Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with the UI

In the first chapter of this book we'll familiarise ourselves with the XD interface before taking a very hands-on approach to low-fidelity prototyping. All of the screenshots in this book are taken from the macOS version of Adobe XD. However, the walkthroughs (and shortcuts) are applicable to Windows, too.

If you're switching from Sketch, you'll notice many similarities in Adobe XD (both visually and in terms of features). Although if you're switching from Photoshop, Adobe XD will still feel like an Adobe app in some ways, even if it doesn’t look like it, or some of the features seem a little unfamiliar to you.

Here's a swift comparison of XD (above) and Sketch (below).

Sketch vs. XD

Before We Begin

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