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Figma UI UX Design Advanced: Become a Figma Pro

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Hi there, aspiring Figma enthusiasts! Are you ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with me, Dan Scott, as we unlock the full potential of our Figma skills in the dazzling realm of UX/UI Design using Figma Advanced?

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This course is tailor-made for those who have already mastered the fundamental principles of UI/UX Design using Figma. If you've triumphed over my Figma Essentials course or have a sneaking suspicion that there's a treasure trove of unexplored tools, tips, workflows, and updates awaiting your discovery, then look no further! This course is your golden ticket to taking your UI/UX prowess to the next level.

Together, we'll start by delving into the depths of multilevel nested autolayouts, and unravel the secrets used by UX professionals by learning:

  • Workflow techniques, managing design assets, styles, components, grid and column layouts like true virtuosos.
  • Learn how to use Variables and put them to work creating even more complete prototypes.
  • Use variables to make Light & Dark Modes + Compact & Comfortable spacing versions of your components. 

You’ll then take your new knowledge of variables to understand and create your own Design Tokens. 

  • Unleashing the magic of advanced animation techniques, captivating users with animated background gradients and Houdini Text.
  • Harness the power of Lottie animation files, breathing life into your designs.
  • Crafting responsive elements that effortlessly adapt to any device, proving your design prowess knows no bounds.
  • Unleashing the full potential of powerful images & video masking techniques, amplifying the visual impact of your creations.
  • Mastering advanced typography features, transforming words into captivating works of art.
  • Embracing the realm of AI, infusing your process with its genius to elevate your skills as a UX designer.
  • Elevate your prototyping game, conducting user tests with finesse using advanced techniques.
  • Unveiling sticky scroll buttons that stack, animated anchor points and booleans, and a host of other captivating effects.
  • Creating enchanting dropdown menus, hover grow effects for images, and expanding search bars.
  • Discovering the right accessibility tools & techniques, ensuring inclusivity and usability for all users.
  • Becoming a variant boss, expertly taming unwieldy variants to just 1 or 2.
  • Unveiling the secrets of seamless collaboration with designers, developers, and stakeholders.
  • Mastering the art of exporting production-ready assets, bringing your designs to life beyond the realm of Figma.
  • Unearthing professional workflow tricks & shortcuts, saving you precious time and skyrocketing your efficiency.
  • Plus much more exciting advanced Figma goodness along the way!

As you journey through this course, you'll acquire the skills wielded by UX professionals, gaining a profound understanding of the UX Design industry. From concept to a highly polished finish, you'll confidently manage your own UX projects ideal for your portfolio.

It's time to embrace the call to upgrade yourself and transcend from being a good UX Designer to a bona fide Figma UX Superhero! Unlock your potential, save the day, and let your design prowess soar!

Requirements:

  • A copy of Figma (a free plan is available on the Figma website).
  • Basic knowledge of Figma is required. I recommend watching my Figma Essentials course prior to embarking on this epic adventure.

Who this course is for:

  • UX/UI adventurers who already have a basic understanding of Figma.
  • Self-taught Figma enthusiasts yearning for structured guidance.
  • Graduates of my Figma Essentials Course, hungry for more knowledge and skills.
  • Visionaries who have developed their own unique Figma approach but crave exploration of the vast universe of tools, updates, and time-saving techniques.

What you'll learn:

  • Diving deep into multi level nested autolayouts. 
  • Robust components that are easy to update and hard to break. 
  • Component properties. 
  • Variables
  • Design Tokens
  • Advanced Prototyping using Variables
  • Learn Workflow tips and tricks for managing your design assets, styles, components, grid and column layouts.
  • Advanced animation techniques
  • Animated Background gradients. -
  • Houdini Text
  • Animate along a path in Figma
  • How to add Lottie animation files in Figma
  • Build responsive elements ready for any device size.
  • The best shortcuts & plugins to make you a more efficient UX designer.
  • Absolute Positioning of Autolayouts. 
  • Powerful images & video masking techniques. 
  • Advanced typography features. 
  • Learn to use AI in your process to make you a better UX designer. 
  • Advanced prototyping techniques to level up your user tests. 
  • Make prototypes better and faster using tricks & shortcuts. 
  • Sticky scroll buttons that stack. 
  • Video playback controls. 
  • Animated anchor points and booleans.
  • Create a Dropdown menu
  • Create a hover grow effect for images.
  • Create and expanding Search Bar 
  • Learn the right accessibility tools & techniques  
  • Become a variant boss. Cutting down those 100 variants to just 1 or 2. 
  • Learn the best ways to work with other designers, developers and stakeholders. 
  • Build a UX project from beginning to end ready for your portfolio.
  • Export production ready assets.
  • Learn professional workflow tricks & shortcuts.
  • Forum support from me and the rest of the BYOL crew.
  • All the techniques used by UX professionals
  • 160+ videos of detailed Figma Advanced Content.

