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Thesis

Figma Training Workshop for Non-Designers

I worked with Thesis to create and proctor voluntary workshops on Figma basics to foster my team's professional development.

UI Lead

2019-2023

Workshop Facilitation
Design Documentation
Mentorship
Design Thinking
Screenshot of Figma workshop

My design approach

In my research, I found that YouTube tutorials, Figma documentation, and Figma Community files were geared towards professional designers. They were too complex and assumed a lot of existing knowledge.

I streamlined the material to the essential workflows my colleagues needed. I designed and ran several remote workshops facilitated via Zoom. I received positive feedback from participants who said they felt less overwhelmed by Figma afer the workshop.

Screenshots of workshop

The workshop results

After seeing success internally, I thought other designers may also want to run this workshop.

I published the file to Figma Community along with workshop documentation. As of June 2024, it's been downloaded 700+ times and viewed 2,000+ times!

View the Community file
Screenshot of results