Design Tools

Should I get the M1 Pro or M1 Max for my new MacBook Pro? That’s a question many designers looking for a new laptop are asking themselves right now. We’re talking about picking a CPU and GPU for your new MacBook. Here’s our buyer’s guide.

The question of how much is Photoshop is a common one within the design community. This photo editing tool has been around for decades and remains to be one of the best tools for the job. Here are your options when you want to start using Adobe Photoshop.

The Microsoft Surface line is a great group of products that you can use for graphic design. Just like any product line, there’s a lot to choose from. This guide is going to help you pick the best computer to help you do your job as a designer.

Both Dribbble and Behance are social platforms for designers to showcase their work. With your time being limited, which one of the two should you spend your time on? Let’s discuss the Dribbble vs Behance question!

The Figma vs Sketch discussion has been going on for quite some time now. In fact, even in 2021, the discussion is more relevant than ever with both Figma and Sketch introducing feature after feature to get ahead of its competitor. Yet, designers are left with the same question. Should you go for Figma or Sketch when working as a UX designer?

With today’s number of devices, the amount of screen sizes you have to design for grows also. Sketch has a lovely feature to help you out. It is called Sketch layouts and grids. Unfortunately, the layout and grid settings you use in Sketch are something you have to create yourself.

It has been a year since Apple released the long-awaited M1 Mac. Now that developers have had some time to work on updating their design apps it is time to make up the score. Let’s see what the Apple Silicon support for design apps is like in 2021.

Mac is the perfect spot to start graphic design. There’s a rich history of graphic designers using the tools and applications that are available to any Mac user. You can do this as well. With all the information that is available today on how to graphic design on Mac, it is easier than ever.

Tutorials are a great way of learning Figma. That’s no different in 2021 or for any design tool of that matter. Tutorials bring some unique benefits that other ways of learning something new doesn’t.

Figma is a fantastic design tool used for UI design, UX design, and prototyping. The tool is similar to Sketch if you look at the features and required skillset. However, Figma is different in the fact that it is cloud-based and collaboration-focused.