← Back to context Comment by vitaflo 16 days ago Wasn't Figma's side panel just a ripoff of Sketch's? Always felt that way. 2 comments vitaflo Reply jjcm 16 days ago Heavily influenced by Sketch's UX for sure. Sketch paved the way for the new wave of design tools. There were some significant architectural differences between the approaches though.Just for comparison, here's a side by side of each: https://image.non.io/940a433a-3c25-4610-88e8-4eec810f2235.we... swat535 15 days ago You can apply your own logic here as well.“While there are differences between Figma’s implementation and Sketch, it's close enough that things are very clearly Sketch-inspired.”Figma doesn’t have patent on side panels. I don’t think worrying about lawsuits is applicable here.I’m sure Figma will attempt to abuse its power to kill competition regardless. It’s no different than other corporations.Likely EU has better regulations.
jjcm 16 days ago Heavily influenced by Sketch's UX for sure. Sketch paved the way for the new wave of design tools. There were some significant architectural differences between the approaches though.Just for comparison, here's a side by side of each: https://image.non.io/940a433a-3c25-4610-88e8-4eec810f2235.we... swat535 15 days ago You can apply your own logic here as well.“While there are differences between Figma’s implementation and Sketch, it's close enough that things are very clearly Sketch-inspired.”Figma doesn’t have patent on side panels. I don’t think worrying about lawsuits is applicable here.I’m sure Figma will attempt to abuse its power to kill competition regardless. It’s no different than other corporations.Likely EU has better regulations.
swat535 15 days ago You can apply your own logic here as well.“While there are differences between Figma’s implementation and Sketch, it's close enough that things are very clearly Sketch-inspired.”Figma doesn’t have patent on side panels. I don’t think worrying about lawsuits is applicable here.I’m sure Figma will attempt to abuse its power to kill competition regardless. It’s no different than other corporations.Likely EU has better regulations.
Heavily influenced by Sketch's UX for sure. Sketch paved the way for the new wave of design tools. There were some significant architectural differences between the approaches though.
Just for comparison, here's a side by side of each: https://image.non.io/940a433a-3c25-4610-88e8-4eec810f2235.we...
You can apply your own logic here as well.
“While there are differences between Figma’s implementation and Sketch, it's close enough that things are very clearly Sketch-inspired.”
Figma doesn’t have patent on side panels. I don’t think worrying about lawsuits is applicable here.
I’m sure Figma will attempt to abuse its power to kill competition regardless. It’s no different than other corporations.
Likely EU has better regulations.