Sun and Moon Toggle with Hover Effect in Figma

Introduction

• Tutorial on creating a sun and moon toggle with a hover effect in Figma.

Setting Up the Frame

• Open a new document.
• Create a frame with dimensions 369x145.
• Round corners to 200.

Creating the Sun

• Draw a circle (O on keyboard) with dimensions 120x120.
• Position it inside the frame and name it "sun".
• Set frame background to blue and circle (ellipse) to yellow.
• Add highlights for a 3D effect:
  • Inner Shadow: White highlight, adjust opacity, and color to more yellow.
  • Inner Shadow (bottom): Add shadow from the bottom.

Adding Sun Rays

• Put the ellipse into a frame, name it "sun and moon".
• Use circle tool to create rays:
  • Change color to white, adjust opacity to 10.
  • Use Command D to duplicate and adjust size using Option and Shift for centered scaling.
• Group rays together (Command G) and name it "Ray".

Creating Clouds

• Use ellipse tool to create clouds:
  • Adjust color to a bluish white.
  • Option drag to create multiple circles inside the frame.
• Select all cloud pieces, unify (Union Selection), and name it "clouds".
• Position clouds behind the sun and moon frame.

Creating the Back Cloud Layer

• Duplicate cloud layer (Command D), push up, and rename to "Cloud Back".
• Change opacity to 60 and adjust size.

Adding Inner Shadows and Effects

• Close the frame and apply inner shadows:
  • Keep shadows black, adjust blur.
  • Add drop shadows for highlight effect.
• Adjust settings for depth on the sun using drop shadows.

Creating the Moon

• Duplicate the sun (Option drag) and rename it to "moon".
• Adjust colors to gray, and set shadows to darker.
• Add moon spots using circle tool:
  • Change color to darker gray and apply inner shadow effect.
  • Group spots and rename to "spot", then group with moon.

Final Adjustments

• Adjust moon position and settings for roundness and x/y values.
• Change background color to darker tone.

Adding Stars

• Use plugins (Icon Duck) to add stars:
  • Drag out star, change color to white, and scatter around the design.
• Group stars together (Command G) and position under sun and moon frame.

Animation Setup

• Duplicate layers for hover effect:
  • Adjust positions using x/y values for sun and moon hover states.
• Create components and set up prototypes:
  • Link sun to hover frame and set easing duration to 300 ms.
  • Link moon to sun on-click with smart animate at 2000 ms.
• Finalize by dragging in components and testing animation.

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