Tayasui
Sketches

Beautiful tools make beautiful drawings

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2013

Sketches Version 1.0 startup screen showcases polished 3D renderings of the tools, highlighting the refinement we've brought to the brushes.

User Interface

On an uncluttered screen, Tools are placed at the heart of the experience.

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Realistic Brushes

Creating the Brushes in Sketches was a work of patience, requiring a good dose of artistry and countless hours of fine-tuning to achieve perfect results.

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Sharing

A playful and clever way to share:

The initial sharing system used customized postage stamps to  share to multiple destinations.

What people says

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With Tayasui Sketches I would have added a new dimension to Cubism.

Pablo Picasso

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Tayasui Sketches is tremendous. Really tremendous.

Donal Trump

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I’m sure Sketches would have bring a smile to Mona Lisa.

Leonardo Da Vinci

A gorgeous
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When skeuomorphism was all the rage

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Innovative Tools

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Sketches has some unique tools that you will not find anywhere else. For example The pattern tool allows you to quickly draw shapes filled with beautiful textures.

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Patterns

An hommage to both MacPaint and the Letraset system, it allows you to quickly draw shapes filled with beautiful patterns.

2014

Flatter

In 2014, we redesigned Sketches interface to match iOS 7 new flat design.

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With a new design for our tools in 2D

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Small details

Throughout Sketches, we've added little touches of attention to make the experience more enjoyable.

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For example, when you launch Sketches, you'll be greeted by a warm and witty quote

iPhone

To create the iPhone version while preserving Sketches original look, we made significant adjustments, particularly to the tool selection.

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Small details

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From time to time, after an export for example, A little bird will grace you with a small animation.

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Design and Cooking

I like to compare UX design to cooking. Following the recipe is essential, but it's the touch of talent that turns the dish into something truly exceptional.

Fast sharing

Given the lack of a sharing mechanism on iOS at the time, we created our own, fast and easily accessible from the canvas

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Amazing Watercolor

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Particularly praised by our artists, the watercolor brushes stay wet and make it easy to mix colors or add texture by tapping.

See in action

 


Help Cards

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More than 60 contextual help cards are available. Each one is carefully crafted to help new users become familiar with the app advanced features

Gradients

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Interactive gradients allow for a very fine control and a highly creative process.

AppStore

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A particular attention was given to show informative and attractive images on the App Store