How to Make Seamless Instagram Posts using Adobe XD 💫

Ruslan Galba
@hellotegra
3 min readJul 17, 2020

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Courtesy of @thestevenmellor

1️⃣ Open a new document with the custom size 1024×1024

2️⃣ Select the dartboard and then Duplicate it using (Cmd + D) and drag it until it snaps on the right edge of the first artboard. Repeat as necessary.

3️⃣ Drag your desired image/texture from Finder onto your first artboard. You can see the ghosted image overlap the 2nd artboard and also where it would align

4️⃣ Copy the image, select the 2nd artboard and paste the image on it

5️⃣ Hold Shift while dragging the image to the left to align with the 1st artboard

6️⃣ Alignment is perfect when the image is crisp

7️⃣ Example with Texture. Pro Tip: You can easily flip and mirror a texture by clicking on the «Flip Horizontally» button in the properties panel

8️⃣ Select all and press CMD + E to export to the desired folder

1.Open a new document with a custom size of 1024x1024.

2.Duplicate the first artboard and drag it left until it snaps next to the first one.

3.Drag the desired image in from finder right onto the artboard canvas.

4.Copy the image, select the 2nd artboard and Paste the image on it.

5.Hold Shift while dragging the image to the left to align with the 1st artboard.

6.Alignment is perfect when the image is crisp.

7.Example with Texture. Pro Tip: You can easily flip and mirror a texture by clicking on the “Flip Horizontally” button in the properties panel.

8.Select all artboards and press CMD + E to export to the desired folder then share via Airdrop.

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Ruslan Galba
@hellotegra

Increasing revenue for DTC brands via Facebook / Google ads 🚀Growth Strategist 🤘 Founder @hellotegra growth team 🤖 $5M+ profitable ad spend in 2020