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
- 80
- Topics
- 08
- Read time
- ~7m
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§ 01 — The latest
What we published recently.
Guide Jun 09, 2026
Designing loading states and skeleton screens in Figma: patterns, timing, and handoff
Design skeleton loaders and loading states in Figma with shimmer variants, content placeholders, spinners, and Dev Mode specs so engineers ship the right wait experience.
7 min read Beginner Read →
Guide 7m
Designing loading states and skeleton screens in Figma: patterns, timing, and handoff
Jun 09, 2026 Read →
Guide 7m
Designing empty states in Figma: illustrations, copy, and handoff
Jun 08, 2026 Read →
N° Title Read Date
04 Designing toasts and snackbars in Figma: patterns, timing, and handoff Guide 7m
Jun 08
05 Designing badges and chips in Figma: status tags, filters, and handoff Guide 7m
Jun 07
06 Designing tooltips and popovers in Figma: placement, triggers, and handoff Guide 7m
Jun 07
07 Designing cards in Figma: layouts, variants, and handoff Layout 6m
Jun 06
08 Figma dropdown menus and context menus: patterns, states, and handoff Layout 6m
Jun 06
09 Designing navigation and tabs in Figma: patterns, states, and handoff Guide 6m
Jun 05
§ 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.