takes conducting user and usability tests to see how users interact with the design, whether it validates its purpose, and if it can increase the value of a given business.

Code generation tools like our App Builder step in to help teams transform Adobe XD file designs into production-ready code in a matter of minutes, not days.

How to Convert Adobe XD to HTML Code using App Builder?

There are a couple pre-requisites to get started:

  • Login to your account or start a free trial of App Builder  
  • Login to your account or start a free trial of Adobe XD  

Once you have installed Adobe XD, you need to install the Indigo.Design App Builder plugin, which enables design to code.  You can access this from the Stock & Marketplace -> Plugins in the Creative Cloud app, simply search for Indigo.Design.

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Figure 1 : Adobe Creative Cloud Plugins

Once you have installed the Indigo.Design App Builder plugin, you need a design based on the UI Kits from Infragistics.  The way design to code works with App Builder is that designs in Adobe XD must be created using out UI Kits, which are full-featured, extensible and customizable libraries of UI components and UI patterns that accelerate the design phase.

Go to our sample’s library here https://www.infragistics.com/resources/sample-applications/angular-people-app and download the Adobe XD files for the People App example.

People App Adobe XD files

Figure 2 : People App Adobe XD files

One downloaded, open the People App Adobe XD file in Adobe XD.

People App Opened in Adobe XD

Figure 3 : People App Opened in Adobe XD

From here, select the Create New App option from the Plugins -> Indigo.Design menu.

Create New App Menu in Adobe XD for App Builder

Figure 4 : Create New App Menu Option

Next, you’re presented with the Create New App dialog, where you can change your Workspace, and a few other options in the app creation process.

Create New App Dialog for App Builder in Adobe XD

Figure 5 : Create New App Dialog

One you click Create App on this dialog, the Adobe XD file is sent to the cloud, where it is processed, parsed, dissected, and ultimately transformed into the Common App Model of the App Builder. 

Successful Deployment of you App to App Builder from Adobe XD

Figure 6 : Successful Deployment of the People App to App Builder in the Cloud

Once you click the link in the Success Dialog, or click the Visit Workspace button, you are taken directly to App Builder, where you will see your new application!

The People App from Adobe XD in your App Builder Workspace

Figure 7 : People App in you Workspace in App Builder

Next, simply click on the People App to edit it in the App Builder!

People App in the App Builder WYSIWYG Designer

Figure 8 : People App in App Builder

From here, you can Preview Code, generate Angular or Blazor code, or start modifying the app in the WYSIWYG designer. And because we know that developers love GitHub , App Builder enables them to upload all application files to a GitHub repository or download them as a package which can be run locally.

What differentiates App Builder from other low-code design development tools?

In the  “ What is Low Code Development and Why is it Important?”  article , we highlight that there are three main challenges when it comes to design to code:

  • Lack of WYSIWYG low-code app makers to build enterprise-ready apps that work with the most popular frameworks like  Angular ,  React , and  Blazor . 
  • Design sketches and prototypes are difficult to automatically translate into real code or functional apps.
  • Few low-code platforms have an integrated design system with a comprehensive array of UX controls, patterns, and style guidelines that translate into software components and can be reused or contextualized for building branded solutions.

And here is when the App Builder can outperform design-to-code software examples from competitors. The top differentiating factor is that unlike other app makers that produce non-editable and non-changeable spaghetti code, App Builder generates clean production-ready code that is usable, testable, and debuggable.

On top of this, App Builder relies on a shared codebase and includes built-in development, testing, debugging and deployment capabilities, which means this cloud-based, low-code web app builder from Infragistics, reduces your development time by 80%. Serving as a single “force multiplier,” it streamlines sketching, designing, prototyping, user testing ,   real-time code preview and code generation, and it also automates repetitive tasks, eliminating the complexity behind building user interfaces and enabling you to create an excellent UX without manual coding.

This way, everyone — from stakeholders, through designers, to developers — is being consolidated within a single platform without asking team members to give up the tools they have been using so far.

In addition, App Builder replaces development tasks, configures UI components , and interactions which can be linked to code, styling, and layouts.

