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Figma pro secrets

Learn to design websites, apps and content like a PRO

Become a Design Pro with these 108 proven Figma Pro Secrets trusted by 1800+ professionals

$697  $150

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Elina Eihvalde

★★★★★

"This course is 1000x better than any Youtube tutorial or Figma workshop I have ever seen, because you explained it clearly and in a simple way.
So many people are creating paid content where they are just stretching out basic information, but this was not the case. Thank you! You are an inspiration."

— Elina Eihvalde

Design Lead at rapidcreative.io

Alena Landziuk

★★★★★

"The masterclass is full of explanations that will help me work much better from this moment."

— Alena Landziuk

UI/UX Designer at WelMed Italia

Alisa Prem UX/UI designer

★★★★★

"Amazing. I was totally mind blown when I learned about the power of components and auto-layout. My brain was about to burst with the amount of information I have received in merely 3 hours. Fantastic and phenomenal."

— Alisa Prem

Product Designer at American Express

Upgrade your skills and Mindset!

Learn the Secrets Pros use to Design, Impress and Earn More

  • turn your ideas into stunning visuals
  • design stunning and functional websites, mobile apps, content and marketing materials
  • stand out as a confident, high-performing creator who delivers excellence
  • go beyond basics and learn professional techniques used by top designers
  • discover shortcuts, systems, and methods to design faster without losing quality
  • get clients and charge more money for your work
  • communicate confidently so clients respect your expertise
  • showcase your designs and build your personal brand
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in-depth knowledge

Build Confidence, Clients and Cash Flow

You’ll learn "How" and "WHY" behind every single step and design decision.

We'll dive deep into the power of Figma, and you'll learn how to become confident in your design skills.

The goal of this course is to make you an Expert so you can design anything better and faster and stand out from the crowd.

Business owners and companies prefer to work with confident designers. Become the ONE!

Modules of the course

What's inside:

Module 1-A

Figma Fundamentals. Beginners (Value $150)

Your results:

After this module, you feel confident working with Figma.

Even if you never used this tool before or you're switching from Sketch, Canva, Adobe XD, Photoshop or Illustrator.

From Zero to Intermediate!

Module 1-B

Figma Fundamentals. Advanced (Value $250)

Your results:

You know dozens of advanced design methods and techniques.

Master Autolayout and start creating responsive designs. Tame Components, Constraints, Interactive Components, Variants, Styles.

Unleash your design skils with 20 more easy-to-follow lessons that help you become a Figma Pro!

Module 2

Figma for Graphic Design (Value $200)

Your results:

You create icons, illustrations, patterns, backgrounds, mockups, presentations, and tons of other elements for your projects, posts, or just for fun; this module will be the most interesting for Graphic designers who never worked with Figma and for UX designers who want to upgrade their visual design skills.

Packaging design, Illustrations and Icons for websites and mobile apps, Mockups, Luxury style, Gradients and Patterns. Mindblowing!

Module 3

Design Secrets for Content Creators (Value $300)

Your results:

You create covers, posts, illustrations and thumbnails for your social media profiles, learn to design seamless Instagram carousels and how to convert them into a Linkedin carousel in just one click, how to design eBook, eCourse package mockups for your digital products, and so much more.

From social media accounts to digital products!

Module 4

Efficient Web design with Figma (Value $450)

Your results:

You design mindblowing websites with a seamless user experience.

After this module, you can design absolutely any landing page or website because you'll have all the tools and skills for it: from grids and layouts, the exact sizes and spacings, typography and colour styleguides to responsive editorial components using the most powerful Figma tools, Autolayout and Components.

Module 5

UI Design & Mobile Apps Pro Secrets (Value $250)

Your results:

If you design mobile apps for iOS or Android, you become 100x more efficient, organized and confident in your skills, because you'll know exactly how to design absolutely any UI design component for your app.

You know everything you need: from mobile app anatomy to layout, grids, typography, cards, lists and all the design elements you need to become a great mobile app designer.