Syllabus

  • Intro to the Figma Advanced Course
  • Getting Started in Figma Advanced Course
  • Auto Layout & Responsive Design 101: It's use in responsive design
  • Designing in Figma with Auto Spacing in Auto Layouts
  • When and when not to use Components in Figma
  • What is good spacing to use in Figma
  • What spacing should I use for web & app design in Figma
  • Auto Layout vs Constraints in Figma
  • Autolayout shortcuts: Tips and tricks to work with Auto Layout faster
  • Class Project 01 - Responsive Lower Navigation
  • How to handle files in Figma and become a File Handling Master
  • How to use advanced Copy, Paste, and Selection Tricks in Figma?
  • How to do crazy things with your Figma fields?
  • Frame Tricks: Tips and Tricks to work with Figma frames effectively
  • Advanced Zooming Techniques for precision work in Figma
  • Light or Dark vs System Theme: Which one to use in Figma?
  • Class Project 02 - Event Card Constraints
  • Class Project 02 - Event Card Constraints - Completed
  • Grid v Constraints v Autolayout in Figma: Which one to use and when?
  • How to copy & paste grids and export grid styles in Figma
  • How to add rows and column grids to one layout in Figma
  • How to update Grid Styles in Figma
  • Grids inside of frames that aren't the main frame
  • Class project 03 - Event Branding
  • Logos using Iconscout: How to use Iconscout to create logos in Figma?
  • What are widget compared to plugins in Figma?
  • How to create ux color variants using a Figma Widget ?
  • Intro to Nested & Responsive Auto layouts Section
  • Production video - Tidying up my frame & component mess
  • Bring in images using the unsplash plugin in Figma
  • Production video - Making the parts for our nested autolayout
  • Nesting Multiple Auto Layouts inside each other in Figma
  • Autolayout Nesting with variants and responsive text in Figma
  • Auto Layout on different device sizes- How to make advanced Auto Layouts
  • Responsive text that adjusts for 2 lines in Figma
  • Abstract Gradient Background in Figma the easy way
  • How to copy and paste Interactions in Figma
  • How to animate gradient mesh using Variants in Figma
  • How to give feedback on a UX project - The Critique Sandwich
  • Class project 04 - Background Animation
  • Houdini Text: How to make a text mask animation Figma?
  • How to use the Spring Animations in Figma
  • Spring Animation: How to make custom Spring Animation in Figma
  • Why is interaction on tap on click grayed out of missing in Figma?
  • Class project 05 - Houdini Text Animation Prototyping - Level 1
  • Create & remove bulk multiple noodles wires at once in Figma
  • How to bulk update nav links in your Figma prototype
  • How to set the right phone and find old prototype phones in Figma
  • How to make sticky scroll position search bar in Figma
  • How to stack multiple sticky text vertical scrolling in Figma
  • Class project 06 - Multiple Sticky Headings
  • How to make Interactive Components in Figma
  • How to make a checkmark turn on and off in Figma
  • Interactive components with sliding button in navigation for Figma
  • Class project 07 - Sliding Button Nav Challenge
  • Class project 07 - Completed
  • How to use Sections in Figma for organizing your content
  • How to use sections for prototyping in Figma
  • How to add iOS battery wifi notch status bar to Figma
  • How to add iOS or Android Snack Bar UI to Figma
  • Class project 08 - Operating System UI
  • Be careful what you create in Figma
  • What are the advanced Layer shortcuts in Figma
  • How to find layer Zen shortcuts in Figma
  • How to hide and lock unlock all layers in Figma
  • How to use Locked layers in Figma
  • How to Find Replace and Multi-select Layer Search in Figma
  • How to Bulk Rename Layers with advanced tricks in Figma
  • How to replace instances and variants with shortcuts in Figma
  • How to use Instance Swap Component Properties with preferred in Figma
  • How to use Component Text Property in Figma
  • How to use Boolean Component Property in Figma
  • How to make a input field using only component properties in Figma
  • How to Combine Variants with Component Properties in Figma
  • How to apply component properties to existing design systems
  • What is Simplify Instances in Figma
  • What does Expose Nested Instances do in Figma
  • Class project 09 - One button to rule them all
  • What are some font tips and tricks in Figma
  • How to see Live Font Previews in Figma
  • How reset fonts & set default fonts in Figma
  • How to Use Line Height Percentage in 8pt grid in Figma
  • How to use Leading trim to cap height to baseline in Figma
  • How to set Hanging Punctuation for pull quotes & call outs in Figma
  • What are the Advanced Type Options in Figma
  • How to use Variable Type in UX app design in Figma
