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Figma Setup

Create Figma Account

  1. You will receive an email in your Madison College inbox from Figma inviting you to join a team. Your team name will be the UIUX plus the class format and the section number. Check your spam folder - your invite may be located there

    Figma email

  2. Click on Join team

  3. After entering your Madison College email address and creating a password, click Create Account.

    ❗ You MUST use your student email address to receive full privileges in Figma.

    Figma create account

Verify Student Status

  1. Notice that the Team name in the left navigation has a exclamation point. To unlock your Figma team, click on the blue Verify status button in the upper right.

    Figma verify student

  2. Fill out the below form with your student and school information and click Select.

    Figma verify student form

  3. You should now see a Figma interface similar to the below screenshot.

    Note: Figma updates their interface frequently, so you may see differences from the screenshot below.

    Figma interface

  4. Take the "quick tour" in the bottom-right to see some of the Figma basics and note my highlighted areas below.

    Figma interface

If you are using a MATC issued laptop, Figma will already be installed.

You can continue to use Figma in the browser, but I do recommend using the desktop application. The computers in the IT Department have Figma installed, but if you are using a loaner laptop you will need to continue using Figma in the browser. If you wish to install Figma on your personal computer, use the following links for you either Mac or Windows.

Desktop App for macOS

Desktop App for Windows

Create a Personal Project

  1. With our class team selected, click on the plus sign or the New Project link in the top-right.

    Create a new Figma Project

  2. Name your project with your first and last name.

    1. Change the permissions to be Invite-only.

    Invite Only Project

  3. In your new project, click the star icon to make it a favorite. It should now appear in the left navigation under our class team.

    Favorite Project

  4. Click on the Share button in the upper-right (next to the star).

    1. Enter in your instructor email address.

    2. Change the permission level to can edit.

    3. Click Send Invite.

    Note: My name recently changed: my new email is kkschumacher@madisoncollege.edu

    Share Project

  5. Click on our team to see all the Figma projects.

    1. Make the "Weekly Activities" project a favorite so it appears in your left-navigation.

    Weekly Activities Favorite