Figma for Print and Graphic Design
summary
Class uses Figma as the sole design tool, organizes work into three folder types (project, class materials, hidden instructor), and shares starter files students duplicate into drafts. Projects focus on posters, logos and a printed brochure exported with bleed to PDF, and critique runs asynchronous with students asked to review at least six peers, producing more detailed feedback and versioned revisions. Instruction emphasizes a four-stage loop—define, design, review, revise—and a CRAM design method (contrast, repetition, alignment, mass) for visible hierarchy and iteration.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Start
- 0:21Matt Cram
- 3:21Professor Folder
- 4:25Classroom Space
- 5:00Teaching Graphic Design
- 5:54Branding
- 7:57Stages for Graphic Design
- 8:22Sample Project
- 10:24What Is the Medium
- 12:48Action Step
- 16:44T-Shirt Sizing Method
- 17:10Cram Design Method
- 17:40The Design Stage
- 19:16Review
- 20:39Silent Critique Process
- 21:38Silent Critique File
- 23:34Review and Respond
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