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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The course opens up with an introduction to the world of Figma, and how you can navigate it.

  • Understanding the Figma Workspace
  • The Figma Toolbar

We then go into practical examples of how you can get started with Pages & Frames, and when you’d want to use each.

  • Frames versus Pages
  • Creating and formatting a frame
  • Creating frames for different viewports

This section of the course covers Figma’s different Design Tools, as well as how you can use Plugins to enhance your designs.

  • Creating and formatting type
  • Frames versus groups
  • Installing and using plugins

Then we cover shapes comprehensively, breaking down their uses and features.

  • Creating and editing shapes
  • Combining shapes with boolean commands
  • Using shape editing mode

Next we go through a very fundamental part of Figma, using Colour & Images to expand your design.

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

Then

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

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 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.