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Using Nested Symbols in Sketch to Build Powerful, Customizable, Enterprise UI Mock-ups – Part 2: Buttons and Table Elements

Creating buttons and table elements you can quickly customize on the fly for an Enterprise UI, using Sketch's Nested Symbols.

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Using Nested Symbols in Sketch to Build Powerful, Customizable, Enterprise UI Mock-ups – Part 1: Getting Started

Organization and best practices for using Nested Symbols in Sketch to create symbol libraries for a powerful, flexible Enterprise UI.

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Creating a Dynamic Catalog with InDesign Templates & XML Data

Step by step instructions for using an XML set of data to populate a catalog or print layout with Indesign, to help you keep a consistent visual style.

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How InVision’s Inspect Can Give Your Team One Source of Design Truth

When the person designing the visuals isn't the one creating the code, use InVision's Inspect as your single source of design truth.

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SVGO – A Handy Command-Line Tool for Compressing SVG Images

SVGO is a quick command-line tool that enables you to compress your SVGs with just a single command and performs many optimizations out of the box.

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Prototyping with AngularJS & Google Sheets

Prototyping with AngularJS and Google Sheets turns out to be a powerful and relatively simple way to get a working prototype up and running fast.

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An Introduction to Website Animation with Velocity.js

A walk-through for your first animation with Velocity.js—how to set up your webpage and how to animate a list. Includes a CodePen list animation example.

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Heuristics and Practical Plans for Content Strategy

Practices we've used to collaborate on website content strategy, including personas, performance continuums, SMART goals, and in-and-out plan worksheets.

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Create a Local Copy of a Website with HTTrack

How to use HTTrack, an open-source utility that lets you copy any website locally.

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Choosing the Right Design Tools for Client Deliverables

I'm often asked what design tools I use for client deliverables, presentations, and documentation. I wanted to share the approaches that work best for me.

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6 More Helpful Sketch Shortcuts

Sketch keyboard shortcuts including Change Alpha, Show/Hide Inspector, and how to custom-make a Collapse All Layer Groups shortcut.

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How to Identify Embedded Fonts in a PDF

When I find a great design that uses an unfamiliar font, I like to do a bit of investigating to figure out what it is.

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