๐ Section 5: Translating Figma to Webflow - FadiZahhar/WebflowTraining GitHub Wiki
To transform clean, component-based Figma designs into structured, responsive Webflow builds โ without reinventing the wheel.
This section helps your team understand:
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How to prepare Figma files for Webflow
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How to map design components into Webflow elements
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How to maintain scalability and responsiveness
Start your project setup in Webflow as intentionally as your design:
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Pages โ Match site architecture (Home, About, Services, Blog, etc.)
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Folders โ For organizing related pages (e.g.,
/services/*) -
CMS Collections โ For blogs, case studies, team members, etc.
Stick to a naming system (e.g., Client-First) for:
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Sections:
section-hero,section-services -
Containers:
container-default -
Reusables:
btn-primary,card-service
๐ก A good naming system = scalable, maintainable projects.
Start by translating your Figma styles into Webflowโs Global Classes:
| Figma Style | Webflow Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Text Styles | Typography classes (heading-xl, text-body) |
| Color Tokens | Color swatches |
| Spacing | Margin/Padding utility classes (mb-20, pt-40) |
| Button Variants | btn-primary, btn-secondary (Combo classes) |
Keep the same spacing and alignment logic from Figma using Webflowโs margin, padding, and gap controls.
Designs in Figma should already be responsive (if using Auto Layout), so carry that forward:
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Desktop (base)
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Tablet
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Mobile Landscape
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Mobile Portrait
๐ฏ Start desktop, then progressively scale down using Webflowโs breakpoints
Use Webflowโs % widths, vh/vw, and auto margin when possible to prevent hardcoding sizes.
If Figma had:
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Blog cards โ Create a CMS Collection
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Team members โ Same idea
Map Figma content blocks โ CMS list bindings in Webflow.
Figma shows the โlook,โ but Webflow brings motion.
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Hover states
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Scroll interactions
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Fade-in animations
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Click-triggered modals
Build them using Webflowโs interactions panel.
โDesign once in Figma. Build once in Webflow. Scale infinitely.โ
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Keep a 1:1 structure between Figma and Webflow
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Set global classes early to maintain consistency
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Turn everything reusable into components/symbols
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Stay responsive from day one
Ready to move on to Section 6: Best Practices in Webflow next? Or want me to compile these into a teaching slide deck / PDF?