Felipe offers a better approach regarding using symbols in Sketch. Today, we do it by browsing the symbols library, adding it and then stretching it to fit the size. With Felipe, you simply draw simple layers, and the plugin would recognize what you meant to draw, and replace it with the relevant symbol for you.
Hi guys! I'm Ariel, creator of Felipe.
Felipe started as an idea in the Design Tools Hackathon 2018. We basically thought, "what if instead of designing a button, you can draw a simple rectangle?".
We started working on it, and during the process we understood we shouldn't be limited to buttons only, it can work with many types of layers and with any design system.
As a designer, you can draw something simple, the plugin detects what you meant to add to your design, searches for the relevant symbol, and automatically replaces it.
The MVP won 1st place in the hackathon, and I felt like I wanted to put this idea out there to the design community, so I kept working on it and released it as Felipe.
You can read the full story here:
https://uxdesign.cc/intention-ba...
I would appreciate any feedback.
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