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Issue 06

Are you getting paid what your work deserves?

There are plenty of useful life skills that nobody teaches you in school — like how to calculate taxes or fix a drip without flooding your whole apartment. And design school is no different! That’s why this month, we’re sharing Eye on Design’s great digital zine. It offers new design grads invaluable information about the industry that none of their professors told them. But even if you’ve been in the industry for a while, you’ll probably find something useful in these pages.

 

Elsewhere, we’ve got a guide to writing great microcopy — an essential part of any UI design process. There's also a completely free Sketch 101 course, useful design resources and some exciting updates, including a brand new app that lets you mirror and test your designs right on your iPhone.

 

Enjoy the issue, and I’ll see you next month 👋

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Stephen Ashby
Editor, Beyond the Canvas
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Digital zine
What they don’t teach you in design school

Grab a free copy of this digital magazine to read interviews and insider information from industry experts — including advice on how to get paid what your work is worth.

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Keeping it short: a guide to microcopy

“Small, informational bits of text can lead to an improved flow and a more effective user experience. But with a limited character count, choosing your words wisely can get tricky.”

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Dora Cee
Content Writer — UX / UI / SaaS / AI and more
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Sketch 101 course

New to Sketch? Dive into this free design course hosted by our own Joseph Todaro. It’s packed with practical lessons and tips that will help you get started on your design journey.

Metamuse 58 with Paulo Pereira

Metamuse welcomed Sketch Product Manager Paulo Pereira onto their podcast last month. Tune in to hear him talk about balancing feature requests with a long-term product vision, avoiding dark patterns, and much more.

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iOS 16 app icon templates

Want to get a head-start on your iOS 16 and watchOS 9 apps? Max Rudberg’s Sketch template has every icon size you could need, for every use case.

Download
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Get a head start on your next app mockups with these early device concepts — based on leaked production schematics.

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The Sketch iPhone app

With the all-new Sketch iPhone app, you can view your documents on the go, demo prototypes, and mirror designs as you edit on your Mac. Simply sign in with your Sketch Account to get started.

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