Total value $1,600

It's all for you

Design like a Pro
even if you’re just starting out

Become a Pro in Figma

Figma is the most popular design tool for Webdesign, UI Design and Content Creation today, it became a golden standard already. You'll master the power of this tool.

Grow your design skills

Learn how, where and why to use components, auto-layout feature, variants, interactive components to become really fast.

Create mindblowing prototypes

The easiest way to impress managers, clients, colleagues is to show them how the product works. You'll learn how to do it.

Build processes

Processes will save you months of your life and bring you thousands of dollars in revenue. You'll learn how to use and optimize them.

Confidence is your way to Higher Income

Each lesson is like a masterclass. After them, your confidence will grow. Use it to get better clients, charge more for your work, land a job, wow your clients, get respect from others.

Create your Design System

Optimize your work and the processes of your team by using Design Systems. You'll learn how to start creating Design Systems.

Figma Pro Secrets is for

Web Designers

You'll learn how to work with components, autolayout, variants, grids, how to design UI kits, styleguides, how to create responsive screens and so much more using only Figma.

UX Designers

After this course, you can create any UI design element: navigation, segmented controls, tab bars, modals, checkboxes, buttons, backgrounds +25 more mobile app elements.

Content Creators and Social Media Marketers

Create social media posts, patterns, illustrations, brand materials and much more for your personal brand and your clients.

Graphic Designers

You'll learn to create presentations, illustrations, icons, packages, backgrounds, patterns, stickers, and mockups:  boxes, devices, phones.

UI Designers

You won't find information like this anywhere else. You'll learn how to create UI designs and components much faster with confidence.

Become confident. Charge more.

Figma Pro Secrets is an advanced design video course that will help you become a Digital Design Expert.

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Learn the techniques nobody knows!

Confidence is your POWER!

Say "NO!" to Imposter Syndrome!

In the Figma Pro Secrets course, you'll learn techniques 99% of other designers don't even know.

Become a valuable expert in a startup, agency, product company or your own business.

You’ll become the most efficient and valuable designer for any client and team.

Ask for a promotion and a higher salary because you'll know more than anyone else on your team.

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SPECIAL BONUS (Value $350)

Advanced Figma Masterclass

In the Advanced Figma masterclass, we will dive deeper into the tool, and you'll learn how to create advanced designs with Figma.

You'll learn how to think in systems and focus on final results. The goal of this class is to make you a Figma expert, so you can design better and faster and stand out from the crowd. People love confident designers. You'll be the ONE!

Trusted by Product Designers from the best companies including:
Students from the companies like Google, Amazon, Apple, HP take AHDesign Academy courses

your results after this course

Easy, fun, tremendous value

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How to work with Figma like a Pro even if you never used this tool before: a special module that explains every single Figma element and parameter, from simple frames, groups and shapes to advanced styles and hidden features.

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How to create UI design and Graphic design for Websites, Mobile apps, Games, Content and anything else with Figma: icons, illustrations, backgrounds, special patterns, grids, layouts, mockups, navigation, menu, sliders, badges, split-buttons, buttons, cards, chips, tab bars, bottom bars, progress, filters, modals, lists, search, checkboxes, radio buttons, inputs, styleguides and even UI kits.

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Figma for Beginners Masterclass UI Kit Masterclass

How to use Figma to design Digital products and create Social Media content: how to create Instagram, Linked, Twitter, Gumroad, Youtube thumbnails, covers, carousels and posts; how to prepare and export your Instagram carousel into a Linkedin carousel in ONE click; how to design mockups for your digital products (ebooks, checklists, courses); after this course, you'll be able to design absolutely anything you need as a Content Creator.

