This is a followup to my previous article

这是我上一篇文章的后续

1. Tools don’t make designs better– you do! It doesn’t matter if you paid a lot of money for the latest software, or if you simply have a pencil and paper. Good work comes from thorough iterations, working through the design process.

   工具不能使设计变得更好，而是可以！ 您是否为购买最新软件花了很多钱，还是只拥有铅笔和纸都没关系。 好的工作来自于反复的迭代，贯穿了整个设计过程。

2. You don’t have to know them all. A good designer employs a variety of tools and also knows when and where to utilize them. Keeping just one or two tools that address each type of issue is enough. You’ll waste everyone’s time if you try to learn them all.

   您不必全部了解它们。 好的设计师会使用各种工具，并且知道何时何地使用它们 。 仅保留一个或两个解决每种类型问题的工具就足够了。 如果您尝试全部学习，则会浪费每个人的时间。

3. I’m not an influencer. I suggest specific tools only because I have experience with them in particular as the sole designer in a small startup, or I know of others in the industry who are having success using them. I’ll try my best to list a few examples of each type of tool if I bring up a brand. In any case, always do your own research!

   我不是网红。 我之所以建议使用特定的工具，是因为我特别有在小型创业公司中担任唯一设计师的经验，或者我认识该行业中的其他成功使用它们的人。 如果我提出一个品牌，我会尽力列出每种工具的一些示例。 无论如何，请务必进行自己的研究！

1. Sketch App / InVision (1. Sketch App / InVision)

A classic duo, but still two of the industry leaders. This is the basic package to put together any level of fidelity mockups and turn them into a clickable prototype with code inspection and commenting for collaboration.

一个经典的二重奏，但仍然是两个行业的领导者 。 这是将任何级别的保真度模型组合在一起，并通过代码检查和注释进行协作将它们转变为可单击的原型的基本程序包。

I use Sketch App for everything from wireframes to final mockups. With a symbol library, it’s easy to create reusable elements that appear over and over in your documents. When it comes time to update them, you only need to update the master symbol and the changes take effect everywhere. Take the time to learn about symbols and libraries in Sketch and you’ll unleash its full potential.

我使用Sketch App来处理从线框到最终模型的所有内容。 使用符号库 ，可以轻松创建反复出现在文档中的可重用元素。 当需要更新它们时，您只需要更新主符号，更改便会在所有地方生效。 花一些时间来学习Sketch中的符号和库，您将释放其全部潜能。

The partnership between Sketch and InVision is fairly seamless with a plugin called Craft. And when these two software packages come together, you have yourself a complete UI tool that can be utilized to design products from start to finished clickable prototype. InVision easily imports your artboards from Sketch through the Craft plugin. From there, developers can inspect each page to see code and download assets. Additionally, you can create a clickable prototype to share with your colleagues and get collaborative comments. This duo is all you need to get started in UX/UI design.

Sketch和InVision之间的合作关系与名为Craft的插件相当无缝。 当这两个软件包组合在一起时，您将拥有一个完整的UI工具，可以用来设计从开始到完成的可单击原型的产品。 InVision可以通过Craft插件轻松地从Sketch导入画板。 从那里，开发人员可以检查每个页面以查看代码并下载资产。 此外，您可以创建一个可点击的原型，与您的同事共享并获得协作性评论。 这是您开始UX / UI设计所需的全部。

2. iPad / Apple Pencil / Procreate (2. iPad / Apple Pencil / Procreate)

This powerful trio will enable you to make custom-designed product illustrations more fluidly than you’d ever dreamed. If you have an iPad, you know that it’s basically a touch computer. But when it comes to designers, the beauty of the iPad is fully exposed when you combine it with the Apple Pencil. Don’t try to use any other stylus with this tablet as the Apple Pencil is specifically designed to work with the iPad, including pressure sensitivity in your drawings.

这个功能强大的三重奏使您可以比您梦dream以求的方式更流畅地制作自定义设计的产品插图。 如果您拥有iPad，那么您基本上知道它是一台触摸电脑。 但是，对于设计师来说， 将iPad与Apple Pencil结合使用时，iPad的美丽就可以充分展现 。 请勿尝试在此平板电脑上使用任何其他手写笔，因为Apple Pencil是专门为iPad设计的，包括图纸中的压力感应功能。

Procreate is an intuitive, powerful illustration app with professional export settings and layers. Your imagination is the only limit with this software. I use it to draw product illustrations. When they’re ready to go, I simply airdrop them to my laptop as a PDF and drag them into Sketch. It’s a seamless process that allows me the control of a pencil with the powers of non-destructive editing and an unlimited variety of digital brushes. If you’re new to Procreate, check out Gal Shir’s YouTube channel for some tutorials.

Procreate是具有专业导出设置和图层的直观，功能强大的插图应用程序。 您的想象力是此软件的唯一限制。 我用它来绘制产品插图。 当他们准备好出发时，我只需将它们以PDF的形式空投到我的笔记本电脑中，然后将其拖到Sketch中。 这是一个无缝的过程，它使我能够使用无损编辑和无数种数字画笔来控制铅笔。 如果您不熟悉Procreate，请查看Gal Shir的YouTube频道以获取一些教程。

3.后效应/乐透 (3. After Effects / Lottie)

Motion and animation have become so ubiquitous in digital products that our experience now feels stifled and jagged without them. Airbnb’s opensource libraries have changed the game and leveled the playing field for designers who want to incorporate animations into their designs.

运动和动画在数字产品中已变得无处不在，以至于没有它们，我们的经验就会令人窒息和参差不齐。 Airbnb的开源库改变了游戏规则，并为希望将动画融入其设计中的设计师提供了公平的竞争环境。

With the After Effects plugin, you can create your animations right in After Effects, render them, and then share with your developers. The file that Lottie produces is cross-platform and tinier than most images. It’s not hard to see why this format is quickly becoming the new standard for animation across the industry. Here’s a little guide to help you get started!

使用After Effects插件，您可以直接在After Effects中创建动画，进行渲染，然后与开发人员共享。 Lottie生成的文件跨平台且比大多数图像小。 不难看出为什么这种格式Swift成为整个行业动画的新标准。 这里有一些指南，可以帮助您入门！

Thank you for taking the time to read about these three powerful toolsets. I hope that you’ll be able to employ them, or similar software, to continue creating great design work. Happy designing!

感谢您抽出宝贵的时间来阅读这三个功能强大的工具集。 我希望您能够使用它们或类似的软件来继续进行出色的设计工作。 设计愉快！