12 Dec 2022

Here are the best Sketch designs of 2022

Take a look at some of the most inspiring work that our community created this year

Want to know what makes our jobs so great? Seeing how people use Sketch to create incredible, inspiring things. Whether it’s super-slick UIs, astonishing illustrations, or iconic… well, icons — the things you folks can do constantly inspire us to make Sketch better every day.

And this year, you really pushed the boat out. We’ve seen some absolutely outstanding work in the last 12 months, from ad-hoc creations to design challenge entries. And as we tip-toe towards a new year, we wanted to share some of our favorites, and give them another moment in the spotlight.

Thank you for sharing your awesome work with us this year. We can’t wait to see what you make in 2023!

The best Sketch UI designs 2022

We recently held a landing page design challenge, and were floored by some of your entries. Here are some of our favorites!

A landing page design for a remote fitness class platform. — Instructr by @KarlMartinUX

A landing page design for a pet insurance company. — SPCA by @KarminBronn

A landing page design for an interior design company. — Ekhlas by @khaldoonalnuaim

A landing page design for a design and development company. — dev-id by @arno_mn

A landing page design featuring a rocket launching from some clouds. — NOVA4 by @Mariamaksoud96

A landing page design for a freight company. — CFR Freight by @pie_xels

A landing page design for an organic skincare company. — jeune by @YAKKIOS

The best Sketch icon designs 2022

Creating an icon is one of the toughest tasks in design, as space is limited and you have to make something eye-catching and recognizable. But that didn’t stop our community from creating some amazing icons for our recent challenge — all made in Sketch, of course 😉

Icon by @bulldog5278

Icon by @viditb

Icon by @bossgfx

Icon by @motorcycl3

Icon by @flarup

Icon by @alecea_basson

Icon by @arno_mn

Icon by @hiddevdploeg

The best Sketch illustrations 2022

Sketch is much more than just a UI design tool — as these incredible illustrations prove. Take a look at the details and join us in wondering: “how the heck did they do that!?”

An illustration of a 1984 Macintosh. — 1984 Machintosh by @junaidxabd

A minimalistic illustration of the front of the Williamsburg Apple Store. — Apple Williamsburg (R594) by @BasicAppleGuy

A kawaii illustration that recreates the painting American Gothic, but replaces the two subjects with cute cats. — Feline gothic by @vivianevalenta

A cute illustration of a smiling ghost with an ice cream cone on its head. — Ice cream ghost by @dhruvparnami

A realistic illustration of the latest 24-inch iMac. — iMac by @junaidxabd

A stylized illustration of a green, moonlit scene. The moon shines from the centre of the frame, reflecting off a river that disappears into the distance, flanked on either side by fir trees. A bird flies in front of the moon. — Golden Hour by @Prok_Art

A realistic illustration of the lower portion of a watch face and its strap. — Casio Watch Face 4 by @7luyuhang

The best skeuomorphic designs 2022

Skeuomorphism and glassmorphism are very much alive and kicking in 2022 — and to prove it, here are some of the best skeuomorphic designs from the past year.

A realistic illustration of a retro tape player with a large speaker on the left, tape spools in the middle, and controls on the right. Above is a podcast cover image and a description. — Tape player by @artlambi

A realistic illustration of a translucent, purple guitar pedal. Above the two pedal buttons is some Japanese writing. — Guitar FX pedal by @novikoff

A realistic illustration of a translucent retro Gameboy cartridge, with the game cover and top panel replaced by Sketch branding. — Cartridge by @eeohahnee

A UI design element that mimics a real-world shredder. The shredder appears on an iPhone, shredding an Apple Wallet pass. — Shredder by @kylehalevi

A realistic illustration of a translucent video game controller, very similar to a modern Xbox controller. — Controller by @iVincentNeo

An icon design that shows a realistic color swatch that fans out to the right showing two sheets. The cover of the swatch is made from translucent plastic. — Swatch by @kaustubhadhav

A realistic illustration of a white HomePod mini from a top-down angle. — HomePod mini by @bossgfx

What a year! We always love seeing the work you create in Sketch — so keep it coming! Share your designs with us on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #MadeWithSketch. We can’t wait to see what you make in 2023 👀