Just recently, we released a comprehensive App Builder product overview and tutorial. You can watch it below to learn all about its features and capabilities and get started with it.

From a business perspective, our low-code platform reduces app development costs by democratizing the app dev process, helps avoid technology churns and automates business workflows. Since it is cloud based, the app builder software also promotes scalability and data encryption.

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Your first xd to html and css export.

Easily convert Adobe XD to HTML and CSS with support for multiple pages, custom styles and dynamic elements. You can use your current XD design or any XD Template found online to get started.

You can export (a) a single Artboard, or (b) all Artboards as individual HTML pages. If you export a single Artboard then you will get an individual .css file per export. If you export all Artboards, you will get individual .html files with a single .css file for easy caching.

A Deeper Look into HTML and CSS Exports

Your Adobe XD to HTML and CSS export will reflect the design of your XD document to maintain the parent/child relationship of layers, along with mapping XD properties to the corrisponding HTML element.

The exported HTML and CSS files are clean, easy-to-read, and ready-to-use right away. Names of elements within the code is reflective of the naming convention of your XD document.

Text, Font and Style Ranges

Export Kit has great support for custom style rangers within XD text layers. Using Paragraph text and ${p} tags, you can render your complete style ranges.

Style Ranges allow you to have multiple font styles applied to individual words or characters within the same paragraph; without having to create a new text element for each style.

HTML Web Forms and Input Elements

Create unlimited HTML Web Forms with dynamic Input elements directly from your XD design using our ${form} tag. Web Forms allow users to provide information which can then be handled by the client or server back-end.

All web forms require Input elements to process data on the server. You can add unlimited input items to your webform using our Input Tag .

Input Tags work with Form Tags to provide customization support for web forms. Input Tags will allow you to define many input elements and export them directly in your HTML5 webpage.

Custom CSS Input Element Styles

CSS class styles apply directly to any element regardless of the XD layer type. This makes it easy to fully customize the final output of all projects to match any design specification.

CSS and JavaScript Popup Lightbox

Create custom dynamic content such as Popups and JavaScript Lightboxes directly using your XD layers along with ${class} and ${code} tags. You can create any native HTML element or run-time script within XD.

You can further customize your output with any HTML5 element using our Class Tag with your folders. All elements support custom properties so you can map them any way you like.

You can create ANY element including iframe, canvas and object, the following are just examples.  Note that Class tag only works with Folders.

CSS Rollover and Hover Buttons

XD to CSS is even easier with Export Kit. You can map any custom CSS style to XD layers and manipulate any property at run-time. Rollovers and Hovers support text, images, shapes and folders; with a few layer tags you can customize the look and feel of elements with any native CSS state.

Create pseudo selectors to the full extent of CSS3. You only need to change the layer names to reflect your desired output.

You can add direct selectors to each layer in styles folder to native HTML elements. You will have to use ">>" (without space) when adding selectors.

You can use any valid CSS3 selector with Export Kit to define your custom classes.

CSS styles also support Hidden Layers which will allow you make layers visible/hidden only when required or triggered by the user. Hidden layers can be used to create dropdown menus, steppers, and more – only limit is your imagination!

CSS and JavaScript Animations

Apply any custom CSS or JavaScript animation to any element inside your XD document. You can embed custom styles and scripts, or load any external file to apply interactivity at run-time.

Animated CSS Hover Buttons

CSS and JavaScript animations can apply to any element including buttons, to further enhance your creative design. You can reuse multiple styles and effects to create custom transitions for your HTML export.

JavaScript Photo Slideshows

Depending on your slideshow needs, you may want to Google “ free javascript slideshow script ” and download a free JavaScript slideshow script to get you started with your slideshow.

The setup of your JavaScript file is important because the HTML elements the script looks for, are the same XD layer elements you are required to create. Export Kit makes it easy to map your JavaScript elements to any XD layer element, you only need to know the name, or the class to include in your PSD.

Website Navigation Menus

Nav Menus are a group of anchor links used to direct users to both internal and external pages. Nav Menus are involved in all common designs for both websites and applications.

