Figma Motion Course: UI Animation & Micro-Interactions
Taught by Ahmad Alhasan
Learn to animate Figma interfaces with smooth transitions, keyframes, easing, loops, and professional motion design techniques.
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- Understand the fundamentals of UI motion design
- Navigate Figma Motion and set up animation projects
- Understand how motion fits into a UI/UX design workflow
- Design interface components ready for animation
- Organize Figma layers for efficient animation
- Create your first UI animations
- Animate position, scale, and opacity
- Control animation timing and duration
- Use easing to create more natural movement
- Sequence and layer multiple animated elements
- Organize and manage an animation timeline
- Create looping animations
- Work effectively with keyframes
- Identify and avoid common motion design mistakes
- Create animated loading indicators
- Build more advanced progress animations
- Export animations as GIF, MP4, WebM, and SVG
- Create polished animated interfaces of your own
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About The Course
Great interfaces don't just look good. They respond, transition, and move in ways that help users understand what's happening. This project-based course teaches you how to use Figma Motion to transform static UI designs into polished animations and micro-interactions.
You'll begin with the foundations of UI motion design, learning what Figma Motion is and how animation fits into a professional UI/UX workflow. You'll become familiar with the interface, prepare your project files for animation, and learn how to structure components and layers so your designs are easier to animate and manage.
From there, you'll create your first UI animations and learn how to control essential properties such as position, scale, and opacity. You'll work with timing, duration, and easing to understand how subtle adjustments can make movement feel smoother, more natural, and more intentional.
As your animations become more complex, you'll learn how to sequence multiple elements, organize your timeline, and coordinate different movements into cohesive interactions. You'll also work with keyframes and looping animations, giving you greater control over how elements behave throughout an animation.
You'll then apply your skills to practical projects, including an animated loading circle and a more advanced progress window animation. Finally, you'll learn how to export your work in formats including GIF, MP4, WebM, and SVG, making it easy to present, share, or integrate your animations into other workflows.
By the end of the course, you'll have the practical skills to take your own interface designs from static screens to engaging, animated experiences.
Curriculum
5 sections · 2 hours of content
1 Getting Started with Figma Motion 4 lessons
- Welcome to the Course and What You'll Build
- What Is Figma Motion?
- How Motion Fits into the Design Workflow
- Navigating the Interface and Setting Up the Project File
2 Building the Ui 2 lessons
- Designing the Interface Components
- Organizing Layers for Animation
3 Bringing the Interface to Life 5 lessons
- Creating Your First Animation
- Animating Position, Scale & Opacity
- Timing, Duration & Easing
- Sequencing Multiple Elements (Layering)
- Organizing the Timeline
4 Adding Polish 3 lessons
- Looping Animations
- Using Keyframes
- Common Motion Design Mistakes
5 Export & Class Project 5 lessons
- Exporting as GIF, MP4, WebM & SVG
- Bonus - Animating a Loading Circle
- Advanced - Animating a Progress Window
- Class Project - Create Your Own Animated UI
- Final Thoughts & Next Steps
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