ToolCraft conventionFoundational
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Design tool that publishes real websites, with genuine interaction and animation capability.
Definition
A design and publishing tool where the output is a live site rather than a static prototype. Strong for marketing sites and for prototypes that need real scrolling, real components and real interaction behaviour.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Good for
- Marketing sites
- High-fidelity interactive prototypes
- Motion-heavy work
Watch out for
Less suited to large product design systems than to sites and standalone experiences.
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Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- MotionUI foundation
- Performance as User ExperienceUI foundation
- Prototyping FidelityWorkflow