CSS Hover Menus

Add interactivity to navigation menus with custom CSS styles and effects. Each menu item can reuse the same CSS style or have individual styles for custom items.

Fixed and Static Menus

Take control of your XD to HTML export with dynamic objects such as fixed and static menus. You can personalize the complete look and feel of your project to provide the best user experience.

Website Wireframe Templates

Explore your creative potential and learn how to convert your current design into 100s of sub-designs with a few simple steps. With a single design, you can provide multiple themed layouts to both clients and end-users.

External CSS and JavaScript Libraries

Load any external CSS or JavaScript library directly into your XD to HTML export, to include all functionality and effects. You can reuse any CSS style or JavaScript method as required in your project to enhance the end-user experience.

Optimize Reusable Images

Your project may contain repeated images which you may not require for your final release. You can reuse images as required with custom CSS styles to save both bandwidth and project size.

Responsive HTML and CSS

Create XD to Responsive HTML5 and CSS3 websites using any Adobe XD file. You can define multiple screen sizes to support any number of devices inlcuding desktop, tablet and mobile.

You can set the screen size to any custom size, but generally here are a few common sizes:

  • default (required)
  • 320 (mobile)
  • 768 (tablet)
  • 1280 (desktop)

Export Kit will not assume you want an element in a particular position or size when you output your responsive css screen. Your design is just that – your design! Export Kit allows you to customize each target screen so you can personalize your Output for that screen.

Each responsive css screen folder allows you to change the look and feel of your Output to target the user screen size. You can change the element size, position and effects for each individual css screen folder.

We recommend you start with the LARGEST responsive target screen size and work-down in size when creating css screen folders. This will save you lots of time when creating additional css screens.

Responsive Navigation Menus

Further enhance your responsive design with custom layouts for navigation menus. Each responsive screen can contain an individual design with JavaScript code, making it easy to design mobile and 4k menus.

Responsive Artboard Layouts

The June 2020 update for Lightning Storm has many new features including better responsive support for Artboards, a new ${global} and ${raw} tag for better organization, and more.

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How To Use Adobe XD To Build a Website

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If you want to create a website for yourself or your small business, you have plenty of options. While many people don’t have much experience with web design languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, systems like Adobe XD (Adobe Experience Design) allow you to create beautiful websites and mobile apps without knowing any code at all.

Creating websites is one of the most commonly-used functions of the Adobe XD platform. The steps for building a website vary quite a bit based on what type of site you’re making, what features you want to offer, and other factors. Follow these steps when using Adobe XD to build a website.

  • Create Your First Artboard
  • Adjust Alignments
  • Complete Your Layout
  • Create Interactions
  • Get Feedback
  • Publish Your Site

1. Create Your First Artboard

Artboards are essentially a draft to help you position all the different content, menus, images, and other items on your site. The artboard tool allows you to drag and drop any feature or function for  your website  so you can draw up a strong outline of your proposed vision in minutes.

Example of an artboard.

2. Adjust Alignments

Once you have everything roughly in place, you need to make more precise alignment adjustments to get everything perfect. This is where you specify the size of your images, how much space the text should take up, and other website design decisions.

3. Complete Your Layout

Now you need to complete the overall layout of  your website . This is where you add menu items, headers, footers, and other key navigation features.

4. Create Interactions

Creating interactions is where you add in elements like links for your menus, animations, and other functionalities. This creates a more tactile, interactive experience for your visitors.

5. Get Feedback

Once you believe you have everything up and running exactly the way you want it, you can send it off to coworkers or clients for review. Adobe XD makes it so that teams can collaborate without publishing their projects publicly, so you don’t need to worry about potential customers spotting mistakes or other website issues after launch.

Your coworkers or clients can examine the project to ensure everything looks and works the way you need it to. If they find problems, they can send the project back for fixing prior to official publication.

6. Publish Your Site

Once you and your team are happy with the way your website looks and functions, you’re ready to publish it to the web. To publish your site, all you need is  a good web hosting provider  that supports Adobe XD sites. Fortunately, almost all hosting services do.

