Figma Deep Dive

What you'll learn

• Build a production component library with full variant coverage
• Use variables and modes for multi-theme design files
• Set up and maintain team libraries that scale with a growing design team
• Collaborate effectively with engineers using inspect, handoff, and Dev Mode
• Automate repetitive tasks with Figma plugins and the REST API

Curriculum

Requirements

• A Figma account (free tier works for most lessons)
• No prior Figma experience required — but design taste helps

About the instructor

Elena Vasquez spent a decade shaping the visual language of products used by hundreds of millions of people. At Figma she led the design systems initiative that became the industry standard for collaborative component architecture. Before that, she was part of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines team during the iOS 7 redesign. Her teaching philosophy centers on the belief that great design is a rigorous discipline, not a talent — one that can be learned, practised, and refined through deliberate study of constraint, hierarchy, and intent.