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From Figma to live: how we build sites that don’t break

15 September 2025 · 1 min read · Hubb Group

Key takeaways

A mockup is a promise; the craft is keeping it once it’s real and responsive.
Design with real content, build to a component system, test on real devices.
A good site bends instead of breaking when content changes — because it will.

Design that only looks good in the mockup is a trap. Real content is messy, screens come in every size, and someone will paste a 40-word product name into a space built for four. Building well is about surviving reality.

How we keep the promise

Design with real content, not lorem ipsum.
Build to a component system so every page is consistent and quick.
Test on actual devices and the slow connections your customers use.
Bake in performance and accessibility from the first commit.

The result is a site that looks like the design, loads like it should, and bends instead of breaking when the content changes — because it always will.

Frequently asked questions

Why does the live site look different from the design?

Usually a poor handoff — vague files, no component system, and real content the mockup never accounted for. Building to a system keeps the live site faithful to the design.

How do you make sure a site works on every device?

By designing mobile-first, building responsively and testing on actual devices and slower connections — not just a resized desktop browser.

What is a component-based build?

Constructing a site from reusable, consistent building blocks rather than one-off pages — which makes it faster to build, easier to maintain and more consistent.

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