20+ years in design — now at YouTube

Figma has become the go-to tool for modern design teams and solo creators. Whether you’re sketching your very first wireframe or collaborating on polished prototypes, this course will give you the confidence and skills to create, collaborate, and share ideas seamlessly. In just four sessions, you’ll go from beginner to confident user — ready to design smarter and faster.
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Unlock the mindset of a UX designer and bring your ideas to life — faster, smarter, and cleaner in just 4 days.
Swiftly navigate the platform with the essential shortcuts, tools, and panels used by professional designers.
Practice hands-on navigation exercises to build speed and comfort inside Figma.
Use real project files so you understand how teams structure pages, layers, naming, and organization.
Build interactive prototypes with transitions, interactions, taps, overlays, and flows.
Test your designs just like end-users would and iterate based on usability feedback.
Practice presenting your work to with clarity and design rationale.
Apply foundational design principles such as alignment, spacing, typography, color, and more to build polished interfaces.
Receive guided feedback so you can refine your visual decisions and understand why they work.
Complete layout challenges that mirror real-world UI tasks, like dashboards, cards, and mobile screens.
Create sketches and wireframes to define structure and foundation to your designs.
Progressively iterate toward high-fidelity screens that are portfolio ready.
Develop a polished project (mobile app flow) to showcase your Figma skills.
Create components, variants, grids, and auto-layout structures that reduce redesign time.
Add interactive elements like fixed headers, sticky bars, and horizontal scroll to modernize your UI.
Use industry-standard component patterns so you can confidently work inside any team’s existing design system.
Use FigJam to contribute ideas clearly during team reviews, planning sessions, and early design discussions.
Apply collaborative tools like widgets, stamps, sticky notes, and more to make team sessions more productive.
Learn how to follow, comment, and co-edit live in shared FigJam and Figma files without disrupting the team’s work.

Design Leader at Google | Ex. Product Design Director of MongoDB & Shutterstock

Those who want to brush up on their Figma skills. If you've used Figma before, but haven't touched it in a while, this course is for you.
Beginners who want to learn Figma from scratch.
(PMs, engineers, rising digital designers, etc.)
Graphic designers looking for a new tool and skills for UX/UI, product, and collaborative design.

Live sessions
Learn directly from Erin Essex in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime Access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of Peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of Completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Private Figma Library Access
Never feel lost in Figma again with the ongoing video library. Private link will be accessible via your student dashboard.
Private One-on-One Session
All students get one free private one-on-one session with me. In this session we can talk about Figma, tech, design, career pathways, interviewing — whatever you'd like! I will provide a scheduling link at the end of the course for you to book through. The session must be scheduled within 2 months after the completion of your cohort.
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17 lessons • 2 projects
Live sessions
7-9 hrs
Class Time: 7.5 hours| Office Hours: 2 hours
Projects
2-6 hrs
In this crash course you will be working on a final assignment where you build out a high fidelity UX flow on an app of your design.
Async content
1-5 hrs
This course is 100% live! I am here to support you through your design journey and troubleshoot any challenges you face along the way.
Course Introduction
Figma & FigJam
Sketching & Wireframing
UI Foundations
UI Practice
Homework
Final Project
Homework Review
Advanced UI Design
Building Interactive Prototypes
Components & Variables
Layout & Auto Layout
Q&A Wrap Up
Optional Office Hours
AI and Presentations
Project Presentations (Part 1)
AI and Design
Project Presentations (Part 2)
Using AI in Design Today
Course Wrap Up

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