Figma with Matanat
Arts
Build your future career in design!
With the Figma platform, develop your digital design skills, strengthen your visual thinking skills, and take your creativity to the next level. By learning user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, you can create professional projects for web and mobile applications.
With Figma’s flexible and interactive capabilities, you will manage the design process faster and more efficiently, create prototypes, and work on real projects, strengthening your future career. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced designer, Figma offers you a wide range of opportunities to advance in the modern world of design!
About program
Why should kids learn design on Figma?
With its simple and intuitive interface, Figma is an ideal platform for kids and teens who are just starting in design. This program teaches users to design interactively and creatively. Through Figma, kids and teens can easily master user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, developing their visual thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Figma lessons allow kids to learn design from simple to complex. Working with components, vector graphics, and prototypes teaches kids how to create digital products and builds their design skills. In addition, the platform is cloud-based, so kids can manage their projects from different devices, work as a team, and easily share their designs.
Figma also helps develop math and spatial concepts. While working on grid systems, dimensions, and proportions, kids further strengthen their geometric and logical thinking. This gives them an advantage not only in the field of design but also in engineering and other technical fields.
Matanat Ahmadova
About
Matanat Ahmadova, a graduate of Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University's SABAH groups, specialized in mathematics and informatics teaching from 2018 to 2023. Alongside her academic endeavours, she actively participated in various training programs and competitions to enhance her skills and knowledge. Matanat completed the Career Counselors Professional Development Course in 2021 and engaged in the Professional Development Course for Future Teachers the same year. In addition, she received STEAM training as part of the 2021 SABAH Groups project. Her dedication was further evident as she completed the Professional Development Course for Future Teachers from 2022 to 2023, earning an honours certificate. Matanat also undertook Microsoft Certified Educator training in 2023 and attended seminars on Adolescent Psychology, Effective Speech, and Pre-school Education in the same year.
In terms of competitions and achievements, Matanat won 3rd place in the "Dying to Live" essay competition in 2016 and actively participated in the "SABAH V Student Debate Forum" in 2019. She contributed to the "Successful Future" project in 2019 and engaged in forums like "Future You" and the "Student Success Forum" in 2020. Matanat showcased her talents at TECHNOFEST Azerbaijan in 2022 and secured a bronze medal in the University Hackathon category at the 2022 International STEAM Azerbaijan Festival. Her accomplishments also extend to presenting projects at the 74th International Astronautical Congress in 2023.
Furthermore, Matanat Ahmadova's commitment to technology literacy in education is exemplified by her recognition as a Microsoft Certified Educator, underscoring her dedication to enhancing educational practices for the 21st century.