↵

Sketch 4.0 Feature Wish List

over 8 years ago from Tony Gines, Señor Designer

  • Jason CsizmadiJason Csizmadi, over 8 years ago

    I don't understand why everyone is focusing on a darker UI. That is very low on my wish list.

    1. Variable Symbols -- Don't treat symbols like folders. Symbols should feel more like smart objects. Editing symbols should be an explicate interaction.
    2. Variable shape & type styles
    3. Better interface to manage and view styles and symbols
    4. Better typography tools
    5. Master Pages
    52 points
    • Keaton TaylorKeaton Taylor, over 8 years ago

      +1 to master pages.

      7 points
      • louie solomonlouie solomon, over 8 years ago

        You can basically emulate master pages using Symbols in Sketch.

        Create the template you'd like to use as a master page on an artboard. Then group all of the objects, and turn the group into a symbol. Then lock the layer.

        You can do this for as many master pages as you need. If you want to switch an artboard to a different master page, then select the symbol, and choose a different symbol from the symbols dropdown.

        2 points
        • Keaton TaylorKeaton Taylor, over 8 years ago

          That's a good call. You'd end up having a different "master page" depending on the height of the page because of how symbols work right?

          At this point I turn the header and footer into symbols and drop them in where they're needed. The more I've pondered this the more I think variable symbols would be 100% more functional than any sort of master page.

          1 point
    • Tony GinesTony Gines, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      +1 for variable symbols.

      6 points
    • Brian MirelesBrian Mireles, over 8 years ago

      +1000 for Variable symbols. Those folders drive me crazy!

      5 points
    • Aaron SagrayAaron Sagray, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      +1 for variable symbols. You should be able to define a UI styleguide – objects that can be re-used, and show various states.

      I want to take this concept beyond smart object-like functionality.

      I find myself with 12+ variations of the same thing (field with checkbox, field with more info indicator, field with two lines of text etc). I want to define them once, and reuse in my app layouts.

      Likewise, if I need to make a change, all of the states would update, and all of the instances of the master symbol will update.

      Think of React.js components, but for design.

      6 points
    • Aaron SagrayAaron Sagray, over 8 years ago

      I'd also add to this list: naming colors, instead of just swatches. and said list of colors being available in the gradient editor as well.

      5 points
    • Sri KadimisettySri Kadimisetty, over 8 years ago

      I bought this up before, but Paintcode has a nice model for parametric symbols

      3 points
      • Emir BukvaEmir Bukva, over 8 years ago

        Parametric symbols look mighty useful. Antetype implements this via overrides (conceptually the same as paragraph styles in InDesign for example).

        2 points
    • Sarah LiSarah Li, over 8 years ago

      Yes yes yes better typography tools

      5 points
    • Matt MitchellMatt Mitchell, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      I would also put dark theme on the bottom of my list. I absolutely love the direction Sketch is moving in and don't want this to sound to harsh but…

      Some things I would like to see:

      1. Locking symbols so that accidentally deleting the wrong layer wouldn't destroy the rest of the document.

      2. Locking the text styles so the same thing wouldn't happen to them.

      3. Better resizing

      4. Better rotating (ability to "flatten" the rotation")

      5. Better memory management (so many times just closing and opening Sketch will take the CPU from 110% back down to a normal value)

      6. States for symbols (hover, active, etc.)

      6 points
      • Sjors TimmerSjors Timmer, over 8 years ago

        On point 2. What I'd like is for text styles to behave like in keynote; if I change the style of one particular text item this will only update all other text items with that style attached, when I choose to do so.

        1 point
    • Matt MitchellMatt Mitchell, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      But I love Sketch.

      0 points
    • Jeff FrazierJeff Frazier, over 8 years ago

      "I don't understand why everyone is focusing on a darker UI."

      Darker User Interface is easier on the eyes when designing for long periods of time. We were asked simply to list what we wished for in Sketch 4.0, not to try and understand why people wished for these things and surely not to lessen the importance of other people's choices or requests.

      5 points
    • Christopher DavisChristopher Davis, over 8 years ago

      +1 to master pages.

      0 points