Should I buy a Mac and switch to Sketch?

over 6 years ago from Ettore Tortora, Product Designer

  • Andy StoneAndy Stone, over 6 years ago

    Hey Ettore,

    Making that kind of a switch is a huge financial and time commitment. You'll be learning a new program, you'll be learning a new operating system, you'll be learning a new workflow.

    But I can 100% guarantee that it'll make your life easier. We've have a number of designers and developers make the switch and Sketch is essential. I made the switch about four years ago—after one day on Sketch, I've never done interface design in Photoshop/Illustrator again. As others have said, it was made for interface design from day one so it is demonstrably better.

    To make your life better, these are the three links I send to my designers or my students when they are ready to start learning Sketch. Best of luck!

    1) http://www.sketchcasts.net/episodes/introducing-sketch Great intro video to just show off how it is laid out and some core features

    2) https://medium.com/@KounterB/sketch-tutorial_01-b76271a095e3 easy tutorial that will grow familiarity

    3) http://www.sketchshortcuts.com/ Become an immediate power user

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