All Figma classes include
Free retake
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
Small class sizes
Course recording
Skills you learn in this advanced Figma course
- Working with responsive layout controls
- Understanding and applying Constraints
- Using Components
- Adding Animation
- Important Plug-ins
- Creating pattern libraries for a design system
Sharing prototypes
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs
Advanced Figma Course - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
Advanced Figma Course Topics
Responsive layout controls
- Using layout grids, columns, and rows
- Understanding constraints as they relate to the layout grids
- Saving and applying layout styles
Understanding and applying constraints
- Controlling alignment
- Controlling spacing in your design
- Constraints as they relate to parent-child relationships
Components
- Swapping components
- Nesting components
- Adding variants
- Exposing nested variant properties
- Component naming and organization
- Creating interactive components
Adding animation
- Basic animation prototyping
- Setting up triggers
- Using the auto-animate features
- Simulating menus with auto-animate transitions
Plug-ins
- Discovering and adding plug-ins
- Plug-ins that can make you more efficient
- Plug-ins for development
Creating a pattern library for your design system
- Creating and organizing pages in your library
- Organizing your library
- Sharing your library
Sharing your prototype
- Sharing for review
- Sharing for development
- Exporting and sharing your prototype’s specs
Using variables
Taking advantage of color, number, string, and boolean variables
These topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your Figma questions.
Figma course instructors
AGI instructors are Figma professionals and skilled teachers. You'll learn from a live Figma professional that brings years of experience that will help you learn Figma quickly and easily.
Jennifer
MS, Human Factors Information Design
BA, Commercial Art
UXQB Certfied
Adjunct Professor, Boston University
Grace
MS, Information Design
BA, Digital Communications
Adjunct Professor, St. Olaf
Custom and private Figma classes
This Figma course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. Figma classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
Instructor profile for advanced Figma course
Jennifer Smith holds a Master's of Science degree in Human Factors Information Design. When not teaching Figma at AGI, she teaches graduate coursework at Boston University and is a UX professional leading design projects. Jennifer has been named a Microsoft MVP for three consecutive years for her work in the user experience field of wireframing and prototyping mobile app designs. She has delivered global UX, UI, and design-tools training for mobile, tablet, and desktop application developers, business analysts, and development teams for major U.S., Asian, and European technology companies, major retailers, apparel companies, and mobile device companies. She has delivered professional development training sessions for professors at computer science and human factors programs and for Microsoft's employees at their internal Microsoft TechReady event. Jennifer also has a B.A. degree in Communication Design in addition to her master's degree. Additional instructors with equal or higher qualifications also teach this course.
Advanced Figma course prerequisites
Figma is provided for all advanced Figma courses at AGI's location. For online and private courses, you will need a Figma account. You can use the no-cost individual account for public courses delivered online. You should have experience with all topics covered in the introductory Figma course before enrolling in this advanced Figma training.
Earn a Figma certificate
Earn a Figma certificate from American Graphics Institute, a private licensed school, with this advanced Figma course. The printed Figma certificate is suitable for framing or display, while the digital version of the certificate can be shared on LinkedIn, and is verifiable via the AGI website.
Repeat for free
If you need a refresher or miss a day of class, you can repeat the Figma class at no additional cost for one year.
Private Figma training for Companies and Groups
This Figma course with certificate is available as a private workshop for your company, group, or team. Use the contact form or call 781 376-6044 to learn more about private classes.
Figma Course with Certificate FAQ
Do I receive a Figma certificate?
AGI provides a Figma certificate upon course completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.
How many students are in a Figma course?
AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants.
Can I get specific Figma questions answered in the class
Yes, as a live class, you can ask the instructor questions about how to use Figma.
Does this Figma course with certificate include job placement support
AGI provides job support only when the advanced Figma course is taken as part of a longer-term program, where AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student. This course is also available as part of the UX Design Certificate program, which includes job placement assistance, or you can take the course individually.
Is this Figma class for Mac or Windows
You can attend this Figma course using either a Mac or Windows computer. The Figma application itself has identical functionality for both. If attending in our classrooms, a computer will be provided using the operating system of your choice as well as the Figma app.
If I already use Figma, should I start with the introductory or advanced Figma course
You should only attend the advanced Figma course if you are already familiar with all topics covered in the introductory Figma course.