Chris Downer
@cjdowner
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Design Lead @sketch. Dogfather to two rescue greyhounds.
Brighton, UK
Joined June 2008
There are two types of reference app. Trusted abandonware with the most hideous UI you've ever seen. Slop as a subscription whose information may kill you.
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I don't look at this through the lens of "wow, that's incredible" or "nope, it's wrong" but I can't help but think "what if their nice knit suit gets dirty?"
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Transform your Home. NEO takes care of tasks around the house so you can focus on what matters to you.
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Alright, we’ve been teasing long enough. Our next release — Copenhagen — is now in Beta. It’s got a fresh look for macOS Tahoe, an all-new inspector, a cleaner and more focused layer list, wrap for stacks, and so much more. Go get it, test it, give us your feedback!
skt.ch
Get hands on with our latest and greatest features and improvements first. Download the latest beta for the Sketch Mac app here.
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For those of y’all who thought this next update was just us slapping glass on things… nope! It’s an app-wide revamp, including a complete redesign (and rewrite!) of the Inspector. Lots more to say on this when the beta drops, but there are so, so many tiny improvements in here
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fun fact: we began working on the new inspector long before tahoe’s rumors -- just so you can get the picture of the amount of work our team put into this new inspector architecture.
For those of y’all who thought this next update was just us slapping glass on things… nope! It’s an app-wide revamp, including a complete redesign (and rewrite!) of the Inspector. Lots more to say on this when the beta drops, but there are so, so many tiny improvements in here
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How it started: “Hey @MarceloMarfil, can you draw some new icons for the Tahoe update?” How it’s going: There are 775 new icons in Sketch now. We’re incredibly close to sharing this update with you! Thanks for your patience while we sweat the small stuff.
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In the last weeks we released a set of major improvements to @sketch As we approach the release of our next update (hint: 💎🥂) i'm looking to understand what other quick-wins you'd love to see added to the roadmap. Go!
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I don’t know how to tell you this but if you can hear this image then you need an orthopaedic chair now.
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My vector game increased tenfold when I learned about the 90º technique years ago (type designers don't reply)
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Amazing new update by @sketch I had so much fun playing with Liquid Glass and Concentric Corners trying to create my dream Preview App Icon. Getting there!
🆕 Our next major update is here — and it’s got glass in it. Yep, that glass. Non-solid, lowercase-G glass. It works right out of the box (as all glass should?) but you can also tweak every parameter. It’s a lot of fun. And that’s not all! ↓
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New version of Sketch is out today! You might have been using the beta already for those sweet new effects, but say hello to Barcelona https://t.co/BVUvS7N14E
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🆕 Our next major update is here — and it’s got glass in it. Yep, that glass. Non-solid, lowercase-G glass. It works right out of the box (as all glass should?) but you can also tweak every parameter. It’s a lot of fun. And that’s not all! ↓
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never shared this here, but just a few hours after the last WWDC when Apple showed off all those glass stuff, @MarceloMarfil, @emanuelsa and I had some fun designing a new app icon for @sketch Beta. hand-crafted glass (and plenty of layers), just like in the good old days
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Can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner.
Y’all still commit crimes against corner radius far too often for my liking... 💅 Therefore, meet concentric corners in @sketch. Thank us. 🫶
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I believe this is new in Tahoe? Colour filters visible in the system accessibility settings.
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We’re all caught up on #WWDC25 and ready to get to work, right? Here’s an iOS 26 UI Library from @apple to get you started ↓ https://t.co/9nCH4L8SjV (But that’s not all! 🧵)
skt.ch
Sketch is the home for your entire collaborative design process. From early ideas to pixel-perfect artwork, playable prototypes and developer handoff. It all starts here.
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On one hand, I don't want the OS to change looks drastically. On the other, I cancelled plans to watch this stupid keynote so it better deliver.
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