Sketch in a Day (Live Online)

Section 1

Creating New Files & Designing on a Grid System

• Creating a new file
• Artboards & pages
• Setting up a layout grid
• Creating colored backgrounds for text
• Importing text

Adjusting the Layout for Tablets & Mobile Phones

• Designing with Bootstrap’s grid
• Adapting the design for tablets
• Adapting the design for mobile phones

Inserting & Masking Photos

• Importing photos
• Cropping a photo (masking)
• Custom shaped masks

Inserting Vector Graphics, Fills, Shadows, & More

• Importing & modifying vector graphics
• Making grouped objects easily selectable
• Layer opacity vs. fill opacity
• Aligning & distributing layers
• Reusing colors found in the design
• Adding a drop shadow

Section 2

Layer Styles (Reusable Appearance)

• Creating a layer style
• Changing & renaming layer styles
• Making a style to darken full-width background photos

Text Styles (Reusable Appearance)

• Creating text styles
• Editing text styles
• Renaming styles & organizing into folders

Symbols (Reusable Components)

• Creating & editing symbols
• Customizing content inside a symbol
• Controlling the layout & resizing of symbols
• Renaming symbols
• Moving symbols between pages

Exporting Assets: SVG & PNG

• Exporting artboards
• Exporting for web as SVG & PNG
• Exporting into folders

Exporting Assets: 1x & 2x JPEG

• Exporting as JPEG
• Properly setting JPEG quality