[eruleman]

the whole Sketch -> Invision -> Figma pipeline was quick — never seen incumbents displaced so quickly.

[rchaud]

Sketch is Mac-only, its interactive prototype mode was clunky and you couldn't even check it on mobile without a "Sketch Mirror" iOS app. This was a software by MacOS designers for MacOS designers.

[tessierashpool]

yeah, but the point stands. that’s how Adobe took over the world, as well as Apple products like the iPad, the iPhone, etc. “by Mac users for Mac users” is historically a very strong opening position.

[aurareturn]

>the whole Sketch -> Invision -> Figma pipeline was quick — never seen incumbents displaced so quickly.

Invision never replaced Sketch. Invision took Sketch designs, and tried to make them interactive. They were a tandem.

Also, Sketch is still alive with diehard users.

[danielvaughn]

Makes you wonder what’s going to replace Figma.

[diegof79]

I think things evolve in a spiral, where old ideas are recycled with a twist that makes them more appealing.

The tools before the mobile era, the canceled Adobe Thermo (aka Flash Catalyst), Microsoft Expression Blend, and recently Framer (which now is a website creation tool like Webflow), tried to fill the gap between design, prototyping, and implementation. But, they failed because web frameworks move fast, and nobody wants a vendor lock-in of unmaintainable code.

Maybe the Figma killer finally finds a way to solve it in a way that makes designers and developers happy.

[rroose]

I think (or hope) it's some combination between using real code (such as Storybook) in combination with a GUI. This has the following benefits: - There is only source of truth and it's the code - People who can't code (most designers) can still build prototypes with available components - No (manual) synchronization between code a drawing tool (Figma, Penpot) needed

At the moment it looks like UXPin is going in this direction.

[getlawgdon]

ms paint