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EPISODE · Jul 6, 2016 · 1H 4M

145: Sinister Candybar (feat. Chris Downer)

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We recently sat down with Chris Downer, a designer at Sketch, previously at Realmac Software. We dig into his background, what it takes to design Sketch, how to build great software, and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 4,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Chris on the web: Twitter Dribbble Website Instagram Show Notes: Sketch Sketch 3.9 Pieter Omvlee Design Details ft. Pieter Omvlee @sketchapp Realmac Software Pixelmator Acorn Emanuel Sá Clear Dan Counsell Reeder Tweetbot Paper Courier Analog LittleSnapper -> Ember Nick Slater Ryan Putnam

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We recently sat down with Chris Downer, a designer at Sketch, previously at Realmac Software. We dig into his background, what it takes to design Sketch, how to build great software, and more.

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We recently sat down with Chris Downer, a designer at Sketch, previously at Realmac Software. We dig into his background, what it takes to design Sketch, how to build great software, and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 4,000...

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