To complete the publication process, you upload all of the files from Adobe XD to the main directory on your hosting account. After that, you’re ready to go. If you need any help with ensuring the files are in the right place and your site is live, contact your chosen host’s technical support team.

What Is Adobe XD?

Adobe XD is a suite of tools for creating websites, web apps, mobile apps, and other interactive media. It’s an advanced, vector-based option for crafting different platforms from start to finish, even if you’re not a web designer with experience in coding, web design, or similar skills.

In addition to the main suite, there are also Adobe XD mobile apps for iOS (iPhone Operating System) and Android devices, allowing you to test various projects and see how they function on phones before publishing.

About Adobe XD’s Key Features

Adobe XD has a lot of great features built right into its interface, allowing you to make sure your site looks and functions as expected. The following features enable you to create a viable website using either a simple drag and drop or a click-adjust interface:

  • Prototype for animation : You can use prototyping to create fun animations on your website. Prototypes work similarly to the artboards that can also be added and adjusted throughout your page. More sophisticated animations can also be imported via Adobe After Effects.
  • Repeat grids : Repeat grids make it extremely fast and easy to add multiple pictures, lists, or other items to your landing page. This feature also ensures that the included elements line up in a uniform, organized manner.
  • Cross-platform interoperability : You can take advantage of a variety of Adobe tools (as well as certain approved tools from other manufacturers) within Adobe XD. For example, you can seamlessly integrate files from Photoshop, After Effects, or Illustrator to style images, fonts, and even videos and animations exactly how you want them.
  • Plugins : As with most web design platforms today, you can find and use plugins either from Adobe directly or, more commonly, from third-party plugin developers. This dramatically increases the options you have for building your site.
  • Resize responsiveness : You can set up your site to automatically resize pictures, videos, and other objects on your site so that they look perfect no matter what type of device they’re accessed from.

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Adobe XD Templates

One of the many features that users love most about Adobe XD is the ability to use templates. Templates allow you to use premade designs for just about any project, saving you a significant amount of time and effort without sacrificing quality.

Since the templates are generally created by an expert web designer, you may discover that you’re yielding even better results than you otherwise would if you completed each step on your own.

If you’re creating a website, you can choose a template that sets up your menus, images, written content, and other features in a way that both looks great and is user-friendly.

If you want to make a mobile app or another tool, Adobe XD has several UI (user interface) kits available. These are essentially templates as well, and they make it possible for anyone to quickly create a custom mobile app for both iOS and Android devices, with no coding experience necessary.

Easy-To-Host Adobe XD Websites

Another added benefit of Adobe XD is that the websites built on this platform run efficiently and operate well on almost any platform or browser. You don’t need any specialized hosting server or other features for the landing page to load smoothly for all visitors.

Like other website-building tools, including WordPress, the type of hosting you need is based more on how many visitors you expect to welcome and what type of content your site contains above anything else.

This makes choosing the right hosting provider for your needs somewhat simpler. For most small businesses, you’ll want to find a  host with exceptional reviews  who also happens to provide the bandwidth, security, and customer service packages that best fit your site specifications.

For example, if you’re a local company that doesn’t anticipate huge traffic, you should be fine with a shared hosting package. If you’re targeting a much larger national or global audience, a VPS (virtual private server), or even  a dedicated server , might be required.

Comparing Adobe XD To Other Website Builders

There’s no doubt that Adobe XD can provide you with excellent templates, tools, and other resources to build just about any type of website or mobile app your business may require. If you don’t believe this website builder is exactly right for what you’re specifically looking for, however, there’s no need to give up entirely on creating a website. There are dozens of options, each offering a different user interface, features, and specialties.

You can read more about the  best website builders available today  to make an informed decision about which one works best for the website you and your business want to share with the world.

FAQs About Adobe XD

Is adobe xd free.

As with most Adobe products, you can request a free trial version of Adobe XD, but it will have reduced functionality compared to the paid equivalent. Check Adobe’s official website for the most up-to-date pricing on Adobe XD, which is now part of the Adobe Creative Cloud package.

What’s the difference between Adobe XD and Adobe Illustrator?