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Author of the course, Alex Hess

  • A UX Design Director, Marketer and Business Growth consultant with 15+ years of hands-on experience in designing websites, web-, TV- and mobile applications

  • Worked with Fortune500 companies and big brands like Ford, Wargaming, SiriusXM, NBC, CIBC, Goodlife Fitness, Boston Pizza, Radio.com, iHeartRadio designing digital products for millions of users

  • Founder of the AHDesign Academy and creator of 14 unique masterclasses and courses for UX Designers

  • 92.2K followers on Instagram, 5K Linkedin, 6.3K Twitter/X, 5.2K Youtube

  • Helped Freelancers and Product Designers from startups, design agencies and companies like Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Vimeo, HP improve their design, marketing and communication skills, launch digital products, land a job, get promotion and a salary raise

  • Designed a Chrome extension for SEOs with 85,000+ DAU

  • Started his Design career in 2008 while studying Marketing and Development at the University. You can find Alex on Linkedin

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Figma Pro Secrets

Ultimate Design course

  • Module 1A: Essential Figma Fundamentals

  • Module 1B: Advanced Figma Fundamentals

  • Constraints and Autolayout

  • Components, Variants and Variables

  • Advanced styles and techniques

  • Module 2: Creativity and Graphic Design w/ Figma

  • Module 3: Figma Pro Secrets for Content Creators

  • Unique ways of creating designs with Figma

  • Figma secrets for Marketing

  • How to create books and magazine covers

  • How to create mockups

  • How to create icons and illustrations

  • How to create Instagram and Linkedin posts

  • How to create luxury brand graphic designs

  • Module 4: Efficient Web Design w/ Figma

  • Module 5: UI Design and Mobile Apps w/ Figma

  • Website anatomy

  • How to create Typogrpaphy, Spacing and Color Styleguides

  • Super components in Figma for Web design

  • Responsive Web design

  • How to design websites from top to bottom

  • Mobile app fundamentals

  • Grids, Colors and Typography for mobile apps

  • How to create navigation for mobile apps

  • Bonus Module: Isometric Design with Figma

  • Free updates

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Figma Pro Secrets course Modules and Lessons

Module 1A

Essential Figma Fundamentals

Don't skip this module if you want to master your design skills. In every lesson, I explain every single detail of the design decisions I make.

  1. Introduction to Figma (2 min 30 sec)

  2. Figma Interface (20 min 7 sec). 5 elements of Figma interface, Dark/Light theme, Canvas background, Files, Pages, Figma hierarchy
  3. Figma Tools Panel. Shape tools (31 min 31sec). This lesson will make you better than 80% of designers who don't know how you can create magic using just simple shapes.
  4. Figma Tools Panel. Frames and Groups (28 min 59 sec). The lesson that will help avoid lots of mistakes and problems in UI Design. + Advanced tips
  5. Frame sizes for Websites, Mobile Apps, Print works (13 min 28 sec). The best sizes for designing responsive websites (mobile, tablet, desktop), apps and print designs in Figma
  6. Nudge for 4pt Grid Mobile apps and 8pt Grid Websites (10 min 41 sec). If you prefer to work with 4pt or 8pt grids, this lesson will make your life much easier. 
  7. How to create Grids in Figma (27 min 42 sec). Stretch, Center, Left, Right, for websites, mobile apps and presentations. Create a perfect grid for your next project.
  8. Shape parameters + shortcuts for your efficiency (28 min 15 sec). This lesson will blow your mind. You'll learn how to create hundreds of solutions using one shape.
  9. Fill parameter, Colours and Gradients (39 min 49 sec). Everything you need to know about Colors and Gragients. You won't find so much valuable information about Colors shared in this one lesson in any other course.
  10. Fill with Images and Videos (24 min 28 sec). Want to create something new, something creative using just one parameter in design? You'll learn how to do it in this lesson.
  11. Figma plugins. How to add and run (16 min 57 sec). I teach how to think as a Professional Designer without relying on plugins. But sometimes it's more efficient to use the solutions that save you time. This lesson is about that.
  12. Stroke parameters and how to use them (44 min 10 sec). This lesson could be an entire course. 44 min full of value covering every single aspect of Stroke parameter and how to use it in UI Design like a Pro.

  13. Effects parameters. Where, How, and Why to use them (39 min 09 sec). Ever thought how to create special UI design effects that attract attention and make people say "WOW!"? This is lesson will show you how you can impress your clients, managers, followers and other designers.

