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Learn Figma for UI UX Design (with a Design Project) (Udemy.com)

Learn the Figma's Essentials for UI/UX Design from a Sr. Designer with 8+ Years of Experience

Created by: Pierluigi Giglio

Last updated April 2021

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Based on the ratings of 3,562 students and a sample of their written reviews, the syllabus, the course as of April 2021. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a free, single-section course with 5 lectures and about 32 minutes of video, taught by Pierluigi Giglio, a senior UI/UX designer. The plan is simple: watch him design two iOS screens in Figma and pick up the basics as he goes. It's aimed at complete beginners who have never opened Figma, and the requirements are nothing more than a computer and an internet connection. Around 62,000 people have enrolled and it holds a 4.0 rating from about 3,600 reviews, which for a free half-hour lesson is fair.

The four and five star reviews praise the calm, step-by-step delivery and say the iOS project gave them an idea of how to start in Figma. Reviewers also like the tips on where to find icon libraries. The complaints are consistent. Several people say Giglio narrates what he is doing without explaining why, or where the tools live in the interface. Others wanted grids, keyboard shortcuts on screen, or some idea of what happens after the design is done. Audio comes up too: a few reviewers found the sound quiet and the cadence hard to follow. It was last updated in April 2021.

Set against the other Figma courses it sits beside, this is a taster rather than a course. There are no quizzes, exercises, or certificate, and one review sums up the mood: too basic, but free, so hard to complain. If you want a quick look at how a working designer moves around Figma, spend the half hour. If you want to learn the tool properly, pick one of the fuller courses on this page instead.

Best forTotal Figma newcomers who want to watch two mobile screens get built before committing to a longer paid course.
Skip it ifYou want tool-by-tool explanations, grids, prototyping, or anything beyond a couple of basic iOS mockups.

Pros

  • Free and only 32 minutes, so it costs nothing to find out whether Figma clicks for you
  • Calm step-by-step narration that beginners say is easy to follow
  • Builds two real iOS screens rather than just touring menus
  • Points beginners at icon libraries like Nucleo they can reuse in their own work

Cons

  • Shows tools in use without explaining what they are or where to find them
  • Skips grids, prototyping, shortcuts, and anything after the mockup is done
  • Last updated in 2021, and some reviewers found the audio quiet and hard to follow
He instructed us properly each step he took and it’s quite easy and understandable.
Placid Onyekwere, a student

Beginner Level is accurate, though one reviewer found it a little difficult without some basic knowledge of the tool first.

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What you will learn

  • Figma Basic & Advanced principles
  • How to Use Icon Libraries for UI Design
  • Pro Design Workflows
  • iOS Design Best Practices
  • How to Design a basic Mobile App in Figma

Course content

1 section · 5 lectures · 32 min of video

  1. 1Introduction 3 free previews5 lectures · 32 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Beginner UI/UX Designers
  • Design Students
  • UI/UX Designers
  • Graphic Designers
  • Web Designers
  • Entrepreneurs

What you need before you start

  • Internet Access
  • You should know your way around computer basics

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Overall Score : 80 / 100

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Course Description

In this course you’re going to learn how to design two iOS screens using Figma.


This course is perfect it if you’re a beginner with Figma and you’re looking to learn the basic principles and workflows by actually creating a design project at the same time.


But why should you learn Figma UI UX from me?


I’ll briefly introduce myself: my name is Pierluigi and I’m a full-time designer with over 8 years of experience.


After graduating with a BA Graphic Design from one of the top Design Universities in London I worked and managed hundreds of design projects for companies of all sizes and tech backgrounds, from Fortune 500 companies to Million-Dollar Companies that needed to raise their next round of funding.


On the side, I have also designed over 20 design products and my designs have been downloaded over 50000+ times.


I also have a design channel on Youtube with over 300 videos and I’m active on Dribbble and Instagram with over 30000 followers.


I had a deep passion for design ever since I was in high school and since this industry gave me so much, I want to give back by sharing the knowledge I gathered as a designer over all these years.


