Sketchize Review
- Ease of Use - 8.7/108.7/10
- User Interface - 6.9/106.9/10
- Utility - 8.5/108.5/10
Summary
Sketchize brings lots of freedom in the process of designing mobile, desktop or tablet applications. With the free sketch sheets, you can easily put down your ideas and concepts to realistic wireframes for different apps. The kit can also be quite useful for other tasks for instance if you need to take quick sketches during brainstorming sessions especially when working on a project as a team. So you do not have to be a UX/UI designer to use the different sketch sheets it has to offer.
Introduction
In the art of design and development, ideas and concepts are always worth sketching. Probably the more reason there are more than a dozen online applications currently that individuals can use to sketch whatever that comes into their mind before getting into the actual design process. With so many contemporary tools, perhaps it may seem awkward to think of something that takes things a little old school. Of course, while many people keep getting inclined online wireframing kits, there is absolutely no problem choosing to start the process of creating lovely apps by drawing on printed sheets. Sketchize is one nice tool that any freelance or professional designer should consider checking out.
What is Sketchize?
Sketchize is a wireframing tool that comes with free printable sketch sheets. It provides a practical and simple way to turn ideas into real sketches depending on what a user wants to create. Whether you are an ordinary creative, UI or UX designer, Sketchize can facilitate your quest to come up with functional apps either for mobile, tablet or desktop devices. The sketch sheets contained in this kit are tailored for specific devices including a smartphone, browser, and tablet design. They are also appropriate for the standard A3 orA4 paper sizes. You only need to choose what matches the needs of your project, get it printed and then embark on sketching your ideas.
Sketchize features
Smartphone device sketch sheets
With these, it is super easy to get started converting ideas for into visible sketches. The smartphone sketch sheets will make it extremely simple to conceptualize and design adaptable mobile apps. It is as simple as downloading and printing a sheet and you can get going. Some of the Smartphone sketch sheets include:-
2-UP blank: This is a clear Smartphone sketch plate that comes without a dotted grid.
2-UP expanded: This Smartphone sketch sheet features a dotted grid and drawn-out screen flow.
2-UP with grid: The 2-UP smartphone sketch sheet comes with a dotted grid.
3-UP blank : As the name suggests, the 3-UP blank smartphone sketch sheet comes without a dotted grid.
3-UP with grid : This one comes with a dotted grid.
Besides the above options, there are more downloadable Smartphone sketch sheets which users can access at their convenience.
Browser sketch sheets
Sketchize features handy web browser sketch sheets built to aid seamless sketching of all manner of web applications. Apart from helping a user put down design sketches, the browser sketch sheets also come in handy when it gets to drawing the page layout and flow of the website. Unlike the smartphone package that comes with different sketch sheets either with a grid or blank, here there is only one version which you can get with or without a dotted grid.
Tablet sketch sheets
Sketchize wireframing kit also comes with free printable sketch sheets that can help you kickstart the process of building user-friendly apps for tablet devices. The tablet package includes a single and a 2-UP tablet design sketch sheet available plain or with a dotted grid.
Pros:
- Sketchize is pretty is to navigate and use
- Provides for the creation of wireframes for different devices
- Available for free
Cons:
- The sketch sheets can only be used when printed. It would be better if they can be used online too.
Pricing
Sketchize is available for all users for free. No crazy subscription plans or lengthy setup procedures.