Android Developers Blog: A comprehensive workflow from design to device: Introducing Watch Face Designer

Android Developers Blog: A comprehensive workflow from design to device: Introducing Watch Face Designer

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Posted by Anoushka Mazumdar – Product Supervisor, and Adam Soutar – Software program Engineer

This put up is a part of Put on OS Highlight Week. As we speak, we’re exploring the great world of watch faces.

Create easy no code watch faces or construct advanced ones rapidly with this Figma plugin

We’re thrilled to introduce Watch Face Designer, a brand new design software that may empower everybody, from seasoned designers to passionate fans, to craft watch faces immediately in Figma. This Figma plugin works seamlessly on gadgets operating Put on OS 4 or increased. Say goodbye to advanced coding and howdy to seamless design!

Watch Face Designer is constructed from the bottom as much as combine with the Watch Face Format for Put on OS. It is not just for designers trying to carry their visions to life with no single line of code; it is also a robust software for builders who need to quickly prototype and mock up watch faces earlier than diving into extra intricate performance, akin to animations, in Android Studio.

screenshot showing a recreation of the Concentric watch face alongside the Watch Face Designer UI

A screenshot displaying a recreation of the Concentric watch face alongside the Watch Face Designer UI

Design on the pace of thought with Watch Face Designer

This preliminary model of Watch Face Designer has loads of options to kickstart your watch face design journey:

    • Helps core Watch Face Format options: digital and analog time, interactive and ambient mode, customized fonts, problems, computerized theme creation out of your Figma types, and extra.
    • Intuitive plugin window: The plugin window gives a streamlined interface to preview your designs in real-time and effortlessly edit particular person components to assist watch face performance.
    • Versatile export choices: As soon as your design is full, you may export your design in a number of methods:
        • Direct to Play Retailer (advisable for designers): Publish your watch face on to the Google Play Retailer.
        • Export to Android Studio (advisable for builders) or Watch Face Studio: For builders or these in search of so as to add superior performance, seamlessly export your design to Android Studio or Watch Face Studio to construct upon your basis.
        • View on machine: See your watch face come to life in your precise Put on OS machine for a true-to-life preview.
        • screenshot showing the Watch Face Designer UI with a list of export options

          The Watch Face Designer UI displaying an inventory of export choices

Get began immediately

Prepared to start out designing your subsequent favourite watch face? Head over to the @androiddesign web page on Figma’s Group tab. There, you may simply set up the Watch Face Designer plugin, discover pattern watch faces, and uncover useful complication templates. We have additionally included a complete overview information that walks you thru the method, from idea to completion.

We won’t wait to see the unimaginable watch faces you will create with Watch Face Designer! Keep tuned for extra updates and thrilling new options coming quickly.


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