Learn Design
Want to get started in design, but don’t know where to begin? These lessons and exercises will help you start designing immediately.
Lessons
Kick start your design education with these 12 lessons
Getting started
Want to get started in design, but don’t know where to begin? These lessons and exercises will help you start designing immediately.
What is graphic design?
What is graphic design? Figma takes a look at the world of graphic design and how it affects and enhances our daily lives.
Design thinking & ethics
Is it possible for a design to be unethical? Is there a Hippocratic Oath for design? Let's dive into the ethical implications and obligations designers need to know.
Accessibility and inclusion
Learn what it means to design for accessibility and inclusivity.
Design research
Discover the different types of research used in design and how to conduct them.
Content
Content can help shape your designs and give them life. Learn the basics of design with, and for, content.
Design exercises
A collections of exercises and practice files
1. Design brief and mood board
Learn how to create compelling design briefs and how to develop mood boards for your projects.
2. Create a storyboard
Get hands-on practice developing a user story board
3. Reducing complexity
Challenge yourself to by simplifying a sample login screen
4. Using an existing system
Learn the basics of working with components and libraries with this design system.
5. Design your CV or resume
In designing your resume, you will put into practice all of the principals learned in this course.