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Adobe have been working on XD for ages and it still doesn't hold a candle to Sketch. It feels like it's born out of a scramble against Sketch, rather than from
by mattkevan 8y ago
Adobe have been working on XD for ages and it still doesn't hold a candle to Sketch. It feels like it's born out of a scramble against Sketch, rather than from a deep desire to create the best interface design tool.
There was a gap in the market ever since they killed Fireworks, and if they were serious about filling it they could have done something years before Sketch became big, but instead they slapped a few ui-focused features onto Photoshop, sat back and called it a day.
- virgilp 8y agoAdobe is serious about XD, though. There were some decisions which in hindsight might've been suboptimal, let's say. So XD didn't move as fast as many expected. But I feel it's picking up speed. Did you use it recently? As I understand it, while it may not be better for everybody just yet, it definitely holds a candle to Sketch now.
- mattkevan 8y agoYes, I'm always open to new tools and ways of doing things. I give it a try every time there's a major update, hoping that this time it'll be good. There's always something which makes me go 'not today'. For example the recent voice prototyping features are an interesting gimmick, but I'd rather they solve some of the basic stuff first.
- vitaflo 8y agoAdobe lost about a year in feature development on XD when it ported it to Windows. They've picked it up since they've reached feature parity. Also, XD is the spiritual successor to Fireworks. Its internal codename was "Sparkler" in reference to Fireworks. To call XD a Photoshop they slapped UI features on does it a disservice. It's a completely new app built from the ground up specifically for UX/UI design.