UI Prototyping in Flinto: Interactions & Micro Animations

The mental model behind Flinto's transition system. Learn what triggers are available, how source and destination screens are matched, and why layer names matter for smooth handoffs.

Wire up tap interactions for common patterns: button navigation, list item selection, and tab switching. Includes best practices for hit areas and feedback timing.

Add swipe-based navigation for onboarding carousels, image galleries, and card stacks. Covers gesture direction settings and edge case handling.

Build scrollable content areas that trigger transitions at specific scroll positions. Includes settings for scroll momentum, bounce, and content clipping.

Use Flinto's behavior system to define what happens when a user interacts with a screen. Covers go-to, back, and open-overlay behaviors with practical examples.

Make prototypes respond differently based on context. Learn how to set conditions on behaviors so the same button can lead to different screens depending on prior actions.

A focused walkthrough of the transition editor interface. You'll learn how to preview, adjust, and delete transitions, plus how to read the visual timeline.

Fine-tune the feel of every transition by editing timing curves. Covers standard easing types, custom bezier curves, and how to pick the right curve for different interactions.

Link three or more screens into a continuous flow. Learn how to manage transition order, avoid conflicts, and create multi-step user journeys.

Use Flinto's preview to test every interaction before sharing. Covers common issues that appear in preview, how to debug broken links, and when to iterate on timing.

An overview of micro-animations in UI design: what they are, where they belong, and how they guide user attention. Includes examples from real products current in 2026.

Make elements grow, shrink, and pulse using scale animations. You'll animate a button press, a card expand, and a notification badge pop with precise control.

Apply rotation animations to icons, loaders, and toggle switches. Covers anchor points, rotation direction, and combining rotation with movement.

Fade elements in and out to create smooth reveals and dismissals. Includes layered fade effects for backgrounds, text blocks, and overlay content.

Stack scale, rotation, opacity, and position changes into a single coordinated animation. Learn how stagger timing and property offsets create polished results.

Build components like buttons, toggles, and cards that switch between states (default, hover, pressed, disabled). Save them for reuse across your prototype.

Tie animations to scroll position for parallax backgrounds, fade-in content blocks, and progress indicators. Covers scroll offset math and performance awareness.

Make elements respond to drag gestures in real time. Build swipe-to-dismiss cards, pull-to-refresh patterns, and draggable bottom sheets.

Get the duration and delay of micro-animations right. Covers the difference between 150ms and 300ms, why overshoot works for playful UIs, and how to avoid animation fatigue.

An overview of Flinto's Designer feature, where you build complex interactions without leaving a single screen. Learn what makes it different from the transition editor.

Create multi-state components inside Designer. You'll build a tab bar that highlights the active tab, animates content swaps, and responds to repeated taps.

Layer overlays on top of existing screens. Build dropdown menus, action sheets, and tooltip popups that appear and dismiss with smooth animations.

Create modal dialogs that dim the background, block interaction with the underlying screen, and animate in from the center or bottom of the viewport.

Pin elements to the top or bottom of the viewport so they stay visible during scroll. Covers sticky headers, fixed tab bars, and floating action buttons.

Build a fully functional bottom tab bar with active state indicators, content switching, and cross-fade transitions between sections.

Attach audio feedback to interactions. Learn how to add click sounds, notification tones, and success chimes that play during preview and screen recordings.

Trigger haptic vibrations on supported devices when users interact with your prototype. Covers light, medium, and heavy haptic types and when to use each.

A real project: prototype a login screen with email/password fields, loading spinners, error messages, and a success transition to the home screen.

A full checkout flow prototype. Includes address entry, payment method selection, order summary, and conditional paths based on user choices.

Build loading indicators, shimmer placeholders, and skeleton screens that give users visual feedback while content loads. Covers looping animations and auto-advance.

Put everything together in a full onboarding flow. You'll create swipeable pages, animated illustrations, skip logic, and a smooth transition into the main app experience.

Keep complex prototypes manageable by grouping related screens, using color labels, and structuring your canvas like a design system, not a sprawl.

Place markers on your canvas to jump between key sections. A simple feature that makes a real difference when your prototype has 30 or more screens.

Establish a naming system for layers, screens, and components that scales as your prototype grows. Includes templates you can copy into your own projects.

Upload prototypes to Flinto Cloud, manage access permissions, and set up shared project spaces so your team can view and comment in one place.

Generate share links, embed prototypes in Notion or Confluence, and set up a feedback loop where stakeholders can comment on specific screens or interactions.

Track changes across prototype versions. Learn when to duplicate versus overwrite, how to label iterations, and how to roll back if something breaks.

Record your prototype as a video for presentations, case studies, and social media. Covers resolution settings, frame rate, and which interactions translate best to video.

Export short interaction clips as GIFs for design specs, README files, and Slack conversations. Includes tips on file size and looping settings.

Create interactive links that stakeholders can open on their phones or browsers. Covers QR code generation, device compatibility, and offline access.

Package your prototype so developers can inspect interactions, timing values, and animation curves. Covers annotation strategies and spec documentation.

Create written specs that describe each interaction: trigger, animation properties, duration, easing, and fallback behavior. Includes a downloadable spec template.

A troubleshooting guide covering broken transitions, mismatched layers, performance lag, and export artifacts. Based on real issues designers run into with Flinto.

A final project that ties the entire course together. You'll plan, build, polish, and export a complete interactive prototype ready for your design portfolio or case study.