Rafa
@rafa.design
Designer and app developer, working on Sketch and Hand Mirror ✨
I made a new app, Night Knight 🌙
It's a Night Light, a Noise Machine, and a Wake Aid that switches the color of the light at a certain time of day to let my kids know that it's “morning" and they can get off bed.
It's also free: apps.apple.com/us/app/night...
It's a Night Light, a Noise Machine, and a Wake Aid that switches the color of the light at a certain time of day to let my kids know that it's “morning" and they can get off bed.
It's also free: apps.apple.com/us/app/night...
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I made a new app, Night Knight 🌙
It's a Night Light, a Noise Machine, and a Wake Aid that switches the color of the light at a certain time of day to let my kids know that it's “morning" and they can get off bed.
It's also free: apps.apple.com/us/app/night...
It's a Night Light, a Noise Machine, and a Wake Aid that switches the color of the light at a certain time of day to let my kids know that it's “morning" and they can get off bed.
It's also free: apps.apple.com/us/app/night...
It’s always fun when I get to take a break from product and hang out with marketing
Sometimes you’ve gotta let @rafa.design roll out the green screen and talk about his favorite Sketch updates. Is it entertaining? Yes. Is it informative? Yes. Will we be asking him again? Absolutely.
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s always fun when I get to take a break from product and hang out with marketing
Reposted by Rafa
We’ve got a biiiig update for you. A complete redesign of Sketch. Maybe you’ve tried the beta, maybe you’ve seen the teasers. Now you can update and try it all for real.
And there’s more! 🧵 ↓
And there’s more! 🧵 ↓
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’ve got a biiiig update for you. A complete redesign of Sketch. Maybe you’ve tried the beta, maybe you’ve seen the teasers. Now you can update and try it all for real.
And there’s more! 🧵 ↓
And there’s more! 🧵 ↓
This design would have definitely been rejected if I wasn't building it on my own 🙈
Weird chromeless UI that renders outside the window, that you can resize, and move anywhere in the screen, with drawn annotations that you'll need to keep track of their position and scale… 💀
Weird chromeless UI that renders outside the window, that you can resize, and move anywhere in the screen, with drawn annotations that you'll need to keep track of their position and scale… 💀
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This design would have definitely been rejected if I wasn't building it on my own 🙈
Weird chromeless UI that renders outside the window, that you can resize, and move anywhere in the screen, with drawn annotations that you'll need to keep track of their position and scale… 💀
Weird chromeless UI that renders outside the window, that you can resize, and move anywhere in the screen, with drawn annotations that you'll need to keep track of their position and scale… 💀
Having fun working on Hand Mirror again 📸
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Having fun working on Hand Mirror again 📸
Favorite project of the year ✨
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Favorite project of the year ✨
I decided to open up my Opal Tadpole webcam, because I was curious to see how they managed to make it so small… and to my surprise the camera was not installed directly to the board, but with a cable instead!
💡 I don’t know if you know where I am going with this…
💡 I don’t know if you know where I am going with this…
July 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I decided to open up my Opal Tadpole webcam, because I was curious to see how they managed to make it so small… and to my surprise the camera was not installed directly to the board, but with a cable instead!
💡 I don’t know if you know where I am going with this…
💡 I don’t know if you know where I am going with this…
If you're like me and are trying to study and inspect the new Liquid Glass effect, I've built a small utility app for you!
Test Liquid Glass with all the different options, tinting, sizes, and backgrounds — only for macOS Tahoe for obvious reasons.
💾 rafa.design/glasshole
Test Liquid Glass with all the different options, tinting, sizes, and backgrounds — only for macOS Tahoe for obvious reasons.
💾 rafa.design/glasshole
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you're like me and are trying to study and inspect the new Liquid Glass effect, I've built a small utility app for you!
Test Liquid Glass with all the different options, tinting, sizes, and backgrounds — only for macOS Tahoe for obvious reasons.
💾 rafa.design/glasshole
Test Liquid Glass with all the different options, tinting, sizes, and backgrounds — only for macOS Tahoe for obvious reasons.
💾 rafa.design/glasshole
Here's some other details that I bet most won't ever notice, but (for the sake of my career) I hope some will _feel it_:
We've added subtle animations to some of our illustrations, like this background and shines, as well as some hover effects on the cards that accept a click
We've added subtle animations to some of our illustrations, like this background and shines, as well as some hover effects on the cards that accept a click
June 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here's some other details that I bet most won't ever notice, but (for the sake of my career) I hope some will _feel it_:
We've added subtle animations to some of our illustrations, like this background and shines, as well as some hover effects on the cards that accept a click
We've added subtle animations to some of our illustrations, like this background and shines, as well as some hover effects on the cards that accept a click
Did you spot the Easter Egg? There's a hidden dusty corner where you can find @sketch.com 's original icon, back from when it was still called DrawIt 🧓💛
June 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Did you spot the Easter Egg? There's a hidden dusty corner where you can find @sketch.com 's original icon, back from when it was still called DrawIt 🧓💛
Reposted by Rafa
For @sketch.com v102, we rebuilt our iOS 18 UI Kit to support stacks and frames!
sketch.com/s/bb57439f-1...
