Linking Frames and Pages in Figma

Key Concepts

• Frames
• Pages
• Linking Frames
• Linking Pages

Frames

Frames in Figma are containers that hold design elements. They can represent different sections of a webpage, such as headers, footers, or content areas. Frames are essential for organizing and structuring your design.

Think of frames as the building blocks of your design. Just as a house is built with rooms, your design is built with frames that contain various elements.

Pages

Pages in Figma are larger containers that hold multiple frames. Each page can represent a different screen or view, such as a homepage, about page, or contact page. Pages help in organizing your design workflow by separating different sections of your project.

Consider pages as chapters in a book. Each chapter contains multiple sections, and similarly, each page in Figma contains multiple frames.

Linking Frames

Linking frames involves creating interactive elements within a frame that navigate to another frame within the same page. This is useful for creating interactive prototypes where users can click on elements to see different sections of the same page.

Imagine a slideshow on a webpage. Each slide is a frame, and clicking on a navigation button within a frame takes you to the next slide. This is achieved by linking frames within the same page.

Linking Pages

Linking pages involves creating interactive elements that navigate to different pages within the same Figma file. This is essential for creating multi-page prototypes where users can navigate between different screens or views.

Think of a website with multiple pages. Clicking on a navigation link on the homepage takes you to the about page. This is achieved by linking pages within the same Figma file.

Examples and Analogies

Imagine designing a multi-page website. The homepage is a page containing frames for the header, hero section, and footer. Each section is a frame, and clicking on a link in the header frame navigates to another page, such as the about page, which is a separate page in Figma.

Consider a mobile app design. The main screen is a page with frames for different sections like the home feed, profile, and settings. Clicking on a button in the home feed frame navigates to the profile frame within the same page, while clicking on a navigation icon takes you to the settings page, which is a separate page in Figma.