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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class 

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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class
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UDEMY 
Overview

The essentials you need to know to become a UI Designer with Figma. The only course recorded after the Figma23 features!

Duration

5 hours

Total fee

399

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class
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Highlights

  • 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
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  • Full lifetime access
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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class
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Course details

Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
  • Setup your own free Figma account!
  • Setting up UI Designs with Figma
  • Setup a complete User Interface Design with Figma
  • Share your work with other Designers and Developers
  • Make your Designs Shine in Presentation Mode
  • Basic Prototyping with Figma
  • Creating reusable elements with components
  • Advanced component sets with variants
  • Understanding variables and styles
  • Keeping up to date with latest releases
  • Share and document your design with development
  • Create shared team libraries
  • Creating simple style guides for colour, typography and spacing
  • Creat simple micro interactions for buttons and hover
  • Work as a team
  • Freebees to be used right away in your designs
  • Figma exercise files so you can work alongside me
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More about this course
  • Getting Started with Figma + Optional Course Project and Figma fileA beginner's course in UX/UI design with Figma This course is a comprehensive introduction to Figma from absolute Figma beginner to advanced features. Short and focused, providing you with all you need to know to tackle any design.We'll start from scratch by setting up your Figma account and familiarising ourselves with its file structure. Then, we'll dive into the fundamentals of Figma, such as setting up frames and nesting them, adding shapes, text, colours, and grids, and creating solid UI designs. Once you're comfortable with the basics, we dive into more advanced subjects like creating solid UI designs and working with components for reusable elements.We will add styles and variables for consistency, create responsive designs with auto layout, and add basic prototyping to bring our designs alive, always keeping collaboration with development in mind. With step-by-step exercises and valuable tips and tricks, you'll become proficient in Figma in under 4 hours. It's perfect for beginners or those switching from other design software like Sketch or Adobe XD to Figma.Getting Started1. Getting Figma - Registration Process2. Figma in the Browser vs. Figma App3. The Figma file browser – Figma's home4. Creating design files in FigmaFigma BasicsAdding frames to our fileA few handy shortcutsDesign file overviewAdding shapes and colourSize menu manipulating shapes and framesAlign, tidy up, and measureAdding and working with textNesting frames The Figma superpowerFrames vs GroupsDesigning with nested framesRe-usable grids with stylesFigma Community and PluginsAdding imagesDrawing in FigmaScaling in FigmaOptional Course Project Part 1: Building a wireframe and design Introducing ComponentsRe-use elements with components and instancesOverriding instancesWhat to override and what not toReverting components and overridesNest componentsComponent sets with variantsMove components to their own pageKeeping components organisedAdvanced component features introductionOptional Course Project Part 2: Turning our design into a component-based designVariables and StylesIntroduction to variablesWorking with colour variablesOrganising with variable collections and groupsSize and spacing variablesAnd what about styles?Typography and stylesDocumenting variables and stylesOptional Course Project Part 3: Adding variables and styles to our appResponsive DesignWhat is auto layout?Adding auto layoutAuto layout components and variablesResize settingsAuto or space betweenNesting auto layout with systemAbsolute positioningAuto layout pagesConstraints in FigmaConstraints and gridsWhich frame size should I use?Optional Course Project Part 4: Making our app responsiveBasic PrototypingPrototyping in FigmaSetting scroll behaviourConnecting screensDropdown menu with overlaysAnimation typesInteractive componentsFigma Mirror Preview on your deviceOptional Course Project Part 5: Bring our design alive with prototypingSharing with other designers and developersSharing and inviting othersSetting up a thumbnailShared team libraries in FigmaSetting up a shared team libraryConnecting to a shared team libraryUpdating shared team librariesSharing design, components, styles, and variablesDev mode: Sharing with developmentUtilize Figma to enhance your prospects in UI Design, User Interface, User Experience Design, UX Design, and Web Design, facilitating your path to secure a job working with UX/UI Design in FigmaThis is an original course by moonlearning
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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class
 at 
UDEMY 
Curriculum

Welcome

Intro

What Is Figma? Who does the coding?

Get the Figma working file!!!

Download the Figma working file here!

Setup

Getting Figma - Registration Process

Figma in the Browser vs. Figma App

The Figma file browser – Figma's home

Creating design files in Figma

Figma Basics

Make sure you have your file ready!

Adding frames to our file

A few handy shortcuts

Design file overview

Adding shapes and colour

Size menu – manipulating shapes and frames

Align, tidy up, and measure

Adding and working with text

Nesting frames – The Figma superpower

Frames vs Groups

Designing with nested frames

Re-usable grids with styles

Figma Community and Plugins

Adding images

A little favour

Duplicating

Drawing in Figma

Scaling in Figma

COURSE PROJECT Introduction

COURSE PROJECT Part 1.1: making our wireframe

COURSE PROJECT Part 1.2: Wireframe to design

Introducing Components

Re-use elements with components and instances

Make sure you have your file ready!

Overriding instances

What to override and what not to

Reverting components and overrides

Nesting components

Component sets with variants

Move components to their own page

Keeping components organised

COURSE PROJECT Part 2: Turning our design into components

Variables and Styles

Introduction to variables

Make sure you have your file ready!

Working with color variables

Organising with variable collections and groups

Size and spacing variables

And what about styles?

Typography and styles

Documenting variables and styles

COURSE PROJECT Part 3.1: Adding colour variables

COURSE PROJECT Part 3.2: Adding Text Styles

Responsive Design

What is auto layout?

Make sure you have your file ready!

Adding auto layout

Auto layout components and variables

Resize settings: Responsive Cards

Auto or space between

Nesting auto layout with system

Absolute positioning

Auto layout pages

Constraints in Figma

Constraints and grids

Which frame size should I use?

COURSE PROJECT Part 4: Making our design responsive

Basic Prototyping

Prototyping in Figma

Make sure you have your file ready!

Connecting screens

Dropdown menu with overlays

Animation types

Interactive components

Setting scroll behaviour

Figma Mirror – Preview on your device

COURSE PROJECT Part 5: Turning our design into a prototype

Sharing with other designers and developers

Sharing and inviting others

Setting up a thumbnail

Shared team libraries in Figma

Setting up a shared team library

Connecting to a shared team library

Updating shared team libraries

Sharing design, components, styles, and variables

Dev mode: Sharing with development

Extra: Demystifying Resolution, Points & Pixels

Points Pixel and Screen Resolution

Why We Design at 1x

Getting Best Results on All Resolutions

Summary

Extra: Colours

Pick Mix and Match Colours Like a Pro

Colour Inspiration

60 30 10 Rule of Colour Distribution

Archive old course

Link to previous course content

Before you go

Thank you!

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NEW Figma 2024: Getting started the Beginner to Pro Class
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Faculty details

Christine moonlearning
Designation : moonlearning

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