Figma Advanced Tutorial: Become a Figma Pro

Your brief for the Figma Advanced course

Course contents
SECTION: 1
Getting Started 9:55
SECTION: 2
First Draft AI 6:07
SECTION: 3
Effects 39:26
SECTION: 4
Advanced Workflow Tricks 29:42
SECTION: 5
Auto Layout 1:25:11
SECTION: 6
Variants 16:25
SECTION: 7
Variables - Level 1 36:37
SECTION: 8
Grids 13:38
SECTION: 9
Animation 46:43
SECTION: 10
Prototyping 55:12
SECTION: 11
Layer Zen 10:44
SECTION: 12
Components & Variants 16:24
SECTION: 13
Typography 7:34
SECTION: 14
Images 20:27
SECTION: 15
Videos 9:55
SECTION: 16
Color 10:10
SECTION: 17
Styles & Libraries 17:14
SECTION: 18
Drawing, Stroke & Fill 9:23
SECTION: 19
Auto Layout & Components 17:12
SECTION: 20
Variables - Level 2 25:46
SECTION: 21
Accessibility 13:58
SECTION: 22
Working with Others 23:29
SECTION: 23
What’s Next 19:58

Questions

Course info

110 lessons / 9 hours 36 quiz questions 23 projects Certificate of achievement

Overview

Hi there, aspiring Figma enthusiast! Are you ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with me, Dan Scott, as we unlock the full potential of our Figma skills in the dazzling realm of UX/UI Design using Figma Advanced?

Course length: 9+ hours.

Try Figma for free by clicking here.

We’re not just moving boxes around here - you’re actually going to build something. In this course, you’ll get your own project brief and persona, and by the end, you’ll have a complete app ready to drop straight into your portfolio.

We’ll kick things off by using AI inside Figma to move fast — the kind of efficiency that saves you hours, not minutes. Then we’ll dive deep into Auto Layout and constraints, the tools that separate amateurs from pros. You’ll learn how to make responsive pages that flex, adapt, and update automatically, no matter the screen or content.

Next, you’ll master components and variables so solid they’re almost impossible to break. We’ll add visual punch with effects, typography, and micro-animations that give your designs instant polish and impact. You’ll also learn workflow hacks to manage your assets, grids, and styles like a seasoned professional, and I’ll even show you a few hardware setups that make you faster (and make you look good while you’re at it).

Once you’ve got the basics locked in, we’ll take things further. You’ll become a variant boss, building light and dark modes, compact and comfortable layouts, all with a single click. We’ll explore advanced animation, masking, and video techniques, the kind of creative power most designers don’t even realize Figma can deliver.

You’ll also learn to prototype faster, test smarter, and make things that feel real. We’ll cover accessibility, collaboration, and developer handoff using Dev Mode, refactoring, and shared team libraries so you can work seamlessly across projects and teams.

As you journey through this course, you'll acquire the skills wielded by UX professionals, gaining a profound understanding of the UX Design industry. From concept to a highly polished finish, you'll confidently manage your own UX projects ideal for your portfolio.

Throughout the course, I'll assign assignments and projects that nurture your skills and empower you to create your very own unique UX design masterpiece for your portfolio. Don’t worry if this all seems overwhelmingly advanced right now, because the BYOL crew stands ready to support and guide you, ensuring your questions get answered.

Bottom line, you’re not just learning Figma. You’re building a complete, professional-grade design system that looks elite and works flawlessly. Let’s go.

Requirements:
- A copy of Figma (a free plan is available on the Figma website here).
- Note: While you can complete the course using the free version of Figma, some lessons include features available only in the paid version. You can sign up for a free trial to follow along, or simply watch those sections for reference.
- Basic knowledge of Figma is required. I recommend watching my Figma Essentials course prior to embarking on this epic adventure.

Who this course is for:
- UX/UI adventurers who already have a basic understanding of Figma.
- Self-taught Figma enthusiasts yearning for structured guidance.
- Graduates of my Figma Essentials Course, hungry for more knowledge and skills.
- Visionaries who have developed their own unique Figma approach but crave exploration of the vast universe of tools, updates, and time-saving techniques.

What you'll learn:

AI & Interaction Design
- First Draft & Add Interactions Using AI
- Suggest Auto Layout, Replace Content, Duplicate & Rename Layers (AI)
- AI Add Interactions Automatically

Layout & Auto Layout Mastery
- Working with Complex Layouts
- Nested & Responsive Auto Layouts
- Auto Layout Grids
- Grid vs Constraints vs Auto Layout — Which One to Use and When?
- How to Add Rows and Column Grids to One Layout
- How to Create & Update Layout Guide Styles for Columns & Rows
- How to Overlap & Stack Using Auto Layout
- Ignore Auto Layout to Absolute Spacing
- Minimum & Maximum Width/Heights
- How to Wrap Auto Layout Objects

Components, Variables & Variants
- Using Variants
- Multi-Dimensional Variants
- Variable – Light and Dark Modes
- Cart Totals Using Number Variables
- Conditions in Variables
- Boolean Variables
- Overlay Popups
- Spacing with Number Variables
- Boolean Component Properties
- Form Fields with Component Properties
- Instance Swap Inside a Component
- Organizing Components

