Stacks and Relative Positioning in Framer (Fundamentals Lesson 6)

Stacks allow us to create rows or columns of elements that automatically align, distribute, and space themselves within the available space. Which not only means less tedious scaling and repositioning for us on the canvas — but also lets us build bulletproof layouts that can flex and adapt when things change size in browser.

Stacks not only unlock relative positioning — but also new sizing options that can make elements fill their parent — or make a parent frame automatically fit its children.

In this lesson, we’re going to look at how Stacks and Relative positioned layers work, how they make our lives easier, and of course when to use them.

If you’re already familiar with auto-layout in Figma or Flexbox in CSS, you’ve got a head start — but either way, you’re in the right place because we’re going to start with the basics.

00:00 Intro
00:09 What stacks do and why they matter
00:20 Stacks and relative positioning
00:37 Turning frames into stacks
01:12 Relative positioning behavior in stacks
01:55 Common use cases for stacks
02:25 Fitting stacks to content
03:02 Creating stacks from scratch or wrapping layers
03:55 Default stretching behavior for new stacks
04:16 Stack properties: direction and distribution
05:26 Adjusting gaps between elements
05:55 Aligning elements on the cross axis
06:11 Using padding effectively
06:44 Wrapping elements in stacks
07:02 Applying stack layouts to breakpoint frames
07:45 Wrap up

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