Sample any colour from anywhere on your screen, just copy the Hex and paste it into your app of choice. Being able to sample that perfect colour and use it in your work is stuff of the gods. You can preview any changes you make in real time.
#SKALA PREVIEW SKETCH ANDROID#
Connect your iPhone or Android to Photoshop via remote settings and let the magic begin. Skala Preview takes care of the nasty disconnect that exists between designing mobile apps on a macbook and the mobile device itself. Trello is an organiser, and it does it very well. You can even use it for simple Project Management. If you need to create a calendar system for upcoming blog posts, product features or pretty much anything, Trello has it covered. If you need to keep track of a simple todo list then Trello has it covered. Trello is rapidly becoming more than it was initally intended for. If you want to dip your toes in they have a very basic free plan.
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Harvest is pretty much a standard for the creative industries. If you want to last long as a freelancer then you'd better be doing two things, tracking your time and invoicing. Their free plan allows up to 2000 subscribers and paid plans start from $10 a month (if you want to use autoresponders, you'll need a basic paid plan). There are several email marketing solutions out there but few are so well respected and so affordable. I really don't know where I'd be without Mailchimp. You don't even need to write any JavaScript. It makes Handlebars templates even better, by ensuring your HTML stays up-to-date when the underlying model changes. slicy/ Ember.jsĮmber is billed as a framework for creating ambitious web applications. With a multitude of options Slicy will save you untold time when prepping and slicing your designs. When it comes to slicing for the web and mobile it can start to get a little tedious. There are a few alternatives in this space, but as we're designers I thought I'd share one of the decent ones :) Don't forget, it's free: quickcast.io/ SlicyĮver since Apple cursed blessed us with the retina display, our jobs have become more complex. Quickcast allows you to create 3 minute screencasts that you can later share with via a unique URL. It's too easy to get lost in the back and forth of emails… Video takes away any ambiguity. Video is one of the quickest ways to explain a new process or function to a client.
#SKALA PREVIEW SKETCH TRIAL#
You can download a free trial at: QuickcastĮvery now and again you need to create a quick screencast. It’s completely changed the workflow of many a designer, and I'm sure will continue to do so as it grows. The beauty of Sketch lies in its focus on UI design, it doesn't try to be an all-in-one solution for the design industry (not mentioning any names). Sketch is a lightweight vector graphics app, perfect for web, mobile and user interface design.
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#SKALA PREVIEW SKETCH SOFTWARE#
So in no particular order here's the "Essential software for designers" list, 2014. Feel free to add any I've missed in the comments.
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I recently put the question to the designer folk of Twitter: "Which software do you use on a daily basis, what's essential?" And what do you know? I got a response! Every designer has their secret arsenal of essential design apps, so I thought it would be useful to share some of them in a "best of" post.