#Miguel Cardona
Fun effects with boolean groups
Boolean groups + vector networks + rounded corners = magic! Don’t miss Miguel’s original thread, and check out where they brought it in the end 🤯
Baseline grid
Miguel with a tip on setting up a lightweight baseline grid with Layout Grid.
Paste to replace, paste here, and multi-paste in Figma
Miguel is demonstrating the new copy and paste capabilities.
FIT’s principles for fostering a collaborative classroom
Miguel Cardona shares four principles for facilitating collaborative design in the classroom from professor Christie Shin at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
Figma Tip: Using audio and cursor chat in Figma and FigJam
Miggi shows how to use audio and cursor chat in Figma and FigJam. Audio is only available on paid and education plans. Cursor chat is available both in Figma and FigJam, while high-fives are only part of the FigJam for now.
You’re rewarded for risks you take
Designer Advocate Miguel Angel Cardona is a guest at the Latinxs Who Design podcast. He talks about his background and path to design. Before joining Figma, Miguel was a tenure track professor in the New Media Design program at The Rochester Institute of Technology teaching user interface and product design, and before that, the first designer at imgix.Smarter default colors
Default Pencil and text colors are now smarter. When you draw or type, they are now black or white, depending on the background. Miggie shows this behavior in action.Create multiple flows
Compare, test, and present multiple interactive ideas from a single page. Check out a couple of quick tips for using the new feature by Miguel Cardona.
Make duotone-style photo effects
Miggi aka Professor Figma shows how to use stacked fill layers and blend modes to create an easily repeatable, image swappable duotone-like effect for your photo mockups.Hide or show the dot grid
Miguel with a nifty tip. (Makes me curious why it’s not in the menu?)Making a sunburst graphic
Miggi makes a sunburst graphic and puts a bird on it. Don’t miss part two, where he explores a totally different and quite creative way to build it with a stroke.
Setting file thumbnails with FigJam
Miguel shows how to add file thumbnails from Figma to FigJam files.Professor Figma videos
Miguel took over Figma’s Instagram account for a day and shared a bunch of quick tutorials.
FigJam toolbar demo
Miggi from Figgi aka Professor Figma shows the FigJam toolbar.Masking explained in 59 seconds
Miggi from Figgi shows how to use masks in Figma. Don’t miss Part 2!
Copy-paste a variant into FigJam from Figma
Another good tip, this time from Miggi. Love how tightly the apps are integrated!Publish individual components
You can now select specific components to publish changes in your libraries. Miguel Cardona gives a quick demo in the video, and Figma’s Director of Product Sho Kuwamoto provides context behind this release.
Create new projects and files from the team browser
Miggi from Figma points to another small improvement shipped as part of this release.Office Hours: Get started with Interactive Components
Check out Figma’s office hours to get an Interactive Components demo and learn tips and tricks.