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UI/UX Design with Figma: Wireframing, Design Systems & Interactive Prototypes

Master user experience psychology, 8pt visual hierarchy, Figma Auto Layout, Variables, Component Variants, Smart Animate prototypes, and developer handoff.

19 lectures · 3h 9m curriculum · Verified certificate

Created by Crestily Academy · Lead Faculty: Lukas Meyerc/ui-ux-figma (0 members)

Last updated July 2026EnglishBeginner

What you'll learn

  • Apply core UX psychology laws (Fitts's Law, Hick's Law, Jakob's Law) and the 8-point spatial grid to create clear visual hierarchy
  • Engineer responsive mobile and desktop layouts in Figma using nested Auto Layout, Hug/Fill/Fixed sizing, and 12-column grids
  • Architect a scalable Design System using 3-tier Figma Variables (Primitive, Semantic, Component tokens) with instant Light/Dark mode switching
  • Build reusable UI component libraries using Variants, Boolean properties, Instance Swaps, and exposed nested instances
  • Create interactive prototypes with Smart Animate, custom spring curves, sticky scroll headers, and modal overlays
  • Conduct 5-participant moderated usability tests and deliver production-ready specs in Figma Dev Mode covering empty, loading, and error states

Course content

5 sections · 19 lectures · 3h 9m total length

  • The Laws of UX: 19 Psychological Design Principles Every Designer Must KnowStart Lesson 1 free10:04
  • 4 Foundational UI Design Principles: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment & ProximityTry in player9:16
  • Deep Dive: User Flows, The 8-Point Spatial Grid, Modular Type Scales & WCAG Contrast MathTry in player5:00
  • Quiz: UX Psychology, Spatial Grids & Visual Hierarchy9:00

Requirements

  • No prior UI/UX design experience or drawing skills required — we build everything systematically from first principles
  • A free Figma account (runs directly in any modern desktop web browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS, or via the desktop app)
  • A curiosity for how great apps and websites organize information, guide attention, and solve user problems

Description

Go from blank canvas to designing production-ready mobile and web interfaces, scalable design systems, and high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Figma.

Great digital products don't happen by accident—and they aren't built by dragging random rectangles around a canvas. Whether you are an aspiring UI/UX product designer, a frontend developer who wants to design polished interfaces without waiting on a design team, or a founder turning an idea into an investor-ready prototype, UI/UX Design with Figma: Wireframing, Design Systems & Interactive Prototypes gives you the complete modern product design workflow.

Why Modern Product Teams Standardize on Systematic Figma Workflows

In professional software teams, Figma is no longer a static drawing tool—it is a visual layout engine that mirrors CSS Flexbox, CSS Custom Properties (Variables), and React component props. When you build interfaces with Auto Layout, 3-tier Semantic Variables, and Component Properties, your designs automatically adapt to mobile and desktop breakpoints, support instant Light/Dark mode switching, and translate directly into clean frontend code.

What Makes This 5-Module UI/UX & Figma Course Different?

  • 5 Intensive Modules · 19 Lectures (3.5 Total Hours): A tightly structured curriculum combining expert UX psychology and Figma workshops with 7 deep reference manuals covering the 8pt spatial grid, WCAG accessibility math, 3-tier design tokens, and developer handoff specs.
  • Downloadable Design Systems Playbook Included: Download the Crestily UI/UX Design with Figma & Design Systems Playbook containing copy-ready spacing/typography scales, semantic token naming conventions, and a pre-handoff engineering checklist.
  • 4 Module Quizzes + 16-Question Final Certification Exam: Test your mastery at the end of every module with 6-question scenario quizzes (24 module quiz questions total) before taking the 16-question Final Certification Exam in Module 5.
  • Built-In 24/7 AI Design Critic (Cressa) & Verified Certificate: Ask Cressa to critique your layout hierarchy, suggest WCAG-compliant color pairings, or debug nested Auto Layout frames—and pass the Final Exam (75% required) to earn your Crestily Verified Certificate for your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Complete 5-Module Curriculum Breakdown

  • Module 1 — UX Psychology, User Research & Foundational Visual Hierarchy: Master Hick's Law, Fitts's Law, Jakob's Law, the C.R.A.P. visual design framework, user flows, low-fidelity wireframing, the 8-point grid, and WCAG AA/AAA contrast engineering.
  • Module 2 — Figma Workspace Mastery, Frames, Grids & Responsive Auto Layout: Learn why Frames beat Groups, set up 12-column desktop and 4-column mobile layout grids, and build fluid interfaces with nested Auto Layout (Hug, Fill, Fixed, wrap, and min/max constraints).
  • Module 3 — Scalable Design Systems: Variables, Tokens, Components & Variants: Architect a 3-tier token system (Primitive, Semantic, Component) with Figma Variables for instant Light/Dark theming, and build reusable components using Variants, Boolean, Instance Swap, and Text properties.
  • Module 4 — Interactive Prototyping, Smart Animate, Usability Testing & Developer Handoff: Wire multi-screen flows, craft smooth micro-interactions with Smart Animate and spring physics, run 5-user usability tests, and prepare rock-solid Dev Mode specs covering empty, loading, and error states.
  • Module 5 — Final Certification Exam (Verified UI/UX & Figma Designer): Review the complete end-to-end UI/UX & Figma architecture blueprint and pass the 16-question Final Certification Exam (75% required) to claim your Verified Certificate.

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring UI/UX and Product Designers building their first professional design systems and interactive portfolio projects
  • Frontend and Full-Stack Developers who want to master Figma Auto Layout, Variables, and Dev Mode to bridge design and CSS/React
  • Founders, Product Managers, and Marketers who want to turn product ideas into clickable, high-fidelity prototypes before writing code
  • Graphic and visual designers transitioning from static print/branding tools into responsive digital product design
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Instructor

Lukas Meyer

Staff Product Designer & Figma Systems Lead

4.9 instructor rating640 track learners19 lectures · 3h 9m curriculum

Lukas Meyer has led product design systems for B2B SaaS and consumer fintech products across Europe. He teaches practical UI/UX craft—from user research and information architecture to responsive Figma Auto Layout v5 components, design variables, and developer handoff.

  • Former Staff Designer & Design Systems Architect
  • Built multi-brand Figma token libraries used by 80+ engineers
  • Moderator of c/ui-ux-figma (640+ members)