In case the image hasn’t been centered to the page, right-click and select “Align” → “Align Center,” followed by “Align Middle.” Alternatively, you can drag the image until the pink smart guides show you this centered position. This image will create the first entry in the Layers panel (on the left), and it will also be placed in the center area of Gravit Designer, on the canvas (figure 3). I’ve prepared a rainy image, which you can either save to your computer and drag it to the canvas from there, or copy and paste directly from the browser. Because it’s an app about weather and a potential user should see the current conditions at a glance, let’s start with a full-sized background image. The page will hold all of the elements of the proposed app. Top: Leaving “width” and “height” empty will create a design file with an infinite canvas.Īfter having selected the “Nexus 5” preset, you will be presented with a new “page” (known as an artboard in other design applications) at the center. This initial screen also lets you open files (either from Gravit Cloud or from your computer) and start from a selection of templates.įigure 2: Bottom-left: Start from the “Nexus 5” preset. (Click and select the template from the dropdown.) If you don’t want to limit your imagination, you can also leave the “width” and “height” fields at the top empty, which will create an infinite canvas going for a fixed-dimension canvas later will be easy: Just enter width and height values. For the purpose of this tutorial, let’s start with the “Nexus 5” template, which has the common size of 360 × 640 pixels. The first thing you will see when you open Gravit Designer is the start screen, with a broad selection of presets (see figure 2). (Please remember that you need to select “View” → “View Mode” → “Output View,” so that the overflowing parts of the design are clipped when you initially open the design in Gravit.) Start Me Up You can download the design file to inspect it or use it as the base of your own work.

So, in this tutorial I will walk you through the creation of a neat weather app (designed by Claudia Driemeyer). Every new tool can feel daunting at the beginning.

Gravit designer app