Design Techniques & Visual Effects
- Liquid Glass Effect
- Texture, Noise & Effect
- Progressive Blur Effect
- Saving Effect Styles & Clearing Unused Styles
- Houdini Text
- Spring Animation & Overlays
- Masking Images Using AI Remove Background
- Spillover Masks
- Mask Images with Text
- Colour Layer Blending Modes
- Curving Text
- Vertical Trim
- Truncation

Animation & Interactions
- Custom Easing
- Animation Inside Variants
- Sticky Scroll Position Search Bars
- Horizontal Scrolling/Swipe
- Automatic Scroll Down to Anchor Point
- Interactive Components

Video & Media
- Working with Video
- Play/Pause Video Controls
- Video to Play on Hover

Typography & Color Systems
- Advanced Color Tricks
- Change/Replace Colors
- Color Themes for Light and Dark
- What is Good Spacing for Web & App Design

Accessibility
- Making Your Designs Accessible

Drawing & Vector Tools
- Advanced Drawing Tips and Tricks
- Variable Width Tool & Simplify Stroke

Workflow, Collaboration & Handoff
- Workflow Tips & Tricks
- Advanced Copy, Paste, and Selection Tricks
- Frame Tips and Tricks
- Sections
- Layer Zen in Figma
- Advanced Search
- Bulk Rename Layers
- How to Use Dev Mode
- Document a Component in a Design System
- Version History
- Slice Tool
- Team Libraries
- Refactoring Components
- Forum support from me and the rest of the BYOL crew.
- All the techniques used by UX professionals
- 107 videos of detailed Figma Advanced Content.

Daniel Scott

Daniel Scott

Founder of Bring Your Own Laptop & Chief Instructor

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I discovered the world of design as an art student when I stumbled upon a lab full of green & blue iMac G3’s. My initial curiosity around using the computer to create ‘art’ developed into a full-blown passion, eventually leading me to become a digital designer and founder of Bring Your Own Laptop.

Sharing and teaching are a huge part of who I am. As a certified Adobe instructor, I've had the honor of winning multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I see Bring Your Own Laptop as the supportive community I wished for when I was first starting out and intimidated by design. Through teaching, I hope to bring others along for the ride and empower my students to bring their stories, labors of love, and art into the world.
True to my Kiwi roots, I've lived in many places, and currently, I reside in Ireland with my wife and kids.

Certificates

We’re awarding certificates for this course!

Check out the How to earn your certificate video for instructions on how to earn yours and click the available certificate levels below for more information.

How to earn your certificate

Work your way towards your certificate for this course by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz (Merit level courses only)
  • Complete the Distinction Certificate Project (Distinction level courses only) - look out for the video marked with
  • Upload your Distinction project to the My Projects area in your account
  • Request your certificate when you've completed the requirements for the certificate level you're working towards

Good luck!

Pass certificates

We're awarding 'Pass' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Pass' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when all your projects are complete

Good luck!

Merit certificates

We're awarding 'Merit' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Merit' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when you have passed the quiz and completed all your projects

Good luck!

Distinction certificates

We're awarding 'Distinction' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Distinction' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz
  • Complete the Distinction Certificate Project - look out for the video marked with
  • Upload your Distinction project to the My Projects area in your account
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when you have passed the quiz and completed all your projects

Good luck!

Downloads & Exercise files

Transcript

Hello.

Uh, before we get started, I'm gonna give you each unique

brief to work through for the course.

We're all gonna build a music app.

I'm gonna give you your own kind of version of it so

that you're not copying me and everyone's looks different.

So it's good for your portfolio 'cause it's unique.

Um, so if you go to a random project generator.com okay?

That's something mean the Bring Your Laptop team made

and you find Frier Advanced, okay?

Click on it into your village or town name, okay?

Minus Limericks, I'm gonna say Generate project

and I have got the, I don't even know what Bluegrass is,

but that's gonna be my one.

Try and keep the one you get. It kind of pushes you out

of maybe your comfort zone

or like, it shows that it makes it more

of an intellectual kind of a project where you have to kind

of, um, think of the user.

Okay? Bluegrass is something that I dunno about.

I'm gonna have to have a quick look at the genre.

What kind of vibe has it got?

It feels, I don't know actually, I dunno.

Um, so yeah, Limerick Blue Glass.

And what it has as well done here is

that it's giving you the brand to use, okay?

We're gonna create a little micro brand.

It's not a branding class,

we're just gonna use a jackal as the logo.

Okay? So we're gonna find pictures of jackals.

We're gonna find a little icon for the logo,

just so everyone's unique.

This is where you get it from. Don't hit reply.

Oh, what's that, Ry?

Okay, definitely don't hit it three times.

Just grab it, take a screenshot of it here

'cause it gives you exactly what we're doing.

Okay? It doesn't really matter too much.

Now just grab it, take a shortcut

or download it as a p and G's.

What I'm gonna do, and we are gonna work through the class,

yours is gonna be different, but similar.

You get it? Alright, next video.

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