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Company Research Report: Sketch B.V.

Company Overview

Name: Sketch B.V.

• Mission of the Company: Giving people tools to design amazing things

• Founded: 2010

• Founders: Pieter Omvlee, Emanuel Sá

• Headquartered: No physical office; remote-first company across 27 countries

• Number of Employees: 96

• Revenue of the Company: No information is available

• What is the Company Known For: Sketch is known for its leading design platform which includes a Mac app for designers and a web app for collaboration, feedback, inspection, and handoff.

Key People

• Pieter Omvlee (Co-founder)

• Emanuel Sá (Co-founder)

• Freddie Harrison (Marketing Lead)

Products

Sketch Design Platform

Mac App

• High-Level Description: A comprehensive design tool for professional designers.

• Key Features:

• Powerful vector editing

• Infinite Canvas

• Intuitive, life-like prototyping

• Shared Libraries, styles, and components

• Control over color profiles

• Variable and OpenType font support

• Reusable design templates

• Open .fig files

• Customizable toolbars

• Optimized for Apple Silicon

Web App

• High-Level Description: Browser-based collaboration tools.

• Key Features:

• Store, sync, and share documents

• Organize documents your way

• Add viewers for free

• Document and project permissions

• Easy Workspace admin

• Share feedback in context

• Distribute Libraries, components, and templates

• Test prototypes in any browser

• Developer handoff tools

• Inspect from full Canvas view

iPhone and iPad App

• High-Level Description: Mobile apps for previewing and mirroring designs.

• Key Features:

• Browse Workspace and view documents

• Mirror designs on the Mac app

• Preview prototypes

Recent Developments

Sketch 100 Release (May 2024)

• New Prototyping Features:

• Horizontal, vertical, and multi-directional scrolling

• Custom layer visibility

• Hover, press, and toggle triggers for interactions

• Web App Redesign:

• Collapsible panels for a full-fidelity, infinite Canvas

• Improved dev handoff tools and free Inspect mode

• Enhanced commenting system within prototypes

• Mac App Enhancements:

• Command Bar for quick actions (⌘K)

• Minimap for easier navigation

• Archiving projects and creating permission groups

• Pinned documents and projects for better organization

• Developer-Handoff Improvements:

• New design token exports (Color, Layer Styles, Text Styles)

• Accessibility Updates:

• Redesigned notifications view in the web app

• Better tutorial, guides, and templates access through Discover

Partnerships and Acknowledgments

• Apple Design Awards:

• Award winners using Sketch: Halide Mark II, Pok Pok, Gentler Streak, Blackbox

• Recognition of Sketch in many award-winning digital products

• New Integration: Firm commitment to open file formats and integrations allowing smooth transitions between various design tools and workflows.

Notable Clients

• Clients from various industries: Prominent users like Halide Mark II, Pok Pok, Gentler Streak discussing their success stories due to intuitive UX/UI design facilitated by Sketch.

This report has covered all the available information as per the provided data. For any fields not mentioned above, the information was not available in the provided data.