So join me today in this course and let's learn Figma, so that you can bring your designs to the next level.



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Instructor Details

Pierluigi Giglio

I am a Sr. UI/UX Designer and Consultant with over 8+ years of experience working with Fortune 500, large enterprises and funded startups. I have been working remotely and recently earning six figures in a year as a designer and entrepreneur while occasionally traveling to different countries.

Design has been my main passion and focus since I was 14 years old and since this field gave soo much to me I believe it’s now my turn to give back and share my knowledge (plus shortcuts/secrets) to become a successful designer who can craft the life and vision that they desire.

Having worked on hundreds upon hundreds of design projects, collaborated with 40+ clients from all around the world and taught design to thousands of students I am very grateful that I have the opportunity to give back to the design community ad help You become a better designer - one step at a time.

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Reviews

4.0

3,562 ratings on Udemy

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By Leslie Brown on 3/4/2026

I would have liked to see more explanation of the application and how it works. For example, it would have been nice to get a quick tour of more interface elements and functions. Also, while the speaker's voice is clear, the cadence of his speech is difficult to follow, and he adds extra sounds at the end of certain words. Audio editing could resolve those issues.

By Jack Sparrow on 8/14/2025

its pretty good as i a begginer to figma , he showed some usefull softwares to get icons from and other basic stuff but i expected it have some sort of animation or complex things but this turned into basic ui which can be done in any editing tool,but the way he he teachs and say SO FAR SO GOOD gave me so calm..could be better

By Alexandra Gonzalez on 5/28/2025

It is obvious the instructor is and expert in his field but to be a course for a beginner there are a lot of things that are not explain which can be confused. I thing the tool (figma) needs more explanation, at least the basic components and how to manage them

By Ancuta Dochia on 2/8/2024

Usefull information. The keyboard on the screen was a nice touch as it helped me view exactly the combination of keys used, in case I misunderstood anything in the audio. However, for a beginners course I felt that sometimes the steps were done a bit too fast and I found myself having to rewatch certain parts several times to be able to locate the settings used. All in all, it was an interesting first exercise in figma.

By Partha Saroti Roy on 1/29/2024

It is okay, But I think the items should be more descriptive, like which option is used for what purpose. And at least the basic of the UI/ UX which he used for the tutorial could be explained a bit more. Too brief for beginners. However, as the explanations were with live actions, it was mostly understandable.

By Arakkal Fayis Musthafa on 12/2/2023

Helped me to understand the basics such as how to get started using frames, icons, text, shapes, and design properties. I would highly recommend this to beginners to get started.

By Namrah Shamim on 6/3/2023

It is very simple, and easy but very informative too, without overburdening with too much information. Also, I love how I am learning about shortcuts and tools at the same time, without even using them practically.

By Antonin on 1/19/2023

It's free so I can't be too harsh but you don't learn much you just reproduce what the instructor is doing, he isn't really explainning why he does things. But the end result looks good, move things around a bit and you'll have two decent screens to put in your portfolio so that a plus !

By Michele Garber on 5/12/2022

Very useful; however, would be great to have a "cheat sheet" of common keyboard shortcuts, especially for us poor Windows users! Also would have been good to explain more about how he was doing things along with showing us. But overall, a great course to get started with!

By Alex Roman on 4/2/2022

Fantastic ! Proper hands-on experience and good documentation. Worked on Linux Ubuntu and Nucleo didn't work with wine, so I had to rely on Norde which is cross-platform complete (windows,mac,linux) The only things to consider which I needed information to check on the web were : - most shortcuts shown/used were for Apple/Mac (CMD does not exist on Windows or Linux) - there was a part where I didn't see (or I might have missed) how the ruler is activated (Shift + R) - checking on the centered objects (texts, icons,etc) if they are equal on all 4 corners (click on element + ALT.. at least this is what I found on starter edition) The important parts were successful and were helpful for me to have a good start. Thank you

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