Adobe XD is a collaborative tool for prototyping and publishing websites and mobile apps. While it’s vector-based and involves considerable design elements, it’s not, first and foremost, an art creation tool.

Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based design tool meant for creating illustrations, logos, icons, and typography, but it isn’t ideal for building a website from the ground up. However, files from Illustrator may be imported into Adobe XD and edited for publication.

Is Adobe XD difficult to learn?

Many individuals and businesses choose to use Adobe XD because it doesn’t require knowing any of the most common coding languages associated with website and mobile app design and development. However, as a resource in and of itself, it does require some training to get the most out of its plethora of features. You can find tutorials online or sign up for a class to get to know the ins and outs of Adobe XD.

Is it worth learning Adobe XD?

If you want to work in the UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) field, you should heavily consider adding Adobe XD to your skillset, as clients and potential employers may want you to have experience with it. Even outside of UX/UI work, it’s worth learning Adobe XD because it’s much simpler when you need to design and develop websites and mobile apps without a background in coding.

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  • Color Management
  • Hardware and software requirements
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  • Accessibility in Adobe XD
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Tips and tricks
  • Get started with artboards
  • Use guides and grids
  • Create scrollable artboards
  • Work with layers
  • Create scroll groups
  • Select, resize, and rotate objects
  • Move, align, distribute, and arrange objects
  • Group, lock, duplicate, copy, and flip objects
  • Set stroke, fill, and drop shadow for objects
  • Create repeating elements
  • Create perspective designs with 3D transforms
  • Edit objects using Boolean operations
  • Work with drawing and text tools
  • Fonts in Adobe XD
  • Work with components
  • Work with nested components
  • Add multiple states to components
  • Create a mask with shapes
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  • Set fixed padding for components and groups
  • Create dynamic designs with stacks
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  • Object properties supported for auto-animate
  • Create prototypes with keyboard and gamepad
  • Create prototypes using voice commands and playback
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  • Add overlays
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  • Create anchor links
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  • Preview designs and prototypes
  • Share selected artboards
  • Share designs and prototypes
  • Set access permissions for links
  • Work with prototypes
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  • Group sharing for enterprise
  • Back up or transfer XD assets
  • Design systems with Creative Cloud Libraries
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  • Migrate from linked assets to Creative Cloud Libraries
  • Work with design tokens 
  • Use assets from Creative Cloud Libraries
  • Cloud documents in Adobe XD
  • Collaborate and coedit designs
  • Coedit documents shared with you
  • Work with external assets
  • Work with design assets from Photoshop
  • Copy and paste assets from Photoshop
  • Import or open Photoshop designs
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  • Open or import Illustrator designs
  • Copy vectors from Illustrator to XD
  • Plugins for Adobe XD
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  • Preview on mobile devices
  • Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
  • Known issues
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  • XD appears as not compatible on Windows
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  • Issues installing XD plugins
  •  Prompt to uninstall and reinstall XD on Windows 10
  • Issues with preferences migration
  •  XD crashes when launched on Windows 10
  •  XD quits when you sign out of Creative Cloud
  • Issue with subscription status on Windows
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  • Crash dump generation on Windows
  • Crash log collection and sharing
  • Issues with XD cloud documents
  • Issues with linked components
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  • Unable to record prototype interactions on macOS Catalina
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Learn how to design interactive prototypes, wireframes, and graphics using XD.

Adobe XD enables UX designers design interactive user experiences for web and mobile apps using a single app.

You can design quick and simple designs on artboards in XD. Then wire the artboards together to create an interactive prototype that you can share and iterate with stakeholders. You can also use plugins to automate repeat operations or parts of designer workflows that are tedious, complex, or repetitive. 

Adobe XD integrates well with Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.

You can continue designing in your preferred applications, bring the assets into XD, and then use XD to create and share prototypes. XD supports SVG and bitmap files without any loss of fidelity. You can then enhance the assets further in Adobe XD or use them to develop interactive prototypes. 