  14. Export parameters (15 min 40 sec). It's time to share your designs with others. Here are the best settings for it.

  15. Constraints. It's only difficult until you learn them (28 min 20 sec). If you're a Web designer, knowledge of Constraints in UI Design will save tons of your time. Responsive Design will become so much easier for you, making you a super Efficient Web Designer.
  16. Text tool, advanced text settings + Typography Pro Secrets. Part 1 (30 min 19 sec) & Part 2 (48 min 43 sec). Typography is a number one skill for any Designer. In this almost 2-hour long lesson, you will find so many Typography Pro tips so your knowledge of this area of design will reach a completely new level.
  17. Boolean groups and how to use them (23 min 13 sec). If you know how to use Boolean operations, you're the master of Logo Design, Icon Design and Illustrations. Create logos for your clients, Icons for your Mobile apps, Illustrations for your Websites. But first, watch this lesson.
  18. Pen and pencil tools. From signature to timeline to a logo (22 min 36 sec). So many designers don't know how to use these tools, but it shouldn't be about you. Add Pen and Pencil tool to your skillset, and become a Pro in them.
  19. Masks + Advanced Secrets (17 min 36 sec). Such a powerful tool in the hands of a professional Designer. You'll master it!

Module 1B

Advanced Figma Fundamentals

It's time to bring your design skills to the next level. If you want to improve your Performance, Efficiency and Effectiveness, this part of the Module 1 is for you.

  1. Autolayout. From Fundamentals to Advanced Settings (46 min 17 sec). The most powerful tool in the hands of a UX/UI Designer. You will have the power to design responsive buttons, forms, sections, and even the entire websites with it. This lesson is must-to-watch!
  2. Components. The 2nd most powerful Figma tool (36 min 11 sec). Create once — use everywhere. Need to make changes? Easy! If you know how to use Components, you will save hundreds of hours of your precious time.
  3. Component Properties. 10x Your Efficiency (28 min 09 sec). This lesson explains in details how you can improve your efficiency by using components. Get Your POWER!
  4. Variants. One component, multiple options to use (25 min 25 sec). Want to bring your design skills to the highest level? After Components and Autolayout, Variants will sharpen your knowledge and will make true Master of UI Design.
  5. Interactive components. Bring life to your designs (22 min 24 sec). Microinteractions will make your designs look real. In this lesson, you'll learn how to create microinteractions with Figma and apply them in UI Design.
  6. Alignment and Distribution + Hidden secrets (29 min 54 sec). Alignment makes design look professional. You'll master the skill of alignment and distribution of the UI elements in this lesson to bring your designs to the next level.
  7. Styles. The base of a Design System and Styleguides (39 min 06 sec). THIS IS MAST-TO-KNOW! Even if you don't need to build Design Systems, if you learn how to create Styles in Figma the right way, you will be able to design 10x faster and reuse them whenever you need. This efficiency will make you the best UX/UI Designer in your team and will save you time for more clients.
  8. Introduction to Variables (12 min 46 sec). This lesson is for those who want to build Design Systems, and make any changes across all the screens and pages in a blink of an eye. 
  9. Variables. Colors (16 min 52 sec). Add Colors to Variables and apply them in your designs. Need to make any changes in colors for the entire project? Click, click, new color - Done! 
  10. Variables. Numbers (14 min 52 sec). Set all the Spacings in Variables, especially the Margins and Gutter. This match between your Grid and Autolayouts will do all the magic. Only professional Designers know this secret.
  11. Variables. String (coming soon)
  12. Variables. Boolean (coming soon)

Module 2: Graphic Design with Figma

We use graphic design elements in Web Design, Mobile Apps, Web apps, social media, presentations, digital products, everywhere. It's time to master it!

