However, development of Fireworks stopped over two years ago, and I strongly recommend finding a replacement, if you haven’t already. Note: Some people still use Fireworks for illustration and UI design because it has excellent capabilities. After a few months of using it, I feel ready to review its features and offer some practical tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way. So, I decided to give it a try and test it seriously. However, being Mac-only is a serious limitation, in my opinion - what if you use both Windows and Mac and need to be able to run Sketch on both systems? What if you don’t use a Mac at all? (I’m not the only one who feels this way.) (Note: While my article was been prepared for publishing, the Affinity team announced that they’ll release a version of Affinity Designer for Windows, but we’ll have to wait for the first public beta at least a few months.)ĭon’t get me wrong - I’ve read many positive articles about Sketch, and I am sure it is a worthy alternative to Fireworks. Why Gravit? Mainly because Sketch and Affinity Designer (a Mac-only app, too) are not options for me. So, here comes Gravit, a promising app that I discovered a few months ago as part of my research to find a good alternative to Fireworks. Unluckily for some of us, Sketch is a Mac-only app, which means that if you don’t own a Mac, you won’t be able to even try it. Smashing Magazine even published not so long ago a pretty good collection of tips for people who want to switch from Fireworks to Sketch. Since then, many user interface designers have been searching for a reliable alternative, one such being Bohemian Coding’s Sketch. So, back when Adobe declared that it would stop development of Fireworks, it was a sad day for me, as well as for many others who didn’t need the overcomplicated Photoshop and who favored the lightweight yet powerful Fireworks. “A Pig With a Broken Banjo” illustration, created in Adobe Fireworks, and posted as part of the Dueling Pigs With Banjos project. Using Fireworks was intuitive to me, and its tools and features perfectly matched my needs. “Friday Bunny” illustration, episode 65, created in Adobe Fireworks, all vectors. I enjoyed Fireworks mostly as an illustration tool - I used it for all of my digital illustration work and in various side projects, such as my Friday Bunny series. Really, many excellent articles and tutorials are out there.) (You can check Smashing Magazine’s Fireworks section for a quick refresher. I’ve been a fan of Adobe Fireworks for many years - I have used it for UI design, for digital illustration and for creating a quick mockup or wireframe every once in a while.
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