UI Basics with Figma
Stockholm, Sweden
DURATION
30 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
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TUITION FEES
SEK 5,000
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
The course covers the core functionalities of Figma and its sketching tool Figjam. You will learn how to go from an initial sketch to a final project with complete screens, transitions, buttons, animation, and more.
You can choose to develop your own project through this course, or you can simply replicate the example provided. Through tutorials you will practice on all key functions of Figma and you’ll also learn how to use simple UI kits and the most common plugins. You will be able to explore different functionalities of the software and build your first app. This is a self-paced, video-recorded course. You will not receive feedback on your work but you will get plenty of instructions to improve on your own.
This self-paced course builds your skills in:
- Figma
- Figjam
Course Facts
- 9 video-recorded classes and assignments
- Language: English
- 30 hours (estimated) to complete the course and all assignments
- Self-paced; study and practice at your own speed
- Checklists to verify your progress throughout the course
- Course certificate upon completion
- On-Demand, start whenever you want
- Software license not included
- Credit card payment and instant enrollment
Ideal Students
This self-paced online course is perfect for those who are brand new to the world of UI/UX design.
Anyone whose ideas and ambitions are bigger than their current software skills. This course is designed to help you bring those skills up to a level where you can see on screen the ideas that you have in your head, or in your sketchbook.
To complete the course – and all course assignments – you need to have access to at least one of the two software, ideally both of them. If you chose only Adobe XD, you need to have access to Adobe Creative Cloud 2020 or above. This is not included in the Course Fee. You can use Adobe’s free 7-day demo to start with and upgrade later. If you choose Figma, create a free Figma account on Figma.com, you can use the 30-day free trial for the course and upgrade to enable all functions later. And do not forget paper and pens so you can sketch your own ideas away from a computer.
Curriculum
Figma:
- Available tiers and basic settings – Introduction to the software
- Move & scale, frames and sections
- Basics shapes, select/copy, typography
- Pen tool, mask and combine
- Color, styles, effects, layout
- Align and arrange
- Sizing and constraints
- Layers and blending
- Preferences
- Components and variants
- Auto-layout
- Presentation mode
- Devices
- Prototype Panel
- Plugins, widgets, UI kits, and device templates
- Collaboration, handoffs, flows, export
Figjam:
- Quick introduction to get you started
- Brainstorming, flowcharts, agendas
Program Outcome
This course offers you basic software knowledge and it prepares you for a series of design courses at a higher level at Berghs School of Communication. Below is a list of possible courses to progress with – depending on your level of experience – and some fee reductions to help you do so.
Full-time international courses taught in English
- Berghs Bachelor (all of the design paths within the course) / Full time
- Advanced Portfolio courses (all specializations) / Full time
Apply after completing UI Basics with Figma, improve your chances to enroll and get your tuition fee reduced by 1000 SEK*
Full-time studies (YH) taught in Swedish
- Communication Design / 2 years full-time
Apply after completing UI Basics with Figma and improve your chances to pass the selection. No fee reduction applies.
Short Courses - Start Level taught in Swedish
- Grafisk Design / evening course
- Grafisk Design / online
Apply to one of the above after completing UI Basics with Figma and get your fee reduced by 1000 SEK*
*Terms and Conditions
The discount can be claimed only after you have completed your automated software course and it applies only to the course you are progressing on to.