  1. Introduction to Graphic Design with Figma (10 min 32 sec). 
  2. How to create a Magazine Cover with Figma (21 min 09 sec).
  3. How to create a Dot Pattern without using Copy-Paste (15 min 07 sec).
  4. How to create a Dot Pattern. Vol 2 (7 min 20 sec). 
  5. How to create a Triangle Pattern (luxury look) (12 min 51 sec)
  6. How to create a Text/Logo Pattern (21 min 56 sec).
  7. How to create a Luxury Brand Pattern (23 min 16 sec).
  8. How to create Complex Pattern. Special technique (23 min 08 sec).
  9. How to create ANY icon (25 min 18 sec).
  10. How to create Google-style illustrations (46 min 21 sec).
  11. How to create Presentations (1 hr 31 min 58 sec).
  12. Seamless Screenshots for AppStore or Google Play Market (27 min 20 sec).
  13. How to create Adjustment Layers in Figma (13 min 04 sec).
  14. How to create Line Backgrounds for Websites or Presentations (13 min 52 sec).
  15. How to create Golden Text to make your Presentations look more professional and luxurious (8 min 39 sec)
  16. How to create Circular Text for Presentations, Websites, Apps (9 min 52 sec).
  17. How to create professional Logos with Figma (34 min 58 sec).
  18. Mask Text Effect for impressive results. 2 methods (19 min 39 sec).
  19. Embossed and Debossed Text. Bring realism to your digital designs (33 min 36 sec)
  20. How to create Apple-style Glass Effect with Lights and Shadows (9 min 17 sec)
  21. Isometric Text with Depth (9 min 16 sec)
  22. How to create 3D Box Mockup without plugins. Method 1 (25 min 15 sec)
  23. How to create a 3D Box Mockup for Digital Products. Method 2 (13 min 35 sec)

Module 3: Design Secrets for Content Creators (coming soon)

Social Media opened millions of jobs for Content Creators and Designers who help Content Creators. Thousands of $$$. You'll learn how to create professional looking content with Figma in this module. 2 ways this module will help you to succeed: 1. Use it to build you personal brand and 2. Create design for other people and make money

  1. Introduction to the Module 3: Figma for Content Creators (7 min 27 sec). 
  2. How to create a Seamless Instagram Carousel in Figma (13 min 58 sec).
  3. How to add gradient to the text of your posts (12 min 01 sec). 
  4. How to animate text for your Social Media posts (20 min 33 sec).
  5. How to design a Cover for a Youtube Channel (coming soon).
  6. How to design Thumbnails for a Youtube Channel (coming soon).
  7. How to design a Cover for a Linkedin profile (coming soon).
  8. How to use Figma components for Social Media profiles to automate all the changes (coming soon).
  9. How to design media for a Linkedin (coming soon).
  10. How to create PDF-carousels for a Linkedin super easy (coming soon).
  11. How to design a Cover for Twitter (coming soon).
  12. How to create minimalist-style media for Twitter (coming soon).
  13. How to design covers for Instagram Reels (coming soon).
  14. How to create different type of content for Instagram (coming soon).
  15. Digital Products. How to design a product mockup (coming soon)
  16. Digital Products. How to design Testimonials the right way (coming soon)

Module 4: Efficient Web Design with Figma

Web Design can be easy. This module explains what elements a website consists of, and how to design any website professionally and efficiently.

  1. Efficient Web Design with Figma. Introduction (2 min 50 sec). 
  2. Website Anatomy from a Design Perspective (19 min 17 sec).
  3. Webpage Anatomy. The elements every web page consists of (25 min 37 sec).
  4. Efficient Webdesign Mindset and Strategic Thinking (1 hr 08 min 45 sec). 
  5. How to create a Perfect Typography Styleguide for any website (1 hr 17 min 37 sec)
  6. How to create a Perfect Color Styleguide for any website (1 hr 14 min 06 sec).
  7. How to create Effects Styles for Webdesign (1 hr 30 min 39 sec).
  8. How to create Grids and Spacings Styleguide for Webdesign (54 min 52 sec).
  9. Webpage Setup — One of the most important steps in Webdesign (34 min 05 sec).
  10. How to design the first element of a Webpage - Navigation (38 min 41 sec).
  11. How to create Complex Navigation for eCommerce websites (16 min 40 sec).
  12. How to create Dropdown links, improve UX and design UI animations (23 min 16 sec).
  13. How to create Buttons and Links (30 min 51 sec).

12 more lessons coming soon

Module 5: Mobile Apps Pro Secrets