Workshops & Talks
Take a look at the latest deep-dive workshops on UX and UI design, as well as Figma, along with the upcoming conference talks.
Online live workshop with Skillshare
Responsive Design in Figma: Auto Layout Deep Dive
Level: Beginner & Intermediate Sessions: 2,5h + Q&A
In this Skillshare Live Session, you will learn how to set up responsive designs in Figma step by step — from the basics and behaviour settings to advanced nesting techniques and integrating layouts with grids. To wrap up, she'll go the extra mile by teaching how auto layout actually translates to code, offering straightforward insights into CSS that will significantly improve your conversation and collaboration with development as a UI designer.
Dates & Details
In-Person📍Smashing Conference Antwerp
When Figma meets CSS
Conference Talk
Are we really still talking about collaboration tools and handoffs? Instead, let’s talk about product development and the fundamental principles of web design. And how to use Figma in a way so you can forget about the perfect handoff and work together!
In-Person📍Smashing Conference Antwerp
Figma Deep Dive: Variables, Components and Auto Layout
Level: Intermediate | Sessions: 1 day
In this deep-dive workshop, we will tackle one of the most essential yet tricky parts of UI design using Figma: truly responsive, component-based UI Design. Any relevant updates during Config 24 will surely be added.
Online Workshop
Figma Masterclass
Level: Intermediate | Sessions: 5 x 2,5h
Let's push your design from a pretty picture to a working and scalable UI design. We will look at aspects such as general file setup, color, typography, variables, components, variants, component properties, a loooot of auto layout and responsive design, and some prototyping. This course will focus on understanding the technical aspects of setting up your design to improve the communication, documentation, and handoff between design and (front-end) development.
In-house: online or in-person
Team workshop
Level: customized to your team | Sessions: 5 x 2,5h
Want some custom training for your team? No problem. I offer all existing workshops (yes, only the existing ones, sorry) as in-house team training. Depending on your location, this can be done in-person or as an online workshop.
2024/25 SOLD OUT
Past workshops & talks
Figma Masterclass, Feb 24 – Online Workshop (5 sessions)
Full Figma deep dive! We will look at aspects such as general file setup, colour, typography, variables, components, variants, component properties, a loooot of auto layout and responsive design, and of course prototyping.
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Smashing Conference Antwerp, Oct 23 – Conference Talk
Design beyond breakpoints. Let's start to talk about container queries in Figma.
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Config San Francisco 23 – Conference Talk
Join me as one of the 8 experts from the Figma community to share their best shortcuts, hacks, and time-saving tips during Config. You'll leave this session with tons of new knowledge to use immediately.
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Medium Day, August 23 – Online Podium Discussion
Together with Molly Hellmuth, Femke van Schoonhoven, Dan Mall, and Joey Banks, we will discuss what it means to us to create agency with our work.
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Smashing Conference Freiburg, Sept 23 – Conference Talk
Design beyond breakpoints. Let's start to talk about container queries in Figma.
Figma Masterclass, July 23 – Online Workshop (5 sessions)
Full Figma deep dive! We will look at aspects such as general file setup, colour, typography, variables, components, variants, component properties, a loooot of auto layout and responsive design, and of course prototyping.
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UX, UI Design & Figma Introduction, April 23 – Online Workshop (5 sessions)
Get to know the all-mighty Figma and all its features. During 5 sessions, we learn everything from component-based UI to basic responsive setup and hand-off. Always based on the UX UI principles that we will get to know along the way.
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Smashing Meets Figma, February 23 – Online Talk and Presentation
We discussed connecting our Figma files with actual data and APIs during this online session.
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9am Freelance Thrive, April 23 – Online Chat
How to grow your side project into a full-time passion
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Figma Auto Layout Masterclass, March 23 – Online Charity Workshop 🇺🇦
With this charity workshop session, we were able to collect $7,516 and donate it to Aktion Deutschland Hilft for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Smashing Conference New York, Oct 22 – Conference Talk
Figme key features and treasures that will make everybody’s life a little bit more delightful between design and dev.
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