Design Handoff That Eliminates Developer Guesswork

Zeplin's research shows that handoff issues cause 50% of all design-development friction. We prepare Figma files with the naming, specs, and documentation that make implementation straightforward.

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Design Handoff Preparation

Figma files structured for seamless developer handoff -- proper layer naming, design token documentation, asset exports, responsive specs, and dev-mode annotations.

What's Included

Everything you get with our Design Handoff Preparation

Layer Naming & Structure

Every layer named with developer-friendly conventions that match your front-end component structure. No more 'Frame 47' or 'Rectangle 312'.

Design Token Documentation

Color, typography, spacing, and elevation values documented with their CSS/code equivalents so developers reference tokens instead of hex codes.

Asset Export Configuration

Icons, illustrations, and images configured for export at the correct resolutions, formats (SVG, PNG, WebP), and naming conventions for your build system.

Responsive Breakpoint Specs

Annotated layouts showing how components and pages adapt across mobile, tablet, and desktop breakpoints with specific values for each.

Interaction & State Annotations

Every interactive element annotated with its hover, focus, active, disabled, loading, and error states -- plus transition timing and easing values.

Dev Mode Optimization

Files structured to take full advantage of Figma's Dev Mode, with component references, code snippets, and measurement tools configured for your tech stack.

Our Design Handoff Process

File Audit & Cleanup

We review your current Figma files for structural issues -- unnamed layers, detached styles, missing states, and inconsistent component usage.

Layer & Component Naming

We rename every layer to match developer conventions, organize pages logically, and ensure every component instance is properly linked to its source.

Token & Spec Documentation

We annotate spacing, color tokens, typography specs, and responsive breakpoints directly in the file where developers will reference them.

State & Interaction Mapping

We document every interactive state -- hover, focus, active, disabled, loading, error -- with transition values and edge case behaviors.

Asset Preparation & Export

We configure all icons, images, and illustrations for export at the correct sizes, formats, and naming conventions your build pipeline expects.

Developer Walkthrough

We walk your engineering team through the file structure, show them where to find everything, and answer questions before they start building.

Key Benefits

Developers Build Right the First Time

When specs are clear and complete, implementation matches design on the first pass. No more three-round visual QA cycles to fix spacing that was 'close enough' but not right.

Eliminate the Back-and-Forth

Structured handoffs answer questions before they're asked. Teams using our handoff process report 50-80% fewer design-clarification tickets per sprint.

Ship Faster with Higher Fidelity

Clear specs don't just reduce errors -- they speed up implementation. Developers who aren't guessing about values and states write code faster and with more confidence.

Preserve Design Intent in Production

Every spacing value, color token, and interaction detail is documented. What ships to users looks like what was designed, not an approximation.

Research & Evidence

Backed by industry research and proven results

SaaS Team: 80% Fewer 'What Color Is This?' Tickets

Mobile App: Pixel-Perfect Implementation on First Pass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you prepare handoffs for files designed by another team?

Yes. Most of our handoff work involves restructuring files created by other designers. We audit what exists, clean up the structure, add missing specs, and prepare everything for development -- regardless of who designed it originally.

Do you support handoff for both web and mobile?

We handle handoffs for web (React, Vue, Angular, etc.), iOS (SwiftUI, UIKit), and Android (Compose, XML). Asset exports, naming conventions, and specs are configured for your specific platform and framework.

How does this work with Figma Dev Mode?

We optimize files specifically for Dev Mode. That means proper auto-layout usage (so spacing is inspectable), linked components (so developers see component references instead of raw frames), and token annotations that Dev Mode surfaces automatically.

Should we do handoff preparation at the end of a project or continuously?

Continuously. The most efficient teams prepare files for handoff as they design, not as a separate phase at the end. We can set up your file templates and workflows so handoff-readiness is built into your design process from the start.

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End the Design-Dev Tug of War

Let us prepare your Figma files so developers build exactly what was designed -- on the first pass, without the back-and-forth.

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