General workflow

Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD

In a nutshell, the workflow can be described in the following high-level steps:

  • Design : Create design layout elements, add artboards, and import resources from other applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects. You can also use plugins to automate repeat operations or parts of designer workflows that are tedious, complex or repetitive. 
  • Prototype :  Select objects or artboards in your design and create interactions between artboards.
  • Share : Once your project is ready to be reviewed, you can share prototypes or design specs, or export the project or assets with your stakeholders .

Read on for more details on designing, prototyping, and sharing in XD.

Get started with Adobe XD

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Select a preset size for the artboard. If you want to work with a custom size, type the width and height in pixels in the text fields under the custom option.  If you want to specify a custom size, click the Custom Size icon.

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Gather your assets in one of the following ways:

  • Use Adobe XD's design tools to design your assets from scratch. For more information, see  Drawing tools  and  Text tools .
  • File Explorer (on Windows)
  • Finder (on Mac) 
  • Web browser
  • OS clipboard

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Enhance the objects in your design. For example, combine or mask objects, change stroke and fill properties, use overlay to stack content on top of a base artboard, and move or rotate objects or use responsive resize to design assets for multiple screen sizes and layouts. Use linked assets to create and maintain a single version for UI kits, sticker sheets or style guides, and share them across documents for a consistent design scalability and plugins to automate repeat operations or parts of designer workflows that are tedious, complex, or repetitive.

For more information, see:

  • Combine objects using Boolean operations and mask objects with shapes
  • Group, lock, and duplicate objects
  • Use responsive resize and constraints

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Lay out repeating elements effortlessly using the Repeat Grid feature to create a grid out of existing content without duplicating them manually. For more information, see  Create repeating elements .

Use plugins to automate repeat operations or parts of designer workflows that are tedious, complex, or repetitive. For more information, see Create and manage plugins.

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Add more artboards for each of the screens you need in your prototype. For more information, see  Working with artboards .

You can create interactive prototypes by using voice capabilities, auto-animate, drag gestures, and timed transitions. For more information, see Voice design and prototyping in XD , Create prototypes using auto-animate and drag gestures , and Use timed transitions .

You can preview the interactivity in prototypes and while previewing, record the interaction as an MP4 file.

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To link artboards or set up interactivity, select the artboard or an object and click the arrow on the right. A wire appears. Simply drag and connect the wire to another object or artboard. In the pop-up window that appears, specify the transition options and the duration for the transition.

You can also use overlay to simulate the concept of transitions without duplicating content across multiple artboards. For detailed information, see  Create interactive prototypes .

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Click the Preview icon on the upper right of the application. XD displays a preview screen that allows you to view and navigate the different pages. The Preview screen has a Record icon that allows you to record the flow between pages and save it in MP4 format. 

For more information, see  Preview and record interactions .

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Share prototypes for design review, presentation, or user testing . You can also publish prototypes and design specs for development, or customize the viewing experience as per your preference. For more information, see  share designs and prototypes .

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WASHINGTON – The battle for control of the Senate is on – and it’s going to be a tough fight for Democrats. 

The party currently holds a narrow 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, with the help of three independent senators who align with the left. 

Republicans need to gain two seats or one seat and the White House to take back control, as the vice president can cast tie-breaking votes. And they’ve already got one victory in their pocket: The retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. , all but guarantees the deep-red state will send a Republican to replace him.

Adding to that, all of the most vulnerable Senate seats across the country this election cycle are held by Democrats.

“This is a cycle where they are essentially entirely on defense,” said Jessica Taylor, Senate editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

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Here are five races to watch in 2024:

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was elected as a Democrat, but she changed her party affiliation in late 2022 to become an independent.

The first-term senator has not said whether she will run again. Sinema has until April 1 to collect tens of thousands of signatures from Arizona voters and has not yet filed a statement indicating she plans to seek reelection at all. Her campaign fundraising has also dropped off since she switched parties, making a successful run as an independent even more difficult, but not impossible, as she still significantly outpaces her would-be opponents. 

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is the leading Democratic candidate in the Grand Canyon State. He is an ex-Marine and a former state legislator. He would also be the first Hispanic senator to represent the increasingly-Hispanic state. However, Gallego’s membership in the Progressive Caucus could be a challenge in Arizona, which is regularly closely divided among Democratic and Republican voters.

