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Sketch 101: Create your first designs

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Overview

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Learn from the ground up


In this beginner’s course you’ll find everything you need to get started with Sketch. We’ll give you an overview of what Sketch is, help you set up your Workspace and cover everything you need to start designing.

Meet Workspaces


Discover how to make the most of your Workspace and create your best work. Learn how to keep documents organized, invite people to collaborate with you and much more.

Create your first designs


Time to jump into the Mac app and start designing from day one. Throughout this course, you’ll learn basic design concepts that’ll get your design journey started.

What you'll learn


  • How Sketch can help you in each stage of the design process
    • Use the Mac app and web app in an end-to-end design workflow, from ideation to handoff
  • How to make the most of your Workspace
    • Tailor your Workspace to suit your workflow and collaboration needs
  • Everything you need to create your first designs
    • You’ll understand basic design concepts and how to make the most of the Mac app

Syllabus

Chapter 1: Getting started with Sketch
  • Welcome to Sketch 101
  • What is Sketch?
  • Getting set up

Chapter 2: Designing in the Mac app
  • The Interface
  • Creating, saving, and managing documents
  • Layer basics
  • Vector Editing
  • Making icons with Boolean operations
  • Masking layers
  • Working with text
  • Styling layers
  • Give the wireframe some style
  • Exporting in the Mac app

Chapter 3: Sharing and Collaborating
  • Sharing and real-time collaboration
  • Viewing documents in the web app
  • Organizing your Workspace

Taught by

Joseph Todaro

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