Has anyone used Sketch
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- karj1
I dropped Photoshop (for web design) around 4 years ago and moved the creation of comps to Illustrator. It wasn't a perfect fit, but it was a lot more practical—particularly as we needed to visualize layouts at varying break points.
We used Illustrator for wireframes for many years—which required us to bring those wires into Photoshop for styling, later. So, applying the visual treatments right in Illustrator was handy (and much faster). That said, Illustrator just isn't meant as a web tool. Type styles are wonky, linked elements aren't great, and it's sluggish for a lot of this sort of work.
I didn't like Sketch at first. Mostly, I hated how the shortcut keys I knew so well didn't work. (I do almost everything by keyboard, so it initially felt broken to me.)
Eventually I decided to give it a proper try. Within a week, I was convinced that even with its shortcomings, it was the right tool for the job.
If you want to give it a go, I'd recommend watching these tutorials first:
They're a little plodding, but getting through them only takes a couple of hours. With that done, just pick any project and commit to using Sketch for the entire thing. By the end, it'll feel fine—and by the next one, you'll never want to go back to Photoshop.
One note, though: I'm convinced that Sketch is primarily a UX design tool. I still think Illustrator is a much better application for actual illustrations, logo design work, layout of printed items, et cetera.
- yes, illy is still good for vector work. sketch is rudimental for vectors.fourth