Figma Essential Training

Course details

Learn how to use Figma, the collaborative interface design tool. This course introduces the features and concepts you’ll need to know to start your first user experience (UX) design project in Figma. Find out how to create new files, segment your project for multiple screens and devices, and start adding content, including shapes, images, drawing, effects, and text. Instructor Brian Wood shows you how to work smarter—not harder—using Figma features like layers, reusable formatting, and components. In the final chapters, you can add interactions to the mix to build functional prototypes that really tell the whole story of your design to collaborators and clients. By the end of this course, you’ll also be prepared to use the latest AI features in Figma to speed up your design workflow.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Using Figma for UX design
02 - What you can learn
03 - Using the exercise files
04 - What is Figma

1. Get Started with Figma

05 - Sign up for Figma
06 - Set up local fonts

2. Setting Up Your Figma File

07 - Create a new Figma file
08 - Setting right click preferences
09 - Create and edit frames
10 - Create pages
11 - Create designs quickly with AI

3. Adding Content

12 - Create shapes
13 - Combine and edit shapes
14 - An intro to drawing in Figma
15 - Adding images
16 - Hide parts of content with a mask
17 - Get creative with effects
18 - Import content from UI kits
19 - Add and format text

4. Work Smarter in Figma

20 - Organize with layers
21 - Save formatting you can reuse
22 - Reuse content with components
23 - Resize content with constraints

5. Prototyping in Figma

24 - An intro to prototyping
25 - Start prototyping
26 - Exporting from Figma

Conclusion

27 - Next steps