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Learn Sketch: The Basics

2h 19m 59s
English
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Sketch is one of the most popular UX design tools around. This training course can help designers of all skill levels be productive with its focused, comprehensive vector graphics workflow. Follow along with Chris Converse and learn the ins and outs of the Sketch interface, and how to design modern user experiences with Sketch, starting with document and project setup.

Course Overview

In this course, Chris Converse demonstrates how to share styles across text and objects, draw vector artwork, and export your work for developers or project teams to integrate further. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use artboards, text and object styles, as well as drawing and export tools to create high-definition PNGs, JPEGs, and PDFs.

Key Learning Topics

  • Creating Artboards: Learn how to set up and manage multiple artboards for efficient design workflows.
  • Adding a Navigation Bar: Understand the essentials of creating user-friendly navigation components.
  • Working with Fonts: Explore typography options and how to integrate custom fonts into your designs.
  • Adding Artwork and Logos: Discover techniques for incorporating brand elements and vector artwork.
  • Exporting Artboards and Assets: Master the export tools to produce high-quality assets.
  • Collaborate with Sketch Cloud: Leverage Sketch Cloud for team collaboration and feedback management.
  • Making Design Changes: Learn efficient methods to update and refine your designs iteratively.

Why Choose This Course?

You will gain practical skills that can be implemented directly into real-world UX design projects. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced designer, this course provides valuable insights into the Sketch toolset.

About the Author: Lynda.com

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Lynda.com was a US online video tutorial platform founded by Lynda Weinman in 1995 — one of the original online learning sites, predating the modern course-platform market by more than a decade. After LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in 2015, the catalog was migrated into LinkedIn Learning, but the original Lynda.com brand still anchors a large body of video tutorial material that circulates separately.

The CourseFlix listing carries five Lynda.com courses covering Adobe Lightroom CC, Sketch design fundamentals, Visual Studio Code for web developers, Yii 2 (PHP), and Houdini essential training. The breadth reflects Lynda.com's original catalog scope — design and creative software alongside developer-focused material.

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#Lesson TitleDurationAccess
1
Welcome Demo
01:11
2
About this course
00:52
3
About the exercise files
01:00
4
Creating pages and artboards
06:12
5
Adding a banner and artwork
03:27
6
Adding a navigation bar
05:36
7
Adding hero text and a button
04:15
8
Creating the logo
06:05
9
Drawing the star and pin icons
06:30
10
Drawing the gear icon
02:37
11
Creating 3 columns for the main section
06:00
12
Creating the atmosphere section
08:51
13
Creating the how-to section
06:17
14
Creating links and a pull quote
06:32
15
Creating link styles and a footer
02:52
16
Adjusting the header layout for medium screens
04:21
17
Adjusting the main section for medium screens
08:34
18
Adjusting the atmosphere section for medium screens
02:28
19
Adjusting the how-to and footer sections for medium screens
06:48
20
Preparing the small artboard
03:04
21
Adjust the navigation and logo area
05:07
22
Adjusting the banner image and hero content
02:53
23
Adjusting the main section for small screens
04:12
24
Adjusting the atmosphere section for small screens
02:42
25
Adjusting the how-to and footer sections for small screens
05:43
26
Adjusting the logo and nav for extra small screens
04:23
27
Making adjustments across all artboards
05:01
28
Exporting artboards
03:12
29
Exporting assets to bitmap formats
07:18
30
Exporting assets to SVG
04:40
31
Where to go from here
01:16
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Course content

31 lessons · 2h 19m 59s
Show all 31 lessons
  1. 1 Welcome 01:11
  2. 2 About this course 00:52
  3. 3 About the exercise files 01:00
  4. 4 Creating pages and artboards 06:12
  5. 5 Adding a banner and artwork 03:27
  6. 6 Adding a navigation bar 05:36
  7. 7 Adding hero text and a button 04:15
  8. 8 Creating the logo 06:05
  9. 9 Drawing the star and pin icons 06:30
  10. 10 Drawing the gear icon 02:37
  11. 11 Creating 3 columns for the main section 06:00
  12. 12 Creating the atmosphere section 08:51
  13. 13 Creating the how-to section 06:17
  14. 14 Creating links and a pull quote 06:32
  15. 15 Creating link styles and a footer 02:52
  16. 16 Adjusting the header layout for medium screens 04:21
  17. 17 Adjusting the main section for medium screens 08:34
  18. 18 Adjusting the atmosphere section for medium screens 02:28
  19. 19 Adjusting the how-to and footer sections for medium screens 06:48
  20. 20 Preparing the small artboard 03:04
  21. 21 Adjust the navigation and logo area 05:07
  22. 22 Adjusting the banner image and hero content 02:53
  23. 23 Adjusting the main section for small screens 04:12
  24. 24 Adjusting the atmosphere section for small screens 02:42
  25. 25 Adjusting the how-to and footer sections for small screens 05:43
  26. 26 Adjusting the logo and nav for extra small screens 04:23
  27. 27 Making adjustments across all artboards 05:01
  28. 28 Exporting artboards 03:12
  29. 29 Exporting assets to bitmap formats 07:18
  30. 30 Exporting assets to SVG 04:40
  31. 31 Where to go from here 01:16

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What is Learn Sketch: The Basics about?
Sketch is one of the most popular UX design tools around. This training course can help designers of all skill levels be productive with its focused, comprehensive vector graphics workflow. Follow along with Chris Converse and learn the…
Who teaches Learn Sketch: The Basics?
Learn Sketch: The Basics is taught by Lynda.com. You can find more courses by this instructor on the corresponding source page.
How long is Learn Sketch: The Basics?
Learn Sketch: The Basics contains 31 lessons with a total runtime of 2 hours 19 minutes. All lessons are available to watch online at your own pace.
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