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Figma Workshop for Non-Designers

Objective

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

Role
Workshop Facilitator
2024
Facilitation
Content Design
Figma
Mentorship

Screenshot of Figma workshop

Key problems

  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
The solution

I empowered the team by streamlining the material to the essential workflows my colleagues needed, and running several Zoom workshops on Figma basics.

My design approach

I used my 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.

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.

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