Developer handoff
This crucial phase involves transferring design specifications and assets from designers to developers for implementation.
Articles
Designing Web Design Documentation — Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine - 10 January 2024
Words alone aren’t enough to safeguard best practices in the world of web design and development. Web design documentation must …
An Efficient Design-to-Code Handoff Process Using Uno Platform For Figma — Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine - 17 November 2023
Effective collaboration between designers and developers is vital to creating good user experiences. However, bridging the handoff between design and …
Tools
Abstract
One place to version, manage, and collaborate on your Sketch files.
Adobe XD
Adobe's UX design tool. Basically their answer to Sketch.
Avocode
Handoff Sketch, XD, Photoshop or Illustrator designs to developers.
Figma
Where teams design together. Design, prototype, and collaborate all in the browser.
InVision
Share prototypes, get feedback and hand-off to developers.
Marvel
Create and share prototypes, hand-off designs to developers.
Plant
Organise Sketch files, keep track of versions, maximise productivity.
Sympli
An enterprise-grade, integrated collaboration and workflow platform for building digital products.
Zeplin
Handoff designs and styleguides to developers from all major design tools.