How to create animated GIFs for UI design presentations: Part 1

Weather app animated GIF

You may have seen really cool animated GIFs that design professionals are using to present UI design on Behance, Dribble and other design communities platforms and wondered how did they created them. What is fast becoming one of the best ways of illustrating gestures and animations in mobile apps, animated GIFs offer a little more over traditional storyboards and static screenshots. In Part 1 of the series, I show how to create the animated GIF above. The second part will explain how to export your files properly and optimize into a GIF. Download of project file is also available. The third and final tutorial breaks down the transitions and animations more fully. Continue reading “How to create animated GIFs for UI design presentations: Part 1” »