Practical Figma tutorials
Stop watching
Figma tutorials.
Start finishing
them.
217 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
- 217
- Topics
- 08
- Read time
- ~7m
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What are you trying to do?
Learn
New to Figma, or switching from Sketch, XD, or Canva. Install it, learn variables, then name a version before a big edit.
- How to Install Figma on Mac (Desktop App & Browser) 2026
- How to Install Figma on Windows (Desktop App & Browser) 2026
- How to Install Figma on Linux (Desktop App, Browser, and Fonts)
- Variables & Modes in Figma: A Designer-First Explainer
- Figma version history: name a version and restore one
- When to use FigJam instead of a design file
- Best Figma Courses for UI/UX (2026): How We Evaluate Them
Build
Working on product UI. Start with empty states and a command palette, then the icon and kit roundups.
- Designing empty states in Figma: illustrations, copy, and handoff
- Designing a command palette in Figma
- Designing product onboarding in Figma
- Best Icon Sets & Illustration Plugins for Figma (2026)
- Best Figma UI kits & design systems to start fast (2026): picks by stack
Ship
The file is done and the site or the handoff is not. Finish the frames, then Framer, Webflow, or Dev Mode.
- Figma to Framer: How to Ship a Marketing Page
- Figma to Webflow: When to Rebuild a Marketing Site There
- Figma to Code: Dev Mode, Plugins, and Site Builders
- What to finish in Figma before Dev Mode
- Figma Dev Mode for Designers: A Handoff Checklist That Engineers Actually Use
§ 01 — The latest
What we published recently.
Designing a command palette in Figma
Design a command palette in Figma: the trigger, grouped results, keyboard behavior, and the empty state when nothing matches.
Designing a notification inbox in Figma
Designing comments and mentions in Figma
§ 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.
Beginner
You've installed Figma. Now what? Start here for setup, fonts, plugins, and your first real artboard.
Intermediate
You're comfortable with components. Time to build prototypes, banners and menus that look like work, not exercises.