Download the "templates and guides" file, too! Has lots of pre-made symbol instances and UIs, color a material palettes, a dynamic type chart, and more:
developer.apple.com/design/resou...
sketch.com/s/bb57439f-1...
Download the "templates and guides" file, too! Has lots of pre-made symbol instances and UIs, color a material palettes, a dynamic type chart, and more:
developer.apple.com/design/resou...
May 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For @sketch.com v102, we rebuilt our iOS 18 UI Kit to support stacks and frames!
sketch.com/s/bb57439f-1...
Download the "templates and guides" file, too! Has lots of pre-made symbol instances and UIs, color a material palettes, a dynamic type chart, and more:
developer.apple.com/design/resou...
sketch.com/s/bb57439f-1...
Download the "templates and guides" file, too! Has lots of pre-made symbol instances and UIs, color a material palettes, a dynamic type chart, and more:
developer.apple.com/design/resou...
I gotta come clean, me joining the @sketch.com team was all part of a LONG CON, just so that I could ship a dynamic app icon — muhahaha, FOOLS!
May 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I gotta come clean, me joining the @sketch.com team was all part of a LONG CON, just so that I could ship a dynamic app icon — muhahaha, FOOLS!
Playing through #F1 24 career mode and having a blast — I’ve printed a F1 style wheel rim for my old Logitech G29, complete with swappable custom plates for when I switch teams 😂
January 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Playing through #F1 24 career mode and having a blast — I’ve printed a F1 style wheel rim for my old Logitech G29, complete with swappable custom plates for when I switch teams 😂
New Naughty Dog IP.
Directed by Neil Druckman.
Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
A Porsche spaceship?
This looks perfect 💯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7TV...
Directed by Neil Druckman.
Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
A Porsche spaceship?
This looks perfect 💯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7TV...
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Naughty Dog
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:37 AM
New Naughty Dog IP.
Directed by Neil Druckman.
Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
A Porsche spaceship?
This looks perfect 💯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7TV...
Directed by Neil Druckman.
Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
A Porsche spaceship?
This looks perfect 💯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7TV...
They asked if I could do a 2024 recap video… and to “go crazy” (I hope they don’t regret it).
What did we do in 2024? We asked @rafa.design (and a few friends) to show what we shipped… and… well… enjoy!
December 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM
They asked if I could do a 2024 recap video… and to “go crazy” (I hope they don’t regret it).
Being sick AND having to take care of a baby and a toddler is… very hard.
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Being sick AND having to take care of a baby and a toddler is… very hard.
Reposted by Rafa
👉 @rafa.design is a Product Designer at @sketch.com and an independent app developer
This is his workspace 👇
Full tour: www.workspaces.xyz/p/461-rafael...
This is his workspace 👇
Full tour: www.workspaces.xyz/p/461-rafael...
December 7, 2024 at 5:22 PM
👉 @rafa.design is a Product Designer at @sketch.com and an independent app developer
This is his workspace 👇
Full tour: www.workspaces.xyz/p/461-rafael...
This is his workspace 👇
Full tour: www.workspaces.xyz/p/461-rafael...
It a’me!
December 7, 2024 at 11:58 AM
It a’me!
Seriously, getting a 3D printer was a mistake
December 6, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Seriously, getting a 3D printer was a mistake
Reposted by Rafa
We’re working a stack layout feature for @sketch.com, and while we still have lots to do, here’s a sneak peek from yours truly: youtu.be/wK_OXZxakPQ
Particularly pleased with how we’ve repurposed the existing alignment actions to override cross-axis alignment on items.
Particularly pleased with how we’ve repurposed the existing alignment actions to override cross-axis alignment on items.
Sneak peek: Stack layout
YouTube video by Sketch
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 5:14 PM
We’re working a stack layout feature for @sketch.com, and while we still have lots to do, here’s a sneak peek from yours truly: youtu.be/wK_OXZxakPQ
Particularly pleased with how we’ve repurposed the existing alignment actions to override cross-axis alignment on items.
Particularly pleased with how we’ve repurposed the existing alignment actions to override cross-axis alignment on items.
My 3D printer arrived last Friday and I’m having a blast, still learning the basics of 3D modeling but I was able to design three custom pieces:
November 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
My 3D printer arrived last Friday and I’m having a blast, still learning the basics of 3D modeling but I was able to design three custom pieces:
First time doing this, but for the rest of the week Hand Mirror+ is only $2.99 (50% off) — it's a one time purchase, so if you get it now you'll still get all future big features, including the upcoming Snaps 📸
apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-...
apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-...
Hand Mirror
apps.apple.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM
First time doing this, but for the rest of the week Hand Mirror+ is only $2.99 (50% off) — it's a one time purchase, so if you get it now you'll still get all future big features, including the upcoming Snaps 📸
apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-...
apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-...
This is brilliant, and that icon ✨
Mastered hackery to create easy access to a new mini I'm using as a home server:
– Dock folder with custom icon & fan display
– AppleScript tied to a shortcut for folder contents display
– Automator/Shortcuts/Webloc ‘apps’ to trigger actions
– Dock folder with custom icon & fan display
– AppleScript tied to a shortcut for folder contents display
– Automator/Shortcuts/Webloc ‘apps’ to trigger actions
November 25, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This is brilliant, and that icon ✨