[92] Intro to Figma for Data and Applications (+ penpot, the open source design tool)

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Ilia de Leon: Using Figma for Data and Applications

Resources
- http://figma.com
- https://penpot.app/

About the Event
Figma is a powerful and user-friendly design and prototyping tool that has gained immense popularity among designers and developers. It's a cloud-based platform that allows teams to collaborate seamlessly on creating user interfaces, web and mobile app designs, and interactive prototypes. In this beginner talk, we will introduce you to the world of Figma and show you how to harness its capabilities for working with data and developing applications.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro to Data Umbrella
04:55 Speaker introduction
05:52 Figma for Beginners & intro
06:19 Presentation agenda
07:27 What is Figma?
07:52 Why use Figma?
09:03 How much does Figma cost?
10:17 Getting started: Walkthrough
10:57 Figma Dashboard example
11:35 Figma Canvas example (including dev mode toggle)
14:16 Digging into Canvas tools, editing & styling
15:30 Example - Pen tool
17:33 Duplication shortcut: Cmd + D (on Mac)
21:30 Plugins overview (e.g. Unsplash, Iconify, Figpie)
24:00 Auto layout & components
28:50 Prototyping example
32:05 An open source alternative: Penpot
33:07 Q&A begins
35:45 Q&A - Editing images
36:11 Q&A - Turning design to code
39:18 Q&A - Templates for flow charts
44:40 Q&A - Ilia and Reshma discuss Data Umbrella Events Board designs
47:15 Q&A - Free version usage
48:05 Future talks, working with Ilia
49:23 Closing remarks

About the Speaker
Ilia has made a recent transition from the world of fashion to the tech realm. Currently, she is a product/UX designer for an open learning organization. Ilia is a lifelong learner, plant mom and gamer. Ilia is open for consulting work; contact her on LinkedIn.

- LinkedIn:   / iliadeleon  

#figma #design #opensource