Figma Introduction

Figma Introduction

Craft website and apps using Figma, harnessing its powerful and intuitive capabilities.

This fun, interactive course includes plenty of time to discuss things and make sure you understand everything.

You’ll learn how to:

✔ Understand the Figma Workspace & Toolbar
✔ Create and format frames
✔ Share your project for review

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Delegates are introduced to the Figma application, its interface and core navigation.

This module establishes the foundational knowledge that the rest of the course will build on.

  • Understanding the Figma Workspace and how to use it
  • Learning about The Figma Toolbar
  • Working With Pages & Frames

This module covers two of Figma’s most fundamental structural tools – pages and frames – with practical exercises in creating and formatting frames for different contexts.

  • Breaking down Frames versus Pages, their applications, pros and cons.
  • How to create and format a frame
  • Creating frames for different viewports

Delegates learn to use Figma’s core design tools and extend the software’s capabilities through its plugin system.

  • Creating and formatting type
  • When to use Frames and when to use Groups
  • Finding, installing and using plugins

This module provides comprehensive training in Figma’s shape tools, covering creation, editing and advanced boolean operations.

  • How to create and edit Figma shapes
  • Combining shapes with boolean commands
  • Using shape editing mode

Delegates will develop practical skills in applying colour, effects and images within Figma designs.

  • Adding colours and gradients to shapes
  • Using effects
  • Importing and cropping image files

This module covers Figma’s prototyping tools in full, teaching delegates to build realistic, testable interactive prototypes from their designs.

  • Prototyping and Interactivity
  • Making your design interactive
  • Linking between frames
  • Using preview to test interactions
  • Smart Animation for creative transitions
  • Creating a clickable overlay menu

The final module teaches delegates how to prepare and share their work professionally, covering export formats and developer handoff workflows.

  • Exporting Your Project
  • Finally, we finish off the course with a clear breakdown on how you can share and export your project for others to review and collaborate on.
  • Sharing for review
  • Handing off your project to a developer
  • Sharing a prototype with stakeholders
  • Exporting assets and frames

Am I Ready For This Course?

This Figma course is designed for people who have not used Figma before.

It is useful if you have had some exposure to Graphic Design work, but not essential.

The Training Day

Our courses run from 9.30am to roughly 4:30pm with refreshments and biscuits throughout the day and a break for lunch.

We offer a relaxed, supportive learning environment, fully air-conditioned training facilities and some of the nicest instructors on the planet.

Also, you’ll receive:

✔ A full-colour manual which covers everything in the course.
✔ Your course exercises so that you can practice at home.
✔ A Certificate of Attendance.