By day, Michael Riddering (aka @Ridd), is the founding designer for Maven — a cohort-based education platform. By night, he's the founder of Figma.Academy — a design course that teaches advanced design tactics delivered directly inside of Figma.
In this episode, Ridd breaks down how he built Figma Academy. We uncover a decision he made early on that helped influence Figma Academy into the success story it is today.
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Show notes:
(1:29) getting started with design & education
(5:17) the beginnings of Figma Academy
(10:10) balance work and life
(12:07) delivering a course inside of Figma
(14:18) what's next for Figma Academy
(19:09) Ridd's day to day
(22:45) quick Q&A / wrapping up
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