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Apr 30, 2023 12 tweets 3 min read
Level up your @figma visual design skills! ✨
10 of my most popular tutorials, in one thread 👇 Image
Apr 28, 2023 11 tweets 5 min read
Tutorial Thread ✨

Learn how to create a glowing glass effect with @figma, in just a few easy steps — no plugins needed!

Ready? Let’s dive in 👇

#sponsored Image Step 1

Add your type, logo or icon on a dark background. Image
Apr 7, 2023 12 tweets 5 min read
Tutorial Thread ✨

Learn how to create a spiral illustration with @figma, in just a few easy steps — no plugins needed!

Ready? Let’s dive in 👇

#sponsored Image Step 1: Add a new oval and give it a color fill of your choice Image
Jan 17, 2023 13 tweets 5 min read
New Tutorial! ✨

Learn how to create "@linear gradients" with @figma in just a few easy steps.

Let's get started 👇 Step 1

Create a new artboard and make sure to apply a dark fill to it
Nov 15, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
Today I'm launching the 10x Design Community!
A new place to learn & grow together ✨

Get access to:
- Tutorials
- Workshops
- Slack Group
- Design Crits
- Newsletters
- Guest Livestreams
- 1:1 Mentoring
- Job Opportunities

Sign up here: getrevue.co/profile/fonsma…

Learn more 👇 A grid overview of the 10x ... Over the last few months I've received countless requests for tips, tutorials and workshops on my work.

10x Designers is the place where I’m going to share my learnings and frameworks, while connecting you to other designers who are on the same journey.
Oct 1, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
I asked thousands of typography lovers which rounded fonts they recommend and the amount of suggestions I got was insane!

So I've made selection of 10 rounded fonts I absolutely love. Find them below👇 1. Pangram Sans Rounded

pangrampangram.com/products/pangr…
Sep 15, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
Maybe this acquisition will bring some much needed change/improvements to the Adobe product ecosystem. I started my design journey with Adobe's products, but I feel like they didn't grew along with the needs of the design community.
Sep 14, 2022 14 tweets 5 min read
Learn how to create this typographic poster with @figma

No plugins needed, just a lil’ bit of creativity and noise ✨

Let’s dive in 👇 Add a new frame and make some space at the bottom for your personal branding (so everyone knows who made this masterpiece!)
Sep 13, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
New tutorial! ✨

Learn how to create an 'ultra gradient' with @figma, without using any plugins!

Let's get started 👇 Add a background

Use an ‘almost black’ for this. For this background I used a 4k resolution frame of 3840x2160px.
Sep 11, 2022 18 tweets 3 min read
Never stop learning ✨

I'll share a total of 365 design tips. Including my learnings in branding, visual design, UX, workflow and everything in between.

This is part #4, Let's dive in! 👇 #71 Add some delight

Go the extra mile. Make your interface fun to use, mix in some humour where appropriate!
Sep 9, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
What’s good design?

Here are 10 principles by Dieter Rams, the legendary designer who influenced Apple

A must read 👇 1. Good design is innovative

Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.
Sep 8, 2022 28 tweets 4 min read
Upgrade your design skills! 📣

I'm sharing a total of 365 design tips. Including my learnings in branding, visual design, UX, workflow and everything in between.

Here's part 2, including 25 new tips.

Let's dive in 👇 #25 Know when to copy

Sometimes is not worth it to reinvent the wheel or to create something from scratch. Think about that sign in flow that has been designed a million times already. Focus your creative energy on problems that are unique to your product/project.
Sep 5, 2022 51 tweets 7 min read
Elevate your design skills! ✨

I'll share a total of 365 design tips in one mega thread. Including my learnings in branding, visual design, UX, workflow and everything in between.

Updated daily, let's go! Image #1 Create a design per day

I say this to every designer that's looking for advice on how to get to the next level. There's no better way to improve your skills than experimenting, failing, learning from it and doing it all again the next day. Stick with it!
Aug 24, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
I recreated the #AppleEvent 'Far out' campaign artwork with @figma and made it available to the community!

Check out the file below 👇 Image Find the file here: figma.com/community/file…
Aug 22, 2022 10 tweets 2 min read
I went from less than 1k followers at the beginning of the year to 20k+ 😧

Thanks for your support!

Here are some of my most popular tweets👇 🍏
Jun 19, 2022 14 tweets 5 min read
Tutorial thread!✨

Learn how to make the iOS 16 icon with @figma in just a few steps. File included, let's go!

👇 Start with a square frame and ad '16' with SF Pro Display - Light
Mar 13, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
Time for a new tutorial! ✨

Learn how to create the Apple Studio Display wallpaper with @figma — File included in the thread.

Up your gradient game, let's dive in 👇 Image Create your artboard, I used a 5k resolution (5120x2880) because we're talking studio here 😜 Image
Mar 11, 2022 16 tweets 6 min read
Learn how to create the #AppleEvent invite with @figma in just a few steps!

A tutorial thread 👇 Image Let's get started.

Grab the apple logo and make sure it's a vector. I use the @figma plugin @brandfetch for this.

Give the logo a black fill and 2px white inner stroke Image
Mar 9, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
New tutorial thread!

Learn how to make the #AppleEvent iPhone SE wallpaper with @figma in just a few easy steps. (File included!)

Let's dive in 👇 Add a new art board in your preferred phone size and add a rectangle that fills the entire art board.

Next, apply a gradient fill and make sure to give it 7 steps (distribute them evenly)
Feb 18, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read
Tutorial thread! 🧵

Learn how to create posters like this with @figma in just a few easy steps — Original file included!

Let’s dive in👇 Image Add a new art board (paper format) and add your branding to the bottom, so everyone knows who made this masterpiece! Image
Feb 13, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
Learn from the latest Apple, Instagram and Spotify designs!

I’ve recreated their latest campaigns in @figma, ready for you to explore.

These files include all visuals, screens, icons and more.

Let’s jump in 👇🧵 Instgram Playback 2021 figma.com/community/file…