Learn one of the most powerful free design tools, called Figma, and get familiar with it.Â
Figma is a leading design software, helping teams and individuals create designs faster and more efficiently. Figma is free and you can use it right on your web browser, on Mac and Windows.
In this course, we'll explore Figma, learn what it is, and how we can get started with it. We'll go over some of these essential topics that will get you ready to design beautiful UI/UX projects:
- What's Figma and why you should consider it for your design projects
- How to sign up and get the Desktop App
- Going over the Menu options
- Learning how to start new files or import existing Sketch files (if you're coming from Sketch)
- Explore the Main Toolbar, Layers, and Properties Panels
- Get familiar with Frames, Grids, and Shape Tools
- Learn how to use the Pen & Pencil Tools, and use Boolean Operations to combine shapes
- How to align objects in Figma
Is this course for you?
You're in the right place if any of these apply to you:
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You’re interested in user interface & user experience design (UI/UX) but not sure where to start.
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You’re an entrepreneur with an app idea and want to turn your idea from a sketch to a realistic mockup and prototype.
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You want to brush up your design skills to get the job that you want at companies like Airbnb, Google, Apple, etc.
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You’re already designing and want to jump into Figma and take your designs to the next level.
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You’re interested in earning income as a freelance designer.
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You simply want to enter a new career path, and graphic design has interested you.
What do I need?
This course is for both beginners & experienced designers looking to expand their skills with Figma.
All you need is a computer and a web browser.
What's Next?
It's totally up to you depending on what you'd like to use Figma for. But here are 2 useful courses I've made where you can learn how to use Figma for designing mobile & web apps. Check them out:
Learn How to Create Effective Marketing Campaigns for Facebook & Instagram:
About your instructor:
This course is taught by entrepreneur & designer Nima Tahami. Nima has more than 10 years of experience designing and developing dozens of mobile apps and web apps for both clients and startups of his own. Nima's current startup, ShiftRide, has been covered in many news outlets, including Forbes, where his app was highlighted for its ease of use.
Nima has created this course to help people become the best designer they can be. Design is part of the foundation of many things from great products & websites to great advertisements and everything in between. Nima has also designed and developed an open-source iPhone development library by the name of FCAlertView, helping 350,000+ app developers use beautiful customizable alert prompts within their applications.
