# How Figma put the bounce in spring animations

DevFeed: [How Figma put the bounce in spring animations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-figma-put-the-bounce-in-spring-animations-9808.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/how-we-built-spring-animations/>)

Author: Ricky Rajani; Willy Wu

Published: 2022-06-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Simulation and Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/simulation-and-design.md>)

Tags: [animation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animation.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [digital-products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-products.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [physics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/physics.md>), [prototyping](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prototyping.md>)

## AI overview

Figma engineers explain how they built spring animations for more fluid prototype transitions. The system uses physical properties such as mass, stiffness, and damping to produce natural motion, replacing manually tuned Bezier paths with physics-based behavior.

## Source excerpt

An inside look at how Figma engineers used the laws of physics to bring spring animations to life.