On the Republican side, former news anchor and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is the leading choice. She has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and she also enjoys statewide recognition from her run for governor two years ago.

But Lake has repeatedly claimed without evidence that the 2020 election (and her own 2022 race) were stolen – a strategy that has proved unpopular with swaths of the state.

At the end of last year, Sinema had $10.6 million on hand and Lake had around $1 million, but still owed around $308,000 of the campaign funds. Gallego officially launched his Senate bid in January and has not yet had to file a campaign finance report.

“I think it’s going to be a very competitive race either way, whether it is a two way or three way race,” Taylor told USA TODAY.

Incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. , has the odd job of being a Democrat representing a state that has voted overwhelmingly Republican for decades. Trump won Montana by 16 percentage points in 2020 and by 20 points in 2016. 

Nevertheless, the third-term senator and longtime farmer enjoys some of the highest approval ratings of any senator in the country, around 60 percent.

But he is about to get a run for his money from likely GOP nominee Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and CEO of an aerospace company. Sheehy has the backing of GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte and Republican Sen. Steve Daines, the other Montana senator who chairs the NRSC.

Republicans in the state also likely dodged a messy, potentially damaging primary. U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., filed to run in the GOP contest but dropped out less than a week after Trump endorsed Sheehy .

As of the latest campaign finance filing, Tester reported raising $4.9 million in the final quarter of 2023 and had $11.2 million on hand. Sheehy raised $1.6 million and had $1.3 million on hand.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has been representing his Rust Belt state in the Senate since 2007 . But Ohio has been increasingly voting for Republicans, choosing Trump over Biden and Clinton by around 8 percentage points in 2020 and 2016.

Brown has often staked out more progressive positions than other vulnerable Democrats, such as Manchin or Tester. Still, he “has been able to tap into that populistic feel” that made Trump successful with blue collar and rural voters, Taylor explained.

“So the question now is, do they switch back in a presidential year?” she said.

Businessman Bernie Moreno is the favorite to win the GOP nomination and has been endorsed by Trump and GOP Sen. J.D. Vance. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also running for the Republican nomination and might be considered the more traditional pick, having already won statewide office. The primary election is March 19.

Brown had a significant fundraising lead over his potential opponents at the latest campaign finance filing deadline at the end of last month: He finished the year with $14.6 million on hand and raised $5.4 million in the last quarter of 2023. LaRose, Moreno and state Sen. Matt Dolan raised a combined $1.9 million .

Republicans have an opportunity to pick up a seat in Wisconsin, which elected GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022 and went for Trump in 2016 (though the state flipped back to Biden in 2020.)

But it won’t be quite as easy as in Arizona, Montana or Ohio. Incumbent two-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin likely has the edge in this race, in part because she is a prolific fundraiser and has been successful winning votes in rural areas.

Her likely GOP opponent is Eric Hovde , a businessman who runs a bank in California and a real estate company in Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and businessman Scott Mayer are also considering running. The primary is Aug. 13.

In late 2023, Baldwin had $8 million cash on hand and reported raising $2.7 million between October and the end of the year. Hovde, who launched his campaign this week, has not yet filed a campaign finance report.

Pennsylvania

Former hedge fund manager Dave McCormick, a Republican, plans to challenge incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa ., in this consistently competitive state. Pennsylvania voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020.

McCormick previously ran for Senate in 2022 but lost in a primary to television host Mehmet Oz, who then lost to now-Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn. Many analysts believe McCormick would have been a more formidable opponent to Fetterman than Oz and are hoping for a do-over in a face off against Casey.

But Casey has now won three Senate campaigns in the state, which tends to lean blue, and benefits from a political legacy started by his father, former Gov. Bob Casey Sr.

Casey raised $2.8 million between October and December in 2023 and had $9.4 million on hand at the end of the year; McCormick had $4.2 million on hand and raised $3.8 million beginning in late September .

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How to use value objects in C#

Learn how you can use value objects in c# to improve the clarity, structure, and maintainability of your code..

