MAC SKETCH APPLICATION MAC
Panic just introduced their splendid new programming editor Nova as “an extremely Mac-app Mac app”, which captures the sentiment (and sound) of “Mac-assed Mac app” in a purely joyous way. Je ne sais quoi means “a quality that cannot be described or named easily” - it’s no surprise it’s hard to categorize these apps with a term. I’ve taken to calling these apps “ Mac-assed Mac apps” recently, but we need a better term.
And, well, just being a beautiful work of art unto itself. Familiarity - the je ne sais quoi of doing things, large and small, the Macintosh way - that makes new (or just new to you) Mac apps easy to get started with and intuitive to explore. Customization that allows you, the user, to shape the tool into something personal, that fits your needs and idiosyncrasies.
MAC SKETCH APPLICATION PROFESSIONAL
Sketch hits all the key marks about what best defines a great, truly native Mac app, particularly deep Mac tools for professional work.
I was going to just toss in a link to this wonderful post in my sponsorship thank-you post, but it’s too good for that, and too important. The app is universally loved and has very few direct competitors, but unfortunately, due to the technologies exclusive to macOS that it relies on, the developers are not. It is now the staple for the web, mobile, UI / UX and icon design. But, Sketch was on the schedule to sponsor DF already. Sketch is a modern graphics design app for macOS that took the world by storm after its release in 2010. I absolutely had to link to it - I both love the message and the retro-Mac-inspired design of the post itself (dig those scrollbars!). You can start using it instantly, from the first click. Guidelines, so that our Mac app has that same, familiar feel. Why we (and plenty of other great macOS developers) work hard toįollow the conventions set out in Apple’s Human Interface Mac - it lowers the learning curve when you first open it. Rest of the OS, it doesn’t just look and feel more at home on your You use Apple’s built-in apps you immediately get a “feel” for how Sketch, two weeks ago, celebrating their 10th anniversary and the joys of truly native Mac apps:īest of all, native Mac apps like ours are designed to fit with Sketch, and the Joy of Mac-App Mac Apps Monday, 9 November 2020 Sketch, vector design tool that runs on Mac, is simplistic and easy-to-use, making it favoured by more and more designers.