Enabling a constructive dialogue between UI design and development — Originally published via Smashing Magazine We must understand the possibilities and limitations of each other’s tools to work hand in hand so let me show you the design side of things and all the little Figma treasures you might not yet understand fully. We work with components & variants We…

Full guide on how and when to use what — the right way — Figma gives us impressive features when it comes to setting up responsive design. But let’s face it, responsive design can also be a recipe for disaster if you don't know what you are doing. …

How to set up and test truly responsive design components — So we can set up responsive pages Figma With the help of auto layout, constraints and grids, we can set up almost any responsive behavior we want in Figma. Knowing those Figma features in and out and when to use which one is crucial. If you are still unsure about them, here is an article explaining them in…

May 2022 release — What’s new, what’s old, what’s just a bit different — The new auto-layout was updated and announced during config in May 2022. Some stayed the same, some features are brand new and exciting and some stuff just moved or comes with sweet little details you should not miss. Give me 5 min of your time and I will bring you…

Little hidden gems we love — As you all loved Advanced Figma Tips & Tricks Part 1, here is part 2! As usual, Figma did not fail to impress and come out with some fantastic new features and hidden gems hiding in plain sight (and some stuff that has been there forever and I just did…

If you are anything like me, you happily used Pixel (px) in Sketch and Figma during the past years without thinking much about it. It is the unit they gave me. Surely it is correct, and if not, the development team can fix that, no? Plus, there are a lot…

by moonlearning.io a UX/UI + Figma learning platform — A list of my favorite design resources. Everything that makes your life easier, from UX research to the perfect mockup. Instead of hiding it in the usual Google Doc, from now on it will live here on Medium and will be updated every time I find another little gem. So…

by moonlearning.io — 3D illustration has become a huge UI design trend in 2021. …

Tips, theory & best practices from beginner to advanced by moonlearning.io — This article is an excerpt from my full course about UX/UI Basics on moonlearning.io You can find a preview video here. Color is one of the main elements in your UI Design. It can shift the first impression of your product from sophisticated and cool to crazy and wild. It…