Design Tools News #46

Ever feel like you have to jump to hoops to drag-and-drop files? What if you could have like a temporary shelf for it? Dropover is a macOS utility that makes Drag and Drop easier. Use it to stash, gather or move any draggable content without having to open side-by-side windows.

Francisco makes it effortless to search and add SF Symbols into your Sketch document. Use them in text layers, inside components, as overrides, or even as layer or page names!

Hit the Control+Shift+F shortcut and it pops up a picker that allows you to search for any SF Symbol! There’s a grid and list view (hit Tab to switch), and it of course works in a keyboard friendly way.

Make sure you have the SF Pro font installed for it to work. And the quickest way to install the plugin is with Runner ;)

Great work by Aby & Kevin once again 👏

Subtle tweaks designed for efficiency. This plugin adds Indent Guides, Color Tags, and a button to collapse groups in the Layer List! You can also filter on those color tags by searching for e.g. “red”.

Originally these features were found in the Midnight plugin, but now they have their own place in a separate plugin.

The quickest way to get this free plugin (or any other) is to search for “tweaks” in Runner ;) Aby is on a roll with his Sketch plugins!

This looks like a promising 3D shaping tool to easily create and publish 3D web experiences. You can use text, create basic geometric shapes, edit materials, import 3d models, and more. The best thing: you’ll get production ready output. You can try the preview release now!

Pictures have always been a meaningful part of the human experience. From the first cave drawings, to sketches and paintings, to modern photography, we’ve mastered the art of recording what we see. Cameras and the lenses inside them may seem a little mystifying. Check out this beautiful and highly effective interactive guide to better understand the fundamentals.

The MakeTheWeb team are running a promotion for CleanShot X, an invaluable tool for me to make screenshots and screen caps! I’ve featured it a few times, but if you didn’t snatch it yet, now is the time!

Get a 30% discount, and they we will even donate 15% of the revenue to the Global Fund to combat COVID-19.

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