  • How to curve text with type on a path in Figma
  • How to use adobe fonts & local fonts in Figma
  • How to Preserve text overrides or not in Figma variant
  • How to use Chat GPT AI to create placeholder and personas in Figma
  • How to create an image style in Figma
  • What's the difference with Images inside frames vs fills vs Masked in Figma
  • How to crop images using shortcuts in Figma
  • How to mask images with text in Figma
  • Class Project 10 - Text Mask
  • How to mask using transparent pngs with alpha channels in Figma
  • Class Project 11 - Alpha Mask
  • How to create a luma mask in Figma
  • Class project 12 - Luma Mask
  • How to make a spillover mask outside of the frame in Figma
  • How to use the pen tool to make image masks in Figma
  • How to use color layer blending modes in Figma
  • Class project 13 - Social Ad
  • How to add video in Figma
  • How to make a background autoplay video in Figma
  • How to get a video play when you hover in Figma
  • Class project 14 - Hover Play
  • How to make a play pause button for video in Figma
  • How to build a video card in Figma
  • Class project 15 - Video Card
  • What are some advanced color tricks in figma
  • How to change replace colors in Figma
  • How to create Color Themes for light and dark in Figma
  • How to group color styles using slashes or folders in Figma
  • How to descriptions to your styles in Figma for others to use
  • Editing someone else's styles or component library in Figma
  • How to hide color font styles & components from team library in Figma
  • How to compare changes in component with overlay in Figma
  • How to refactoring styles to another design file in Figma
  • How to move relink refactoring components to another design file in Figma
  • How to swap parts or entire component & style library in Figma
  • What are some advanced drawing tips and tricks in figma
  • How to draw in Figma with the pen tool- Anchor point mastery
  • How to draw with Bend & Mirror angle in Figma
  • Can you animated anchor points or booleans in Figma
  • How to animate a mobile nav menu in Figma using a dip
  • Class project 16 - Alt Nav Animation
  • How to overlap & stack things in a Figma Autolayout
  • What are the shortcuts for hug & fill in Figma
  • How to set absolute spacing so things ignore Autolayout in Figma
  • How to absolute position something that is responsive in Figma
  • How stick things to the bottom right of an auto layout in Figma
  • How to resize a box automatically in a Auto Layout to match text in Figma
  • What are the autolayout padding and resizing shortcuts
  • How to create a minimum width height button in Figma
  • How to wrap auto layout objects in Figma
  • What does stroke included excluded mean in Figma auto layout
  • How to set custom spacing in auto layouts in Figma
  • How to organize Components into groups in Figma
  • How to create slot placehold components in Figma
  • How to convert an existing website into a figma design
  • How to make a drop down using overlays in Figma
  • How to make a multi level drop down menu in Figma
  • Class project 17 - Nested Dropdown Menu
  • How to create a hover grow effect for images in Figma
  • Class project 18 - Hover Grow Effect
  • How to make an expanding Search Bar in Figma
  • Class project 19 - Expanding Search Bar
  • What are Variables in Figma
  • How to create cart total using number variables in Figma
  • How to add add conditions to variables in Figma
  • Variant change using Boolean variable - change cart color
  • Turning our boolean variable to false in Figma
  • Making a Overlay Popup in the Variable action panel in Figma
  • Light and Dark Modes using Collections & Color Variables in Figma
  • How to change spacing with number Variables in Figma
  • What are Design Tokens in Figma
  • How to create Design Tokens in Figma
  • Creating spacing & radius design tokens in Figma
  • When would you use design tokens in Figma
  • How do you animate along a path in Figma
  • How to add Lottie animation files in Figma
  • Making Your Designs Accessible - A Guide to Accessibility plugin in Figma
  • What are some tips for working with colleagues in Figma
  • How view version history duplicate and restore in Figma
  • How to archive and restore previous versions of Figma files
  • How to create & share a flows in Figma
  • How to use the Slice Tool in Figma
  • How export uncropped and unscaled images from Figma
  • How to export webp images from Figma & Photoshop
  • How to downsize reduce file size of all images in a Figma file
  • How to document a component in a design system in Figma
  • How to use DEV Mode in Figma
  • Class Project 20 - Finish your design
  • What's Next - Figma Advanced

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