Zeplin

FAQs

• Q. What is Zeplin?
  Zeplin is a collaboration platform that bridges design and development, a tool that helps you organize and document your design files so that developers can accurately implement them. It provides a structured workspace for teams to organize and share finished designs, speeding up product development and ensuring design consistency.
• Q. What does Zeplin do?
  Zeplin reduces confusion when moving from design to development. designers upload their designs to Zeplin and it automatically generates development information like dimensions, colors, fonts, code snippets, and more, which developers can reference to ensure accurate implementation.
• Q. What are the main benefits Zeplin offers?
  - Automatically organize and visualize design documents
  - Streamline design-to-dev workflows
  - Provide a structured workspace by project
  - Automatically generate design specifications to minimize miscommunication
  - Maintain the same deliverables as the original design
• Q. Which teams is Zeplin useful for?
  Zeplin is optimized for collaborative product development environments, including UX/UI designers, front-end developers, product managers, and startup teams. it works well for any team that wants to clearly communicate design intent and improve code quality.
• Q. How does Zeplin support collaboration?
  Zeplin provides an asynchronous collaboration environment. this means that team members can give and receive feedback in their own time and place, even if they're not online at the same time. comments and notes let you communicate design intent or revisions in real time, and the Slack-Teams-email notification integration automatically shares the latest status. And with Zeplin's link sharing and API integrations, you can easily connect with leading collaboration tools like Jira, Trello, Slack, and more to unify your workflows.
• Q. How does Zeplin manage design changes or versions?
  Zeplin automatically tracks changes to each screen and component, and keeps a version history. designers can visually see what was changed and when, and the version comparison feature gives them a clear view of the differences between before and after. this feature keeps developers up to date with the latest design information and helps maintain consistent product quality.
• Q. How does Zeplin communicate design intent?
  Zeplin helps you organize your designs in a standardized way so they're easily understood by your entire team. Its grid-based visual layout and section functionality, global search capabilities, and global property management make the structure of your designs clear. It also allows you to visually represent the user flow or behavioral relationships of each screen, so developers can understand the movement and interaction between screens at a glance.
• Q. What are the tangible results of using Zeplin?
  Zeplin enables teams to communicate design intent, collaborate faster, increase code reusability, and improve feedback efficiency, all of which can lead to tangible productivity gains. Most notably, design revisions and development are better aligned, resulting in shorter project timelines and fewer errors.
• Q. What is Zeplin's AI Organize feature?
  AI Organize is a feature that lets AI automatically organize and structure your design screens. Zeplin analyzes the name, location, and page organization of your design files to automatically categorize screens into sections and variations. this helps you keep your projects organized and efficient without having to manually organize screens.
• Q. What are the benefits of using Zeplin's AI Organize?
  - Save time on manual organization and automate your project structure.
  - Maintain a consistent structure based on screen names.
  - Keep your workflow organized, even for fast-growing design teams.
  - AI automatically distinguishes between similar screens and variations for better organization.
• Q. Is Zeplin free to use?
  yes, Zeplin offers a Free plan. this plan allows you to create one project, invite an unlimited number of users, upload up to 100 screens to each project, and have limited access to AI features.