After his original video of a futuristic speedometer with a smoke effect got a ton of traction, Alex Barashkov published the Figma file and recorded a detailed 33-minute-long step-by-step tutorial on making it.

MDS launched a free course that teaches the basics of Figma in one hour with 12 fast-paced videos. The production quality is totally bonkers, and Matt’s knowledge is so deep that even Figma experts might pick up something new.

Free 40-minute DesignCode course on designing a realistic smart home mobile app. The video explains using the Arc tool, dashed lines and stroke settings, boolean tools, Auto Layout, and more.

Mark Bennett with an in-depth walkthrough of his process for creating CyberBlade illustration.

A guide to creating icons in Figma with a solid introduction to basic tools, grids, and approaches to designing a cohesive set.

Dmitry Novikov from Rive shows how to do soft page curls in Figma.

Fons Mans shows how to create a simple glow effect inspired by Vision Pro promo at the Apple 5th Avenue store in New York.

Nice to see a free course updated with all the recent features! ​“A beginner’s guide to all the major 2024 functionality in Figma: frames, basic shapes and properties, text and text styling, named styles, colors, plugins, the pen tool/​vector editing, gradients, shadows, Auto Layout, components, prototyping, and Dev Mode!”

Rafal Tomal wrote a simple guide for non-designers like content creators, copywriters, marketers, and others who want to be able to create quick graphics on their own without learning all the advanced Figma features: ​“At the end of this guide, you’ll know how to create your own file in Figma, set up the frame (the artboard for your image) at the size you need, add some text and images, and export it to PNG or JPG.”

Tutorial Tim dissects a beautiful Fey website and shows how to leverage developer tools in the web browser to extract CSS values and implement them in Figma.

A quick tutorial on creating light rays inspired by Rogie and Vijay with the Noise & Texture plugin.

Christine Vallaure just published a free 1‑hour course on YouTube. Topics include Figma’s file structure, creating files and frames, shapes, text, components, and general design setup. A fantastic resource for beginners, and it even comes with an exercise file.

What a great idea! Figma Designer Advocate Lauren will be teaching FigJam Advocate Kaitie how to use Figma one concept at a time, in less than 15 minutes a day. So far they’ve covered file management and creation, structuring your files, libraries, and components.

Daniel Scott recorded multiple video tutorials on using Figma on his popular channel Bring Your Own Laptop for designers and creatives. 

Mini-series showing how to use variables for advanced prototyping on a few example projects by the Design Pilot YouTube channel.

One more tutorial from Fons! This one is on how to create a glossy app icon.

Fons Mans shows how to create a dreamy multi-color gradient with Figma without relying on any plugins.

Oğuz wrote a step-by-step tutorial on creating a beautiful app icon from scratch in Figma.

David Hill shows how to make a nice 3D button with an active ring effect, applied in a way that grows with the button without changing the dimensions of the button.

A new free course with a comprehensive curriculum on how to use Figma.