One of the things that set Sketch apart is the sheer amount of plugins and resources. It’s even more crucial when you’re starting, because you can avoid a lot of inefficient, time-wasting bottlenecks. With Craft, and the upcoming launch of Silver, that ‘ Project Comet Adobe Thingy Project Thing’ needs to be looking over it’s shoulder.As a designer, you need a solid process to make your workflow efficient. Separate plugins that came before did an amazing job in their own right, but having all these features inside of that one panel is a dream. (Oh I’m a stickler for those minuscule touches). More keyboard shortcuts would be great, and a few UI tweaks to make it look 100% native to Sketch would be awesome. I’m impressed with what InVision LABS have brought to the table with Craft. No need to go through and replace the images, and text manually. The great thing about the Duplicate feature in Craft, is that it will do all of the above, but automatically replace images, and text in the copies you’ve just made. I’ve used the Grid tool in the past to quickly make duplicates of an element, with the required number of copies, spacing etc… or even a simple Alt + Drag. This is another truly handy, and time-saving feature. But I’m sure there’s an update coming for that. Quick Note: Currently it seems that images chosen from the Web option in Craft won’t alter when used with the Duplicate feature, the same image is duplicated, just not replaced like the Unsplash option. For example, I have used images from UIFaces in the past for my Avatars. But you can also, quite easily grab images from a Dropbox folder of your own, or even an image from the web. ![]() My personal favourite being able to grab a random image from Unsplash. Craft gives a variety of options to choose from. With Craft you can quickly add in placeholder images to your Sketch screens. You can import photos from Dropbox, a private folder, or the web, right into your design. You want your blog titles to appear as the names of every Bill Murray movie (who doesn’t love the Big M)? Go for it!Ī keyboard shortcut to easily cycle through different snippets of text would be a requested feature in a future update. ![]() Titles, article copy, dates, etc… You can even add your custom action to the Type option. And hello to placeholder text for just about everything inside of your design. Now let’s hop on through the great features that Craft brings to the table… Typeīye, bye to Lorum Ipsum. They are worth kicking (in a nice way of course). I’ve created a simple News Feed screen for iPhone 6, which you can download here, and it gives you a quick chance to kick the tyres on Craft. Quick Note: For the folder, and Dropbox options you will, of course, need to specify a folder from the main panel before you start using those shortcuts. Insert (random) photo from Unsplash Shift + Ctrl + 3.Insert photo from Dropbox Shift + Ctrl + 2.Insert photo from folder Shift + Ctrl + 1.No deal breaker! Shortcuts to Use For Your Photos I’m sure those missing options will be featured in an update. Quick Note: The dropdown menu does not seem to have the Type option yet, and limited with some other features. ![]() Woohoo!īack in Sketch you will now see a new panel appear next to the Inspector Panel, and also a new item in the Menu bar. Install it, and then let the (real-data) party begin. Explore 11,000+ Sketch Templates Grab a Copy of Craftįirstly hop on over to InVision Labs and download a copy of Craft.
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