How to Get Started with Figma for Instructional Design

Incorporating a tool like Figma in your eLearning or instructional design workflow doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming! 👉 Download the free Figma Keyboard Shortcuts job aid here: https://www.devlinpeck.com/forms/figma-keyboard-shortcuts If you've spent anytime building eLearning projects, you've probably felt the urge to jump right into an authoring tool like Storyline and start creating! But eLearning development is a multi-step process and you can't start developing until you've put in the work designing and maybe even prototyping your projects. But what tool do you use to do that? Or here's the better question: what tool can I use to design and prototype that's free to use, beginner-friendly, and doesn't take hours to learn? The answer? Figma! In this week's YouTube video, Sabrina Gonzales introduces us to the basics of Figma in a beginner-friendly guide to help you get started with the tool and feeling more comfortable working with essential features. And to speed up the process even more, she created a Figma keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet, which is free to download here: https://www.devlinpeck.com/forms/figma-keyboard-shortcuts So grab the cheat sheet, make a free Figma account, and follow along with the video, because in the near future, we'll design a project together step-by-step in this helpful tool! Sign up for a free Figma account: https://www.figma.com/ Using the affiliate links below will help support me and the content on this channel: ***Best AI Tools for Instructional Designers*** Synthesia: https://www.synthesia.io/?via=devlin WellSaid Labs: https://www.wellsaidlabs.com/?via=devlin Descript: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=jJTSTA Jasper: https://jasper.ai/?fpr=devlin44 ***Best Laptops for Instructional Designers*** Dell XPS 13: https://amz.run/6l1w 16-inch MacBook Pro: https://amz.run/6l1y Gigabyte Aero 17: https://amz.run/6l26 ***Best Books for Instructional Designers*** The Non-Designer’s Design Book: https://amzn.to/3kP0reO Map It: https://amzn.to/3f137mR eLearning and the Science of Instruction: https://amzn.to/3kNuBiF Design For How People Learn: https://amzn.to/3CLtrNM Michael Allen’s Guide to eLearning: https://amzn.to/31ZUbJB 0:00 Intro 1:37 Sign up and User Interface 4:03 Toolbar 4:47 Move and Scale Tool 6:31 Frame Tool 8:41 Shape Tool 13:26 Vector Pen 14:50 Text Tool 16:09 Conversions to Storyline 360 17:59 Resources Tool 18:45 Hand Tool 19:51 Comment Tool 21:50 Present 22:22 Zoom 23:41 Layers, Assets, and Pages Panel 31:17 Next Steps