Mastering Figma: Essential UI/UX Design Skills

haldoorgfx
Last Update October 29, 2024
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About This Course

Unlock the full potential of Figma with this hands-on, beginner-to-advanced course designed to take you through the most essential aspects of UI/UX design. Learn to create interactive, responsive, and visually appealing interfaces with Figma, the industry-standard design tool. From foundational concepts to advanced prototyping and collaboration techniques, this course equips you with the skills to bring your design ideas to life. Whether you’re aiming to start a career in design, sharpen your skills, or streamline your creative process, this course offers everything you need to get there.

Course Benefits

By the end of this course, you’ll have built a comprehensive UI project, documented as a case study, and prepared to showcase your skills in a professional portfolio.

Learning Objectives

Figma Fundamentals: Setting up projects, navigating the interface, and understanding design layers.
Design Essentials: Working with frames, shapes, color, text, grids, and responsive layouts.
Components and Variants: Creating reusable design elements for efficiency and consistency.
Prototyping and Interactivity: Adding interactions, animations, and navigation for dynamic prototypes.
Collaboration and Handoff: Sharing files, receiving feedback, and preparing designs for developers.
Real-World Project Skills: Applying your knowledge to a complete, portfolio-ready UI design project.

Material Includes

  • Video Lessons: Comprehensive and structured video tutorials for each topic.
  • Downloadable Resources: Figma files, templates, and assets for practice.
  • Assignments and Projects: Practical exercises and a capstone project to apply skills.
  • Support and Feedback: Access to a community or feedback forum (optional, if available).

Requirements

  • Software: Figma (free or professional version).
  • Basic Skills: A basic understanding of design concepts is helpful but not required.
  • Device: A computer with internet access to use Figma’s cloud-based platform.
  • Motivation: A desire to learn and a creative mindset.

Target Audience

  • Beginners to Intermediate Designers: Those new to UI/UX design or looking to solidify their skills.
  • Aspiring UI/UX Designers: Anyone interested in starting a career in design.
  • Product Designers: Professionals who want to transition into digital product design.
  • Web and App Developers: Developers who want to understand the design process for better collaboration with designers.
  • Creative Freelancers: Freelancers wanting to add Figma to their skill set for enhanced project opportunities.

Curriculum

40 Lessons6h 30m

Introduction to Figma

Overview of Figma and its interface00:00
Benefits of Figma for design and collaboration00:00
Quiz 101
Quiz 101

Basic Tools & Interface Navigation

Designing with Figma

Components and Variants

Styles and Design Systems

Prototyping Basics

Advanced Prototyping

Collaboration and Handoff

Plugins and Integrations

Practical Projects & Case Studies

Tips, Best Practices, and Resources

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haldoorgfx

Graphic Designer

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I'm a professional graphic designer based in Somalia with over 10 years of experience, focusing on creating stunning designs to help businesses enhance their online presence.

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$19.99

Level
All Levels
Duration 6.5 hours
Lectures
40 lectures
Language
Somali

Material Includes

  • Video Lessons: Comprehensive and structured video tutorials for each topic.
  • Downloadable Resources: Figma files, templates, and assets for practice.
  • Assignments and Projects: Practical exercises and a capstone project to apply skills.
  • Support and Feedback: Access to a community or feedback forum (optional, if available).
Enrollment validity: Lifetime

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