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In the C# programming language, an object can be either a value type or a reference type. While an object is an object is an object, the difference between value types and reference types comes down to the nature of their variables. A variable of a value type contains an object, or an instance of the type. A variable of a reference type contains a reference to an object, or a reference to an instance of the type.

C# also lets us create what’s called value objects, a special type of object used in domain-driven design that allows us to articulate domain concepts simply, clearly, and concisely. In this article we will examine value objects, discuss their benefits, and illustrate how we can use them in C#.

Create a console application project in Visual Studio

First off, let’s create a .NET Core console application project in Visual Studio. Assuming Visual Studio 2022 is installed in your system, follow the steps outlined below to create a new .NET core console application project.

  • Launch the Visual Studio IDE.
  • Click on “Create new project.”
  • In the “Create new project” window, select “Console App (.NET Core)” from the list of templates displayed.
  • Click Next.
  • In the “Configure your new project” window, specify the name and location for the new project.
  • In the “Additional information” window, choose “.NET 8.0 (Long Term Support)” as the framework version you want to use.
  • Leave the “Do not use top-level statements” and the “Enable native AOT publish” check boxes unchecked.
  • Click Create.

We’ll use this .NET 8 console application project to work with value objects in the subsequent sections of this article.

What are value objects in C#?

In the C# language, a value object is defined as an object that can be identified only by the state of its properties. Value objects represent a descriptive aspect of a domain without having an identity. In other words, value objects represent elements of the design that we care about only in terms of their contents, not their identities.

In domain-driven design (DDD), the value object pattern represents objects without identity and supports equality based on their attributes. It should be noted here that contrary to value objects, entity objects have distinct identities. Unlike entity objects, which are defined by their identity and have mutable state, value objects are defined by their attributes and are immutable.

Immutability means you cannot change a value object once it has been created; any operations performed on value objects will create a new instance instead. The immutability of value objects has important performance benefits. Because two value objects are considered equal if they contain identical values, even if they might be different objects, they become interchangeable. In other words, immutability enables object reuse.

A value objects example in C#

Consider the following class named Address, which contains a few properties and an argument constructor.

You can create an instance of this class and assign values to its properties using the following code.

However, because the Address class here exposes public setters, you could easily change the values of its properties from outside the class. This violates one of the basic features of value objects, namely its support for immutability.

We can fix this by redesigning the Address class as shown below.

As you can see above, the properties of our new Address class contain private setters, which do not allow changes to the value of any of these properties from outside the class, thereby preserving immutability. If you execute this program, you will be greeted with the error shown in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1. Value objects are immutable.

You can also implement value objects using records in C#. To do this, you use the record keyword to define a record type that encapsulates data much the same way we did with the Author class earlier. The following code snippet shows how you can define a record type in C#.

Best practices for using value objects in C#

When working with value objects in C#, you should follow these best practices:

  • Implement proper equality checks based on value to prevent inconsistencies and errors.
  • Use value objects to represent concepts in the domain model only when you feel it is appropriate.
  • Use value objects judiciously because they have performance overheads.
  • Consider implementing validation logic within your value object constructor to enforce business rules and constraints when the value object is created.
  • Adhere to recommended patterns and naming conventions to ensure clarity, consistency, and readability in your value object implementations.

Value objects encapsulate primitive types and have two main properties, i.e., they do not have an identity and they are immutable. Value objects can simplify complex data structures by encapsulating related data into a single unit. This ensures data integrity, enforces strong typing, reduces errors, and improves the readability of the source code. You can take advantage of value objects to enhance the clarity and maintainability of your C# code by providing a more expressive representation of the domain concepts.

Typically, creating value objects in C# involves overriding equality comparison and implementing appropriate value-based semantics. A typical practice involves overriding the Equals() and GetHashCode() methods, and providing other operators for comparison. Typically, we use a base class that comprises these methods that all value object implementations should extend.

In the above example, I’ve provided a basic implementation of value objects in C#. In a future post here, I’ll explore how we can implement a value object base class and discuss more advanced concepts.

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Joydip Kanjilal is a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET, as well as a speaker and author of several books and articles. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT including more than 16 years in Microsoft .NET and related technologies.

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