Adobe XD

"I have distanced from Adobe, but this tool is great"

Pluspunten: This is a really well made UI prototyping tool. Adobe has done quite a good job with this. The best part is that it's completely free to use it, the only thing that you have to pay for is multiple published prototypes at a time. I'm okay with just one, and prefer to control my own files anyway. I really like that this is not browser-based, I hate that so many new design tools are browser based as they do not perform well and are generally buggy, plus they generally tie you into their system, you can't control your own files. Worst, you can't do anything offline. Native is absolutely the way to go for this sort of thing.

Minpunten: It's lacking a dark mode. This is suuuuuuper annoying to me, especially since Adobe tools have generally been dark mode by default for years. It is also a pain to access plugins, they need to improve the interface for that or let plugins add their own interface. Would also like to see scroll areas and some other features, but can't fault them too bad as the tool is fairly new and they are regularly adding highly requested features.

"Muito intuitivos"

Opmerkingen: Tive ganhos muito grandes de produtividade com ele, além de facilitar a prototipagem dos layouts dentro da própria ferramenta. É um software fácil e com um custo-benefício muito grande comparado com outros concorrentes como o Figma.

Pluspunten: O que gosto do XD é o fato dele ser muito fácil de aprender a usar, a curva de aprendizado é muito baixa, em poucas semanas você já domina todos os recursos e principalmente de prototipação. Sempre quando lançam uma atualização, noto que eles tem um cuidado pra não exagerar na quantidade de recursos, para as pessoas não ficarem confusas ou perdidas.

Minpunten: O serviço de co-edição ainda é muito limitado, muitas das vezes que estou trabalhando com documentos na nuvem, noto uma perda de performance e começa a travar o computador. As vezes o software ocupa muito a memória ram do computador. Eu gostaria que tivesse possibilidades de criar um protótipo que se adeque a largura da tela de cada usuário. Também seria bom se dentro do próprio software houvesse a possibilidade do desenvolvedor inspecionar o design e copiar os componentes pro CSS.

"Adobe's Attempt to Compete with Sketch"

Opmerkingen: Oberall, my experience is good and I will tend to use it, but not exclusively. Sometimes I mock right in code, other times I work statically first, and when I do, I will use Adobe XD about 60 to 65% of the time. I think it's getting closer each update to being the unrivaled tool for the job for me, but it's not quite there yet. It is, in the grnad scheme of things, a relatively new product.

Pluspunten: I like that it's part of the Adobe Suite, which may or may not be desirable for some. But since I work with the Creative Cloud, it's a useful prototyping software that has some value over other Adobe programs like Illustrator and Photoshop when it comes to sketching out static mock ups of web designs. It's also useful to have the quick share feature by uploading your work to the cloud, for clients to review.

Minpunten: It can still be a little clunky, for me, as someone who is used to working in Illustrator. It's kind of a little like the other Adobe programs, and a little bit different, so that can be confusing, despite the fact that some of the differences are what makes it a better tool for website mock-ups.

"A very good player in interaction design tools battle"

Opmerkingen: My overall experience is positive. I needed a lot to abandon Sketch in favour of Adobe XD, but now that it shares a lot of the features of these kinds of products I'm quite happy. The problem that I see is that maybe one day it will require a payment. However, if you are paying the Creative Suite it is not a problem. In addition to that, nowadays we have a lot of interaction design tools and no one will reign forever: eventually you could switch to another option.

Pluspunten: It's not a secret: one of the most important and appreciated feature of Adobe XD is its price. Until 1 year ago it was not able to compete with Sketch and the other tools in the interaction design field. However, in these days Adobe XD offers almost the same functionalities as its competitors: saving in the cloud, a pretty good prototyping tool with the opportunity to share a prototype link, the use of symbols and styles, a decent vector pen. The auto animate feature makes incredibly easy to create simple functional prototypes.
Moreover, nowadays the integration with others applications of the Adobe Creative Suite works pretty well.
Last but not least: I find that its performances are quite good, compared to similar software.

Minpunten: I find frustrating that Adobe XD doesn't integrate a minimum of bitmap editing features. While in Sketch and others software like that you rarely need to use another application, whit Adobe XD it's different. Obviously it makes sense, having Photoshop in the Creative Suite, but I believe that some integrations could boost the productivity. Moreover, I would like to have a customizable toolbar. Some functionalities, for example the Layout toggle, are not so accessible with the mouse and you must remember a lot of shortcuts.

"Great for UX/UI design"

Opmerkingen: Most of the agencies and clients I’ve worked with use Adobe Creatuve cloud in their design departments, so they already have Adobe XD installed. I never have to worry about compatibility with PC or Mac since it’s compatible on both. I’ve been able to demonstrate prototypes by sharing a link generated within the software, no third party plugins or exports needed.

Pluspunten: I like that it’s quick and easy to create interface designs with Adobe XD. I can make wireframes, low fidelity, and high fidelity prototypes relatively easily. I like that I can import style guides and components, as well as add plugins to extend functionality.

Minpunten: There’s no default way to make a grid, at least on the current version I’m using. This would be helpful as most of my designs are based on a grid layout, at least columns.