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
- 30
- Topics
- 07
- Read time
- ~8m
Browse by hub
§ 01 — The latest
What we published recently.
Guide May 14, 2026
Mobile App UI in Figma: Frame Presets, Safe Areas, and a Practical Layout Workflow
Set up iPhone and Android frames, status bars, notches, and safe areas in Figma—plus grids, auto layout patterns, and export checks so mobile screens stay consistent from design to build.
6 min read Intermediate Read →
Guide 6m
Mobile App UI in Figma: Frame Presets, Safe Areas, and a Practical Layout Workflow
May 14, 2026 Read →
Guide 4m
Figma quarterly check-in: what changed + what to update in your files
May 13, 2026 Read →
N° Title Read Date
04 Figma vs Penpot (2026): when open source wins, when it doesn’t Guide 8m
May 13
05 Best Figma Plugins for Accessibility (Contrast, A11y Linting) — 2026 Plugins 7m
May 12
06 How to Export Production-Ready Assets from Figma (PNG, SVG, PDF) Guide 7m
May 12
07 Figma Auto Layout in Practice: Real Patterns, Not Theory Guide 6m
May 11
08 Variables & Modes in Figma: A Designer-First Explainer Guide 5m
May 11
09 Best Figma Plugins for Icons & Illustrations (2026) Plugins 9m
May 10
§ 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.