Glassmorphism is one of the design trends of the 2020s. In a nutshell, it’s characterized by semi-transparent cards with a blur effect, similar to the frosted glass you see in the meeting room.
Now because it’s an awesome design trend (please don’t come at me for saying this), I’ve decided to create a tutorial about this.
We’re using Figma for this tutorial, so if your design tool doesn’t have the same features as Figma, I’m very sorry. Without further ado, let’s create a glassmorphic card!
First things first, let’s create a content card. Doesn’t necessarily have to be a content card, it could be any card—credit card, testimonial card, even UNO cards.
For this example, I’ve created a basic content card with an image. Since we’re working inside Figma, this card has some auto-layout applied to it.
Now, let’s add something behind the card. They’ll act as decorative elements, and they could be anything—scribbles, lines, circles, etc.
Back to our example, I’ve simply added a few circles with gradient fill applied. That’s all :)
This is where the magic happens. In the effects panel, add a new effect and select “background blur” from the dropdown menu.
Go to Effects > the plus icon (+) > dropdown menu > choose “Background blur”
If you look at the results, you might notice the effect doesn’t show up. That’s because, in the fill panel, you need to decrease the fill-opacity (shown in percentage beside the hex code) to make the card semi-opaque.
Set the fill opacity to somewhat lower than 90%
This is what the final results should look like:
From there, you can mess around with the blur filter. You can make it less blurry or make it very blurry. See what works best.
