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Explore our step-by-step guide on integrating Bubble.io with Zeplin. Simplify your workflow and enhance your project design process now.
Zeplin is a collaboration tool used by designers and engineers during product development. With this tool, designers can turn their designs into specifications and guidelines for engineers to use during development. It facilitates teamwork by fostering communication between team members, utilizing features such as tagging, commenting, and version control. Zeplin supports design files from popular design tools like Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and Photoshop. It's widely used in industries like software and mobile app development.
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Step 1: Create Accounts on Both Platforms:
First and foremost, sign up for accounts on Bubble.io and Zeplin.io if you haven't done so already. These accounts are usually free for basic features, and there is also available premium plas for more advanced features.
Step 2: Become Familiar with Bubble.io and Zeplin.io
Ensure you are familiar with the basics of how both applications work individually. Understanding the main features and basic functionality of each will make the integration process smoother.
Step 3: Preparing your project on Bubble.io
Log in to your Bubble account and create or choose the project you want to synchronize with Zeplin. Double-check to make sure all the elements and pages are in place and ready to be exported.
Step 4: Exporting Designs from Bubble.io
Currently, Bubble.io does not offer direct built-in features to export designs to Zeplin. You can wireframe your design in Bubble and use a third-party service like Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD to reproduce your design to export to Zeplin.
If your project's design is straightforward and consists mostly of basic shapes, text, and colors, a manual recreation might be quite fast and straightforward in those design tools.
Step 5: Importing Designs to Zeplin.io from Design Tool
After you've recreated your design in Sketch, Adobe XD or Figma, you can directly export your screens to Zeplin. Here's how it's generally done:
Step 6: Share With Your Team
Once you've successfully exported your designs to Zeplin, you can now share access with any team members who need to view or use the designs. To do this, simply click on the 'Share' button at the top of your project screen, and then add the email addresses of the people you wish to share with. They will receive an invite email to access your designs on Zeplin.
Please keep in mind this is not a direct integration and you will have to manually update the designs in Zeplin when you make changes in Bubble. Always ensure you sync your updated designs to keep your team members on the same page.
The process is not ideal and hopefully, in the future Bubble can add a feature to export designs in a format compatible with Zeplin or even direct integration. This will capitalize on Zeplin's strengths in helping teams collaborate on design systems and streamline the design-to-development workflow.
Scenario: A user interface design company wants to enhance collaboration and ensure a smooth workflow for a new application they are designing for one of their clients. They use Bubble.io to develop a functional prototype where end-users can interact with the application. They use Zeplin to share, present and collaborate with their design and development team. They want to make the communication seamless between Bubble.io and Zeplin.
Solution: Integrating Bubble.io with Zeplin
Prototype Creation: The company uses Bubble.io to design an interactive prototype for the application.
Setting Up the Integration: The integrates Bubble.io with Zeplin using a third-party tool. The tool is configurable and they can set preferences based on their needs.
Data Sync Workflow: The third-party tool identifies changes and updates in the prototypes in Bubble.io and automatically syncs these with Zeplin. Prototypes are updated in real-time to ensure seamless collaboration.
Design Collaboration in Zeplin: Zeplin allows the design and development team to improve collaboration. Designers can access the prototypes and make comments or suggestions directly on the design. Developers can view all design specifications, export assets and generate code snippets.
Monitoring and Analytics: The integration allows the company to monitor the workflow between design and development phases. They use Zeplin's project dashboard to keep track of project progress, access resources, and identify areas of improvement.
Benefits:
Efficiency: The integration allows for automatic syncing of prototypes between Bubble.io and Zeplin, saving time and ensuring team is always working with the latest design changes.
Enhanced Collaboration: Zeplin allows the design and development team to collaborate effectively. Comments on Zeplin are context-specific and reduce communication overhead.
Smooth Workflow: The integration ensures a smooth workflow between the design and development phases, with designers being able to directly influence the prototype on Bubble.io, and developers being able to access current designs and specifications in Zeplin.
By integrating Bubble.io with Zeplin, the user interface design company ensures a smooth workflow between the design and development phases, enhances collaboration, and ultimately delivers a better end product.
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