Developer(s) | Sketch B.V. |
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Initial release | 7 September 2010; 10 years ago |
Stable release | |
Operating system | macOS |
Type | Vector graphics editor |
Licence | Proprietary |
Website | www.sketch.com |
Sketch is a design toolkit built to help you create your best work — from your earliest ideas, through to final artwork. Sketch definition: 1. A simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have many details: 2. A short written or spoken. Whether you’re working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel.
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Sketch is a vector graphics editor for macOS developed by the Dutch company Sketch B.V. (formerly named Bohemian Coding). It was first released on 7 September 2010[1] and won an Apple Design Award in 2012.[2]
It is primarily used for user interface and user experience design of websites and mobile apps and does not include print design features.[3] Sketch has more recently added features for prototyping and collaboration. Being only available for macOS, third party software and handoff tools may be used to view Sketch designs on other platforms.[4]
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Sketch is used primarily for designing the UI and UX of mobile apps and web. The files designed in Sketch are saved in its own .sketch file format, though .sketch files can be opened in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and other programs. The designs can also be saved in the popular PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, TIFF, WebP, etc., formats. The designs created in Sketch are utilized by app engineers to design mobile apps and by website developers convert designs into websites.[5]
Although Sketch was previously sold through the App Store, the developers pulled the app from the store in December 2015 and instead sold it through their own website. They cited Apple's strict technical guidelines, slow review process and lack of upgrade pricing as reasons for the decision.[6] On 8 June 2016, they announced on their blog that they were switching to a new licensing system for Sketch. Licenses would allow users to receive updates for 1 year, after which they could continue using the last version published prior to the license expiring, or renew their license to continue receiving updates for another year.[7]
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- ^'Sketch 1.0 finally released'. Bohemian Coding. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^Lowensohn, Josh (11 June 2012). 'Apple announces 2012 Design Award winners'. CNET. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^Sutton, Kelly (21 October 2014). 'An Interview with Pieter Omvlee, the Founder of Bohemian Coding'. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^Schoenmaker, Martijn (1 February 2016). 'How I Started Using Sketch App In Windows'. Design + Sketch. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^Solutions, Fantastech (10 September 2018). 'Converting Website Designs to Code'. Fantastech.co.
- ^Weinberger, Matt (2 December 2015). 'One of Apple's most important initiatives is showing signs of failure'. Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^'Versioning, Licensing, and Sketch 4.0'. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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