About the event
If Figma’s been on your radar but you’re not sure where to start, this live session will get you up to speed — fast. I’ll walk you through the most important tools and features, showing you how to use them while we build layouts together from scratch. No fluff, just practical stuff you can actually use.
What You’ll Learn:
🤔 Why Use a Design Tool?
- How Figma allows for more creative freedom, flexibility for iterations, and versioning.
- Why it will speed-up and improve your builds.
🗄️ Setting Up Your Project
- How to create files and pages to get started.
- Strategies for organizing and naming your layers and frames for clarity.
🎨 Styling Elements
- Navigating the design panel to customize your elements.
- Creating and applying saved styles and variables.
đź“Ź Designing with Grids and Frames
- Using Layout Grids for alignment and spacing.
- Setting up Auto Layouts for consistent and scalable designs.
♻️ Components
- How to create reusable components and instances.
- Building component sets with customizable properties.
đź‘€ Previewing & Sharing
- The basics of Prototyping for previewing interactive elements.
- How to share designs with clients and gather feedback.
🌎 Community Files & Plugins
- How to access to thousands of premade files & templates.
- Install plugins to extend Figma’s functionality.
Since it’s live on Zoom, you’ll have the chance to ask questions as we go. Stuck on something? I’ll be right there to help you figure it out. The goal is simple: by the end, you’ll feel confident opening Figma and actually knowing what to do next.
If that sounds like what you need, I’ll see you there.
This is a private event
Getting Started with Figma is a private event for our Barfly Members. Members can find registration/access details in their inbox or through our Slack channel.
Interested in joining? Become a Barfly member for just $10/mo and get access to private events, hang out in our private Slack channel, win prizes, and much more!
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