Free Course Image Figma Design System Series: Build a Complete Design System in Figma

Free online courseFigma Design System Series: Build a Complete Design System in Figma

Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 56 minutes

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Free Figma course to build a complete design system using variables and components for scalable, consistent UI in UX and UI design.

In this free course, learn about

  • Design System Foundations and Setup
  • Core Tokens: Type, Spacing, Layout, and Borders
  • Advanced Variables and Iconography
  • Building Interactive Components
  • Maintenance Updates and Form Components

Course Description

Build a complete design system in Figma with a clear, practical workflow focused on components and variables. This free course guides you through setting up a scalable foundation so your UI stays consistent across screens, features, and teams.

You will learn how to organize your system structure and create a reliable color approach using primitive and semantic variables. You will also define typography, spacing, borders, and layout principles, including breakpoints, to support responsive product design.

On the component side, the course shows how to create reusable UI patterns such as buttons, button groups, checkboxes, radios, help text, spinners, and a sticky button, with an emphasis on maintainability. You will also cover iconography, type variables, and variable scoping so your design tokens can adapt to different contexts without breaking consistency.

Ideal for UX and UI designers who want to level up their Figma systems skills, this training helps you move from ad hoc styles to a cohesive, production-ready design system you can grow over time.

Course content

  • Video class: Figma Design System: 01 Structure 02m
  • Exercise: In the team project structure, what are the four libraries included in the design system setup?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 02 Primitive Color Variables 12m
  • Exercise: Why are primitive color variables hidden from publishing in a design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 03 Semantic Color Variables 10m
  • Exercise: What is the main benefit of semantic color variables in a design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 04 Typography 10m
  • Exercise: Why is t-shirt sizing (e.g., 2XS to 5XL) used for typography styles in a design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 05 Spacing 06m
  • Exercise: What is the baseline unit used for the global spacing scale in this design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 06 Layout and Breakpoints 05m
  • Exercise: In this design system, how does the responsive grid change from desktop/tablet to mobile?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 07 Borders 07m
  • Exercise: Which set of values matches the T‑shirt size naming for border radius variables in the design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 08 Type Variables 08m
  • Exercise: How are type variables structured to power text styles in a scalable design system?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 09 Iconography 09m
  • Exercise: What is the general rule for using icon sizes in an interface?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 10 Variable Scoping 07m
  • Exercise: What is the main benefit of using variable scoping in Figma variables?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 11 Spinner Component 11m
  • Exercise: Why is the spinner component copied from the web components library to the app components library?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 12 Button Components 19m
  • Exercise: What was the purpose of creating the semantic variable border mono?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 13 Button Group Components 16m
  • Exercise: Why were hover states removed from the app versions of the buttons?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 14 Sticky Button Component 10m
  • Exercise: Which background option is created using a fill set to a background blur of 8 and masked with a gradient to blur content toward the bottom?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 15 Updates #1 09m
  • Exercise: Why were the semantic type variables split into separate web and app collections?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 16 Checkbox and Radio Components 14m
  • Exercise: When creating the app library versions of the checkbox and radio components, what change is made to the available interaction states compared to the web versions?
  • Video class: Figma Design System: 17 Help Text Component 12m
  • Exercise: When creating the Help Text component, what width is set on the main component frame?

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