I’m struggling to figure out how to bring animated designs from Figma into my web project. I created a nice loading animation in Figma and now I need to use it on my website. I know how to export static SVG files but I’m not sure about the animated ones. Do I need to recreate the animation using CSS keyframes or JavaScript libraries? Is there a way to export the animation directly from Figma? I’ve been searching for tutorials but most of them only cover static exports. What’s the best approach to handle this kind of workflow? Should I use tools like Lottie or just code the animations from scratch? Any guidance would be really helpful since I’m pretty new to this whole animation export process.
Figma doesn’t export animations directly - that’s probably your roadblock. I hit the same issue last year and used the Figma to Lottie plugin, which worked great for simple stuff. You export as JSON and render it with the Lottie web player. Files are smaller than video and stay crisp at any size. There are limits though - complex interactions or certain effects won’t translate perfectly. For a loading animation, this should work fine if it’s straightforward. If the plugin doesn’t capture it right, you’ll have to rebuild with CSS animations or GSAP. Honestly, I’ve found recreating simple animations in CSS gives you more control anyway, even if it takes extra dev time.