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Head Of Design, Lunar Energy

There was a post going around on threads a few weeks back that went something like "My Design Process: 'Detach Instance Option-Command-B'". That struck a bit close to home, so I thought I would do something about the wailing and tears I must cause my colleagues as I trudge through their figma boards like a component-smashing kaiju. Of course there are many online options for such (re)education - but I signed up for a course in-person with Transmedia Communications Ltd. very near me in Greenwich, South London. Tony, my instructor was great. Over the two days he helped me unlearn my bad habits and build up a new set of good ones, especially around the 'advanced' topics of variables or the curse of debugging an auto-layout (where usually I would have used the 'detach instance' sledgehammer too readily...) I even got a certificate to prove I'm not going to be a danger to my team (much) from now on! #figma #olddogsnewtricks

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James Weiner

CDO & co-founder at Breakroom, ex-GDS design leadership

1mo

My designer thankfully is very patient and she regularly teaches me new tricks,.. or ‘the basics’ as some might say…

Tracy Taggart

Senior User Experience Consultant

1mo

I had to do the same, auto-layout still wants me to break things.

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Had on! I thought the Adobe’s acquisition of Figma fell through!? You sure you not been trained in advance InDesign by mistake?

Honor Harger

I direct ArtScience Museum in Singapore

2mo

Wait, what? People are still using Threads?

Loz Gray

Director of Product Design | Head of Product Design | Head of UX and Product Design

1mo

Am stealing "component-smashing kaiju" for my bio.

Congratulations Matt 😁 It has been a pleasure having you with us and good luck with your new Figma skills!

Kars Alfrink

Designer turned design researcher. Postdoc at TU Delft. Researching contestable AI.

2mo

BASAAOD. Be as smart as an old dog.

Orlando Mathias

Creative / Design Director, helping organisations anticipate and design our blended future

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Respect Matt… need to admit.. I should do the same 🙌

#olddogsnewtricks V mutt so

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