Issue 042 · Updated weekly
Stop watching
Figma tutorials.
Start finishing
them.
Eighteen hand-written guides on plugins, prototyping, design systems and the boring-but-essential stuff. No course funnels. No "ultimate" lists. Just the steps that actually work.
- Tutorials
- 70
- Topics
- 08
- Read time
- ~7m
Browse by hub
§ 01 — The latest
What we published recently.
Guide Jun 04, 2026
Figma boolean operations: unite, subtract, intersect, and exclude for icons and UI
Master Figma boolean operations to build icons, badges, and custom shapes—when to flatten, how to keep vectors editable, and export rules for crisp SVG handoff.
6 min read Beginner Read →
Guide 6m
Figma boolean operations: unite, subtract, intersect, and exclude for icons and UI
Jun 04, 2026 Read →
Guide 6m
Figma Gradients and Fills for UI: Linear, Radial, and Token-Safe Patterns
Jun 03, 2026 Read →
N° Title Read Date
04 Figma Sections: Organize Pages, Prototype Flows, and Hand Off Without Chaos Prototyping 5m
Jun 03
05 Figma Effects for UI: Shadows, Blur, and Elevation Without Handoff Surprises Guide 6m
Jun 02
06 Figma Layout Grids: Columns, Baseline, and 8pt Spacing That Scale Guide 6m
Jun 02
07 Figma Masks and Clipping: A Practical Guide for Images, Icons, and UI Shapes Guide 6m
Jun 01
08 How to Use Figma Team Libraries and Shared Components (Publish, Update, Consume) Systems 6m
Jun 01
09 Best Figma Plugins for Prototyping (2026): Motion, Data, and Realistic Demos Plugins 7m
May 31
§ 02 — Pick a path
Where are you on the curve?
The same Figma file looks completely different depending on what you already know. Pick the level that's not a stretch — these reading lists are sequenced.