Learn Sketch with Boltmade

Version 1.0 of our Introduction to Sketch Workshop. Presented on October 29, 2014.

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1. October 29, 2014 Learn Sketch with Boltmade v1.0
2. Brian Potstra @bpotstra brian@boltmade.com Who are we? Blake Stevenson @blakestevenson blake@boltmade.com #Boltworks @boltmade
3. • Intro • What is Sketch? • Get your learn on • Go home with an app! Agenda
4. • Photoshop is a great tool and has been the standard for years but… • It’s not a screen design tool • It’s a powerful image editor that has evolved over time to include MANY features • Most of which, you’ll never use • Sketch leaves out the bloat • Sometimes change is good Why not Photoshop?
5. What Sketch isn’t… • Image editor • Not a great drawing tool • Feature-packed • Bug free • An Adobe product (yay!)
6. • 100% Vector-based UI design tool • All-in-one tool - from wireframes to polished final designs • Extremely focused toolset • Awesome What Sketch is…
7. Pros • Inexpensive • Small & lightweight • Efficient workflow • Great export features • Active user community 
 (lots of great plugins) • Constantly saves in the background
8. Cons • Buggy • Text tools lacking • Still some major features missing
9. • Make a pretend iPhone app • Learn the basic tools • Demo 3rd party plugin • Export project assets What we’ll learn today