How To Use Figma — The Basics (So You Don't Have To Go In Blind) [ep.1]

For every one that requested a Figma tutorial! Part 2 is coming soon. I'll cover more actual use cases in part 2 and some of the more advanced design tools I use daily. But in this video, I just wanted to cover the basics so you don't feel like you're going into Figma blind!

Time Cards:
01:53 How I organize my figma dashboard
02:53 Starting out in a design file
3:01 Layers, Pages, and Assets
3:39 Figma Main Design Tools
4:14 Framing Tools
5:23 How to create your own frame dimension
5:50 Slice Tool
7:07 Shape Tool
7:57 Pen Tool
8:46 Text Tool
9:10 Resources Tool
9:20 Quick description on components (will go into this more in the next video)
10:35 Hand Tool
11:37 Comment Tool
12:38 Details/Adjustments Panel Summary (right hand panel)
14:18 Setting Reusable Colours
16:08 Effects Options
17:07 Export Options
19:32 Different Details/Adjustment Options

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• About Me
Hi! My name is Angel, I’m a Web Designer and Saas Marketing Director from Vancouver, BC. Besides working at Kashoo, a cloud-based accounting software startup, I am also the co-founder of Enkel Studios—a minimal workspace brand.