Figma Make is quickly becoming one of the most useful tools in a designer’s workflow. It gives you a way to go from static designs to working prototypes using just a prompt. No code, no switching tools, no waiting on dev support.

If you're a UX designer, product manager, or just someone who uses Figma regularly, this post is for you. Here are five everyday ways you can use Figma Make to move faster, explore more ideas, and get better feedback.

1. Testing Product Ideas Before Writing a Single Line of Code

Imagine this: You’re working on a new feature and need to validate the idea with users next week. But there’s no dev time available, and your usual click-through prototype doesn’t show the interaction well enough.

With Figma Make, you can turn your rough wireframe into a working UI that users can actually click and interact with. Want to build a signup form with field validation or a product page that updates based on user input? Type the prompt and let Make generate it.

One founder used Make to test a budgeting tool by creating a live calculator with slider inputs and dynamic text—all without writing any code.

2. Designing Responsive Layouts Without Redoing Everything

If you’ve ever duplicated artboards to show how your design works across mobile, tablet, and desktop, you know how time-consuming it can be. Figma Make can help you skip that.

Prompt it with something like:

"Make this layout responsive. On mobile, turn the top nav into a hamburger menu and stack the content vertically."

Make will update your frame using flex layouts and media breakpoints so you can preview how it adapts. This is especially helpful when you're designing marketing pages, dashboards, or product flows that need to work across devices.

3. Showing Motion and Animation Without a Plugin

Let’s say you're presenting a new onboarding flow and want to include a smooth fade-in effect for tooltips or a slide transition between steps. But setting up animations manually takes time, and your team doesn't use any plugins.

Figma Make makes this easy. Just describe the animation you want:

"Add a fade-in for the tooltip when the user hovers over the icon."

It will apply the animation to the frame so you can demo the motion without needing After Effects or third-party tools. It’s perfect for walkthroughs, usability tests, or pitching new flows to stakeholders.

4. Building Realistic Dashboards With Sample Data

You're working on an admin tool or a reporting dashboard, but lorem ipsum and empty charts aren't cutting it. You need something that looks and feels more real to test your layout.

Figma Make supports sample data through JSON or CSV. You can prompt it with something like:

"Create a dashboard showing monthly sales data from this JSON. Include filters for region and product."

Now you’ve got a realistic UI you can test with users or use in a prototype review. This is especially useful for internal tools or analytics pages where structure and flow matter more than pixel-perfect visuals.

5. Handing Off Code Without Starting From Scratch

You’ve spent time polishing a layout. Now your developer wants to start building. Instead of recreating everything manually, use Figma Make to export working code.

Try:

"Export this login screen as clean React code using Tailwind CSS."

You’ll get production-grade HTML, CSS, or React code that’s ready to hand off or drop into a sandbox. It’s not a complete replacement for engineering, but it gets you 70% of the way there, which can be a huge time-saver for MVPs or internal apps.

What This Means for Your Workflow

Figma Make isn’t just fast. It’s practical. It helps you:

• Validate ideas without code

• Show how a layout works across breakpoints

• Add motion and interactivity without switching tools

• Create realistic UIs with sample data

• Export ready-to-edit code for faster handoff

If your team is constantly trying to prototype better and ship faster, Figma Make can help.

At Userology, we use tools like this to help teams test early and often. We pair quick prototypes from Figma Make with AI-moderated research sessions to get feedback in hours, not weeks.

Ready to try it? Let us know and we’ll show you how we use it in our own workflow.