Teaching a Figma Workshop for Non-Designers

Challenges

1. 1 Design team members were pulled in to make minor changes to Figma files or for editing slide templates
2. 2 Non-designer colleagues were curious about Figma but most tutorials, Figma Help docs, and Figma Community files were geared towards professional designers

Design Approach

I used my own knowledge of Figma and referenced existing Figma documentation to create a workshop tailored to non-designer needs. Most available Figma tutorials required a heavy time investment and were too complex and assumed a lot of existing knowledge.

The Impact

I received positive feedback from participants who both enjoyed the live learning session and that they now felt less overwhelmed by Figma afer the workshop.

I published the file to Figma Community along with workshop documentation. To date, it's been downloaded 1,000+ times and viewed 3,000+ times.